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Why is it that some countries prosper, while others fail? It’s an obvious question, but one that is not often asked.  For an answer, we simply need to look at the six years of failure by the Ardern government.   What we had was an inept government of the people, by the government,  for the government.  What we need is government of the people, by the people, for the people.

The new Parliament is one of the most radial ever elected. Last week we saw a Green MP leading an anti-Semitic crowd in a war chant to destroy Israel. And just days earlier both Green party leaders promised to amplify opposition to ACT’s policy to hold a referendum about the Treaty principles. Clearly, it’s a party that is now more extreme than it is green. The Maori party chimed in with its own t...

Votes have had their say and they have said they have had enough of Labour and its woke agenda.  While Chris Hipkins is the one who had to front up to the nation on election night, the defeat is very much a rejection of Jacinda Ardern and her brand of radical socialism dressed up as kindness.  Instead of building a nation of unity, Ardern and her caucus colleagues used identity politics to divide...

When the Marine and Coastal Area Act was passed in 2011, the public was told by the then National Government that less than 10% of the coast would qualify for customary marine title.  A decision by the Court of Appeal has shown that assurance to be a lie. We now know that virtually all of the coast will pass to Maori control. National is now in charge. It should put things right. It should amend t...

The 14th of October is an important day for both New Zealand and Australia.   Australia is holding a referendum about giving a Voice to indigenous rights.   We are holding a general election where indigenous rights – co-governance – have become a significant issue. It may well be a defining issue of the campaign and could explain the rise in support for New Zealand First.  Labour hid its race-base...

It is highly likely that Labour will suffer a historic defeat on the 14th of October.  Voters will be sending politicians a very clear message that they were elected to serve the public not dictate to them.  It’s a message all politicians should heed.  But there is another political player that is being sent a message – and that’s the media.  They are copping as much verbal abuse as the politician...

Last week Labour released its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update called the (PREFU). The figures were better than expected.  Labour said it showed the economy was in good shape.  What they did not say the economy was benefiting from a massive increase in immigration.   It is now clear that Labour opened the immigration floodgates last year to achieve a pre-election boost to the economy. It is...

The polls suggest Labour is about to suffer a historic and humiliating defeat on the 14th of October. Voters have had enough. Labour’s performance during its six years in power is a litany of failure.  Clearly, it can’t campaign on its record.  Instead, Labour is making promises that are not credible and a number of its senior MPs have been caught out telling lies to scare voters about a National-...

Information provided under the Official Information Act has revealed that the Ardern Labour Government paid $500,000 to buy editorial comments in two of our major mainstream news outlets.  The features did not disclose it was paid content, which undermines everything we expect from an industry that claims to be trustworthy and reliable. The articles reinforced the government’s position on climate...

The Waitangi Tribunal was established in 1975 as a commission of inquiry into the Crown’s alleged breaches of the Treaty. The hope was that it would achieve reconciliation.  It hasn’t.  Some say it has become a vehicle for lawyers to grow rich and activists to pursue a radical agenda that is bringing apartheid to New Zealand. Has the time come to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal and remove all refere...

Public opinion polls are now converging on the view that Labour’s term in government is coming to an end. When it came to power in 2017 Jacinda Ardern said her government would be open, honest, and transparent. Time has proved otherwise. Labour has been anything but open, honest and transparent. While Jacinda Ardern was Prime Minister she cultivated a star-like reputation on the world stage. She i...

In 2019 the Labour Party introduced a new corrections policy called Hokai Rangi. It takes a tikanga Maori approach to sentencing.   The Minister behind the scheme was Kelvin Davis. He said it would make the corrections system work better for Maori who make up more than half of the prison population. He said the objective was to reduce the number of Maori in prison to match the Maori share of the g...

The government is the answer to our problems, at least that’s what the politicians would like us to believe.  Since Labour took office in 2017 there has been a seismic shift towards greater state intervention and socialist control. But it is also true that all of the major parties have moved to the left.  Even the ACT Party which was founded on the principle of personal freedom and responsibility,...

The United States Supreme Court has ruled against a university giving preferential entry on the grounds of race. The Court said the American constitution is colour-blind and prohibits racial preference. Other countries have similar protections. But in New Zealand, racial preference has been part of the political agenda since Labour was elected to office in 2020. Healthcare is a recent example. But...

There are now less than 100 days to what will be the most important election of our lifetime. For many New Zealanders, the return of Labour to government along with the Greens and the Maori Party would be the final straw. Those with get up and go, will get up and go to Australia in even greater numbers than they are already.  In 2020 Labour kept the He Puapua report secret from voters. It’s less o...

When the 1968 Royal Commission on the Electoral System recommended the introduction of MMP voting, they warned that the Maori seats should be abolished to avoid over-representation of Maori in Parliament.  That's exactly what we have today. In a bizarre twist of fate, the seats that at one time preserved equality, are now undermining it. Buth the truth is it’s only a radical minority who are...

Our farmers are the most efficient food producers in the world…. with the lowest carbon footprint. Despite this, Labour and the Greens want to reduce production by taxing methane emitted by livestock. They say this is to achieve our international commitments to climate change.  But why is the Ministry for the Environment using models that grossly overestimate the effect methane is having on climat...

The government is proposing major changes to the control of free speech. All media will be affected, everything from social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, to the mainstream media that have until now self-regulated their content.  A new government regulator will have the power to remove content, close down sites, and impose fines of up to $200,000. Is this the Big Brother the George Orwe...

We are told the climate is in crisis. We are told radical changes are required if the planet is to have any future at all.  But how reliable are the models used to make such alarming predictions? And why are our central and local governments using models with assumptions that have been rejected by the United Nationals Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

If I wanted New Zealand to fail... To suffer, not prosper; to despair, not dream. I would start with democracy itself. I would say it is not working.  I’d say that a House of Representatives that represents all people, does not suit a modern society.  I’d call it old-fashioned.  I’d say everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others because their ancestors arrived here first. If I wanted N...

Grant Robertson has delivered his 2023 annual budget.  This years budget was more about words, than figures.  It was an election-year budget.  The Labour Party speeches were about success, and sound economic management.  That’s despite its failure in virtually every area of governance.  The Prime Minister said it was a great Budget for Kiwi families.  But kiwi families gained very little from the...

The Coronation of King Charles III was a grand affair. It was watched by over 400 million people worldwide. Millions of royal fans crowded into London to be part of the celebration, with over a hundred thousand lining the procession route.  But back home here in New Zealand, some used the Coronation to condemn the Monarchy and promote their own sovereignty over our democracy. Their goal is clear f...

The shock defection of the Labour Cabinet Minister Meka Whaitiri to the Maori Party caught the Prime Minister and her former colleagues by surprise. They were blind-sided, admitting they had no idea she was thinking of leaving the Party. Labour appears so desperate to avoid upsetting a party they may need to rely on to form the next government, that they have decided not to expel their rogue MP fr...

Tuku Morgan and John Tamihere have made it very clear that if the Maori Party is the kingmaker after the election, they will not settle for anything less than full ownership of New Zealand’s freshwater.

Labour has changed the name of its Three Waters policy and increased the number of water entities from four to 10. It's now called the "Affordable Water Reform", despite it being less affordable than Three Waters! Has anything really changed, or is Labour's water reform a trojan horse to deliver control of fresh water to Maori?  This is a podcast of the latest NZCPR feature art...