I have written a few posts about the right to protest and in particular how this relates to the Wellington Anti Vax protests. Examples are here, here, here and here. My views of the utility of the anti vaccination and anti mandate protests are clear…
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On Friday there was this big policy announcement by National where Chris Luxon announced National's proposal for how the Government should handle Covid. From the Herald: National Party leader Christopher Luxon says it is time to dismantle Covid restrictions and get back to normality. He…
I can't wait anymore, for whatever we are waiting for (covid to be over, the government to lead on climate action, the magic pixies who will save the Antarctic and Arctic from heating at an 'impossible' rate). It's time to act as if our lives…
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New Zealand's sanctions on Russia have not stopped the war in Ukraine. They may have made our parliamentarians feel better, and Tony Blinken was quick to congratulate us on falling into line with the US "high-impact sanctions." The language is combative, but the evidence shows…
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Guest Post by Standardista Molly In the last couple of weeks, Sweden has joined a small, but growing number of countries that have changed their policies regarding medical gender transition for children. As inhabitants of a developed country with access to medical care, we often…
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I understand lefties, in the pursuit of a perfect world, are frustrated at the pace of change shown by the current Government. My personal view is that given we are in the middle of a one in 100 year health crisis and the huge amount…
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelinsky has made a direct appeal broadcast to the United States Congress. That will sort out the Putin supporters from the rest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-kuGHPs4TU Next week President Biden will travel to Europe. He will engage European leaders in person, leading up to the…
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I am not sure any of the parties are relishing the thought of a by-election in Tauranga and I am sure the conjecture on why Simon Bridges chose to go now will continue for a while. Maybe he really did want to spend more time…
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Simon Bridges has just announced that he is retiring from politics. No doubt he waited until National's polling was better. But he depletes National's rather limited think talent ranks. But at least they will still have Maureen Pugh.
The war in Ukraine continues along similar lines to the Syrian war for Russia: towns and cities are turned into rubble and its remaining 38 million people are made much poorer, angrier, and damaged as families, with 5 million fled. It is on track to…
Yesterday Labour showed a perfect understanding of the levers of Government by introducing two changes that will not fail but be well received by everyone except those who refer to the Prime Minister as Cindy or Taxcinda. The first was a temporary reduction to Fuel…
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Todd Muller, he who mucked up six years of Parliamentary pecuniary interest registers because he forgot to mention that he had an interest in a Kiwifruit farm and a second family home has come out with advice for poor people. Here it is: The abridged version:…
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