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December 22, 2022
Jacinda Ardern Election 2023
December 05, 2022
NZ: Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry
Predictably, the New Zealand government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its Covid-19 response.
August 12, 2022
September 14, 2021
New Zealand: New Direction
September 05, 2021
New Zealand: Facts
Two facts you may find interesting in New Zealand. Please check this, you'll find I'm right:
Fact number 1 - In 2020, fewer people died compared to 2019. In round figures, in 2019 34,000 people died; while in 2020, 32,000 died. That is 2,000 fewer deaths. 2021 is looking to be about the same, we'll have to see.
Fact number 2 - People who die of the virus are the average age of when people die in NZ from all other causes. In New Zealand the average age of death is 81-82. People who die of the rampaging and deadly thing are about the same age.
If something is rampaging and deadly, shouldn't there be more deaths and the average age of death be quite a bit younger seeing as people are taken in their prime of life?
July 10, 2021
Conspiracy Theory: New Zealand No Longer Exists
June 04, 2021
February 18, 2021
OUR New Zealand Party
Names matter a lot. What should be the name of the new Conservative New Zealand political party?
But first we can cancel out existing names. Gone are New Conservatives, National, Labour, Greens, ACT, and Maori.
Trip down memory lane and a few candidates:New Zealand Party - Started by Bob Jones it contested the 1984 general election and did pretty well but didn't win any seats. In terms of share of the vote it gained 12.25%, which would make it kingmaker today. The name isn't currently registered, the party having fallen apart in the early 1990's.
MMP is a funny beast and I think where all new parties have failed is they go straight for the 5%. A more practical approach is to attract popular local people to stand in seats and try to get in that way, by winning electorates. Think this can't be done? The Maori party have proved this works. Their electorate level campaigning is pretty good for a small party.
Membership: this new entity only works if it can attract 2,000 members. That provides a number in each electorate across the country. Think about covering people away on holiday, sick, etc., you still need to find people to agitate locally. I know 500 is the threshold but that just isn't enough. These members have to be paid up and active.
Policies: central policy planks would be
* written Constitution for NZ with embedded free speech and transparency of government (right to privacy);
* private property protected and pursuit of profit encouraged;
* Defence (what's the point in owning stuff or having free speech if anyone can take it off you);
* Rule of law and equality before the law;
* Right to education and healthcare;
* Build infrastructure (without a strong built environment there is no point in the abovementioned rights);
* Believe that the individual knows what's best for themselves;
* Family, neighbourhood, suburb, village, town, city, country in that order;
* Freedom of religion.
Input welcome.
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The Woke Supremacy
New Zealand blogger, Chris Trotter nails it with his piece on what is going on right now and how things will pan out. He's left-wing and finds it hard to put a name to the ideology the ruling class has embraced. I can solve this for you Mr Trotter; it is called Fascism.
Read what he has to say here: https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2021/02/04/the-woke-supremacy/
