After the February 2021 arrival of the Phizer vaccine in New Zealand was announced on the news, did you notice the Covid warnings and announcements were ratcheted up on the radio and TV, even though there were no cases of community transmission? We noticed, and wondered if there would be increased Covid […]
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern’s Kiwsaver Invests in Oil & Gas, Mining, Nuclear Power, Military Industries, Gambling and Alcohol. by Cam Slater February 19, 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is big on virtue signalling, and now that media have taken a look at her Kiwisaver accounts, that virtue signalling makes her look like the world’s biggest hypocrite. […]
China is heaping praise on New Zealand as “an example for Australia in how to deal” with foreign affairs after Trade Minister Damien O’Connor suggested our trans-Tasman neighbour practice “more diplomacy” with China. From Newshub: O’Connor’s remarks have riled some Australian politicians, such as Liberal MP Dave Sharma, who told The Sydney Morning […]
It occurred to me today how reclusive Prime Minister Ardern has been lately… And then on talkback radio (which I sometimes listen to while driving, which means I’m getting old) the same comment was made. She’s all but vanished from sight. So it’s not just me then? Naturally, this initiated […]
From Indian news channel TF Global Those unfamiliar with the Indian accent may find listening hard, but the information is worth the effort, MH TFIglobal 242K subscribers 17/12/20 On Tuesday, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said that hosting the high-profile APEC summit next year presented an opportunity for Wellington […]
Sign the petition, take action. Thanks to Jo for highlighting this injustice. From Jo Blogs Red Sky in the Morning A year after White Island erupted, NZ government department Worksafe is prosecuting the first responders. Mark Law, a helicopter pilot with Kāhu NZ, Tim Barrow and colleagues from Volcanic Air […]
But it’s her revealing comments that really got my attention… “Will I publicly be vaccinated? Absolutely. For me it’s all about leading by example,” Ardern told The Project on Friday according to Newshub. The article goes on to relate the high rate of “vaccine hesitancy” among Kiwis: “Kiwis are becoming increasingly […]
The PM seems to thrive on emergencies of one sort or another. The latest is her “Climate Emergency Declaration” which is pushing the boundaries of credibility. Greta Thunberg should be delighted, as COVID has been stealing her thunder lately and hogging the spotlight. Poor wee thing. Good job she found […]
Another term of Comrade Ardern. Rather predictable really. Another election result based on a combination of manufactured personality and feelings-over-facts politics. As one analyst said on the radio a few days ago “you can’t run a country based on feelings”. Nope, but you can sure run a country’s economy into […]
Worst Abortion law in the World is NZ. Is this how you want to be portrayed to the world, Kiwis? Via Rose at theConTrail.com: You’d think that a global pandemic that’s killed hundreds of thousands would at least temper the advance of legal killing. It hasn’t. While headlines worldwide were […]