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Guy Hatchard: A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves

I owe the title of today’s writing to Edward R. Morrow, a revered American journalist who reported the issues of the common folk and...

Bryce Edwards: Why Labour capitulated on hate speech laws

The Labour Government is currently fighting on multiple fronts that threaten its popularity in the run-up to next year’s election. Therefore, when a call had...

Watch: Ram-raiding our democracy – Labour forcing controversial laws through parliament under ‘urgency’

Parliament is sitting today 'under urgency' to force through a number of controversial laws which will have a significant effect on the rights and...

Steve Cranston announced as DemocracyNZ candidate for Waikato

Farming advocate and climate emissions expert, Steve Cranston, will contest the Waikato electorate for DemocracyNZ in the 2023 election. https://twitter.com/MattKingNorth/status/1591950667773784066?s=20&t=k_R4ggJpo1ia3dzmna8ZkQ In making the announcement today, Party...

National MP to sponsor COVID-19 public inquiry petition

Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith has agreed to sponsor the petition of Greg Rzesniowiecki. The petition calls on Parliament to 'Undertake a public inquiry into the...

Three Waters: ‘Changes make water reforms more workable for communities and councils’ says Mahuta

The Government has welcomed proposed recommendations to improve the workability of water reform legislation, says Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta. 'At a time when the...

Bryce Edwards: Will the Govt act on mega bank profits and reform the banking sector?

The corporate retail banks are making mega profits on the back of Government policies and indirect subsidies of recent years. As a result, there are...

It is time for Kiwis to peacefully stand up and for the current members of parliament to peacefully stand down

“You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party announce Co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips to run in Hamilton West By-Election

The NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party is proud to announce its co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips as their candidate for Hamilton West By-Election. In a statement released...

Watch: Winston – Labour is in ‘deep, deep trouble’, Ardern will ‘be out at the next election’

Former Deputy PM Winston Peters appeared on the Mark Dolan Tonight show on GB News earlier today. Highlights: We are facing a cost of living...

Bryce Edwards: Labour’s version of conservatism is no longer popular

New Zealand now essentially has two conservative major parties for the public to choose from. Unfortunately for one of them – the Labour Party –...

Councils should focus on core services instead of hiking rates – ACT

“The projected $270m budget hole in Auckland Council’s finances show why a focus on core services and ACT’s GST-sharing policy are essential for ratepayers,”...

Support for Labour slides – latest Newshub-Reid Research poll

Support for the government is tanking, National steady. Latest results show a National/ACT bloc could govern comfortably. According to the latest Newshub-Reid Research Poll released last...

Govt announces new cost of living support for families

The Government announced today it is 'easing cost of living pressures for the majority of New Zealand families by improving access to and the...

Dr. Gaurav Sharma launches NZ Momentum Party – ‘Country before Party’

The Independent MP for Hamilton West is hard on the campaign trial for the upcoming byelection. In a statement published on his Facebook page Sharma...

Bryce Edwards: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely

Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second...

Hamilton West byelection – candidate selections firming

Labour announced businesswoman Georgie Dansey will contest the seat. She will go up against former Labour MP Dr. Gaurav Sharma, who is currently standing as...

Mayors put forward new three waters proposal

The Mayors of Auckland and Christchurch have put forward a joint proposal to make progress on the divisive “three waters” issue and achieve consensus. Auckland’s...

Watch: Ardern denies she will quit as leader before next election

The PM was talking to Melissa Chan-Green of the AM Show today. Chan-Green asked Ardern, 'When we do head into the election campaign period next...

Free Speech and the Tyranny of ‘Kindness’: Jacinda Ardern in the Global Limelight

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, grabbed the global limelight a few years ago, making headlines by stating she wanted to put “kindness” into...

Watch: Kiri Allan vows to bring in ‘hate speech laws’ before the next election

The Minister of Justice has promised implementation of the controversial laws. Allan was speaking to Jessica Mutch McKay on this morning's Q+A with Jack Tame...

Draft report of local government review panel released

Submissions and feedback to shape the final report are open until 28 February 2023. The Review into the Future for Local Government has published its...

Daily Telegraph NZ turns 1 – a message from the Editor

It's our first birthday! Well, actually, our first article was published just over a year ago, on the 10th of October 2021. The milestone slipped...

Bryce Edwards: The Increasing speculation about Jacinda Ardern quitting

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern flies to Antarctica today, and her media spin doctors will be hoping for some good photo opportunities to lift the...

Labour’s spending on ‘consultants & contractors’ hits $1.2 billion

New figures show Labour’s spending on consultants and contractors has risen by more than a third, breaking a promise to lower costs, National’s Public...

Govt mandates jargon cutback

The Plain Language Bill will appoint ‘plain language officers’ to police politicians’ speech for sesquipedalianism. Government officials in New Zealand will be required to cut...

Hamilton West by-election date announced

The Hamilton West by-election will be held on Saturday 10 December, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. The by-election follows the announcement of the resignation...

Gaurav Sharma resigns from parliament, triggers by-election to counter Labour’s ‘underhanded move’

Dr. Gaurav Sharma will resign as Labour MP for Hamilton West and will establish a new Centrist party. In a Facebook post today, Sharma explained...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom party opposes penalisation of farmers’ individually for carbon emissions

NZ OUTDOORS & FREEDOM PARTY supports all farmers and the groups speaking out against this horrendous proposal by the government. 'The Local Body Elections sent...

Watch: ‘Hit the road Goff – and don’t ya come back no more’

Newly elected Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown trolls his predecessor, leftist Phil Goff with a Ray Charles classic. https://twitter.com/CarlinLee7/status/1578665700184690692?s=20&t=aPKXV06JU5HvqCAhlwbL7Q  

Guy Hatchard: A Tale of Two Worlds – Inside Jacinda Ardern’s dystopian biowave political movement

We have just had local body elections here in New Zealand and we were entertained with the spectacle of Jacinda’s government-funded medico-political platform in...

To all mayors and councillors

A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. — Mahutma Gandhi Congratulations! Each...

Wayne Brown wins Auckland mayoralty – Local Govt Election results

The former Far North District Council mayor defeated leftist Labour candidate Efeso Collins. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's endorsement of Efeso Collins proved to be the...

Local Government Elections: Voices For Freedom Guide for last minute voters

Voting Last Minute? Voices For Freedom (VFF) have put together a handy guide for those voting late - voting closes at midday, Saturday 8 October...

Latest Roy Morgan poll – Labour dives below 30%

The lates Roy Morgan political poll released today has support for Labour falling to 29.5%, it's lowest level in nearly 3 years. National - 36%...

Your vote and genuine democracy

In a true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself. — Mahatma Gandhi By Mary Hobbs Some weeks ago, I watched...

Guy Hatchard – The Long Read: Is the fabric of society being undermined by mRNA vaccination?

We are currently facing threats of nuclear war, the removal of medical choice, and political dysfunction (watch this short clip of Tucker Carlson musing on the...

Public Service Commissioner to probe Mahuta links

Contracts between Nanaia Mahuta’s husband Gannin Ormsby and the Crown will be investigated by the Public Service Commissioner, National’s Public Service spokesperson Simeon Brown...

Watch: Grant Robertson says 2023 election campaign needs ‘rethink’ after copping public abuse

Government politicians are having to 'rethink' next year's election campaign after abuse in public appears to be getting 'more violent'. The abuse and vitriol from...

Frame My Freedom – Why the News Media Plays New Zealand’s Freedom Movement

In this heretical dispatch from New Zealand, former Māori Television news, current affairs and program editor, Steve ‘Snoopman’ Edwards exposes why the media’s news...

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