Labour Day is on Monday. We can thank Samuel Duncan Parnell for this. (Wikipedia) Labour Day is on Monday. The annual last long weekend of the year for most New Zealanders (Canterbury has Show Day on Friday 13 November). It is a chance to reflect on our rights as workers, the progress we have made … Continue reading Labour Day weekend a chance to reflect
Mongrel Mob visit poor optics with historic precedence
Green M.P.'s Oriini Kaipara and Huhana Lyndon with the Mongrel Mob (R.N.Z.) A Mongrel Mob meeting with Green Party M.P.'s has caused a storm of controversy. History records that this is not the first time politicians have sat down with gangs. The late former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon is well known for having met with … Continue reading Mongrel Mob visit poor optics with historic precedence
“Tough on Crime” approach is not working
National M.P., Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith (Source: National Party) "National will get 'Tough on Crime'" said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. "Let us get 'Tough on Crime'" said Deputy Prime Ministers David Seymour and Winston Peters at various points. To all three of these parties "tough on crime" is akin to putting an ambulance at … Continue reading “Tough on Crime” approach is not working
Constitutional reform in New Zealand? Yay or Nay?
The Treaty of Waitangi (N.Z. Govt. Archives) As concerns with the transparency and accountability of our politicians, and - in particular - the current Government of New Zealand grow, the usual debate about whether New Zealand needs constitutional reform has returned. The status quo supporters who think we have bigger problems to worry about versus … Continue reading Constitutional reform in New Zealand? Yay or Nay?
My submission on the N.Z. First Gender Definition Bill
I wrote a submission yesterday on the New Zealand First Gender Definition Bill, which seeks to biologically define a man and a woman. In this article I explain why my submission does not support it. This Bill of Parliament is open for submission until 02 July 2026. MY POSITION: I do not support this Bill … Continue reading My submission on the N.Z. First Gender Definition Bill