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Hopes of a Nation
7 February 2010
Muriel Newman
While words sound good – it is actions that matter. After nine years of socialism the country was more than ready for a fresh approach. That’s why National was elected – to get the country back on track to deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunity to all New Zealanders. This is about people’s lives; their future. Drift and compromise is not an option. More >>>


Reaction to the Report of the 2025 Taskforce
7 February 2010
Dr Don Brash
Late last November, the 2025 Taskforce issued its first report.  As readers may recall, the Taskforce was set up by Government as a result of the coalition deal between the National and ACT Parties after the 2008 election.  That deal involved the Government committing itself to adopt policies to raise living standards in New Zealand to equal those in Australia by 2025 and – perhaps more significantly given the tendency for many governments to make grandiose promises which they have little intention of delivering on – to establish an advisory group both to make recommendations about how best to achieve that goal and to report annually on progress towards it. More >>>

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A Radical Agenda
31 January 2010
Muriel Newman

Earlier this month Wikatana and John Popata, the two brothers who assaulted the Prime Minister at Waitangi Day last year, began an occupation on privately owned land in the coastal settlement of Taipa in the Far North.... More >>>
National has no mandate for promoting racial separatism
31 January 2010
David Round

You and I, gentle readers, can see all too clearly what is happening to our country. In despair we watch the whole colossal slow-motion train wreck, helpless to do anything about it. It is not that we are not trying to help....
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Less Tax Not New Tax Was the Election Pledge
23 January 2010
Muriel Newman
 
The Tax Working Group released its report on proposed changes to our tax system on Wednesday to a respectful response from the government. This is in sharp contrast to the dismissive reaction the 2025 Taskforce received...  More >>>  
Tax Working Group report over-hyped
23 January 2010
Roger Kerr
Following the tax reforms of the 1980s, New Zealand’s tax system was widely regarded as one of the least distortionary in the OECD. It remained largely that way through the 1990s... 
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The MMP Review: trashing our democratic rights 
16 January 2010
Muriel Newman
 
It can be argued that the announced referendum on MMP, to be held in conjunction with the 2011 general election, is one of the most important constitutional reforms undertaken by any New Zealand Government... More >>>  
A step toward constitutional reform
16 January 2010
Graeme Hunt
No one pretends that if the mixed-member proportional voting system (MMP) is thrown out by public referendum New Zealand’s constitutional woes will be over.   More >>>
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
20 December 2009
Muriel Newman
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! More>>
Two flags, two peoples, a divided nation
13 December 2009
Muriel Newman
New Zealand has a lot to be proud of but there are some aspects of life ‘down under’ that we would prefer not to mention. Near the top of that list is racism. Racism is alive and well in NZ... More >>>
The Enemy of Nationhood
13 December 2009
David Round

A nation’s flag is a precious thing. It arises out of a long history; it grows with a people and tells their story. The New Zealand flag is no exception. On the blue of the Pacific Ocean shines the Southern Cross...
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Prosperity or Poverty?
6 December 2009
Muriel Newman
An extraordinary debate has been raging over the last week about what is probably the most important question of the decade: do we as a nation want a more prosperous future, or ... More >>>
Social security: How much better off would we be today?
6 December 2009
Lindsay Mitchell
Most of today's benefits were created at the point of passing the Social Security Act 1938. During the post-war years benefit levels were reasonably stable despite population growth....More >>>
The Copenhagen Saga
29 November 2009
Muriel Newman
From the 7th of December through to the 18th, the much publicised United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main aim of the conference is to reach an agreement on... More >>>
Canada - putting the economy first
29 November 2009
David Seymour
Of all the arguments for adopting a nationwide carbon emission reduction policy such as the Emissions Trading Scheme, one of the most peculiar runs something like this... More >>>
Open Letter to the Prime Minister
22 November 2009
Muriel Newman
Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to respectfully request that you step in to delay the passing of the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill. ... More >>>
Occam's Razor
22 November 2009
Ian Plimer
Ian Plimer, author of the best selling book on climate change shows that climate change is driven by natural cyclical processes such as the position of our Solar System in the Universe, wobbles in the Earth's orbit... More >>>
Exposing the Real Agenda
15 November 2009
Muriel Newman
It is not easy to rile New Zealanders, but Hone Harawira’s abusive email clearly did. By claiming that he was entitled to rip off taxpayers with his jaunt to Paris because Whities had been ripping off Maori for centuries.... More >>>
Time to be Offended
15 November 2009
David Round
'White motherf*****s have been raping our lands and ripping us off for centuries….’  This is, it seems, the sincere personal view of Hone Harawira, a member of the New Zealand Parliament... More >>>
One Year On
8 November 2009
Muriel Newman
On election night, John Key stated “Today across the country, New Zealanders have voted for a safer, more prosperous and more ambitious New Zealand. They voted for hope, they voted for action, and they voted for results. ... More >>>
Plato's Conceit
8 November 2009
Gerry Eckhoff
Plato, the Greek philosopher, had a belief that the power or governance of a country should always be vested in the ‘guardians’ from the ruling class. His perfect society was based on the masses agreeing to be ruled... More >>>
Shedding light on the rising cost of power
1 November 2009
Muriel Newman
The fact that one man with a forklift was able to take out the power supply to the top half of the North Island shows how fragile New Zealand’s electricity network really is. More >>>
Why is electricity so expensive?
1 November 2009
Bryan Leyland
I am writing this article in response to Muriel's question "why is electricity so expensive"? There is a simple answer to this question. More >>>
The great Quango hunt
24 October 2009
Muriel Newman
In 1985, New Zealand’s Attorney General, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, launched the ‘great quango hunt’. He threatened to strangle many of the useless ‘quasi autonomous national government organisations’. More >>>
Looking for places to cut expenditure
24 October 2009
Dr Greg Clydesdale
The National government is now considering areas where they can reduce government expenditure.  I would like to draw attention to a class of government departments that have been created with the intention of maximizing welfare for certain groups of New Zealanders...
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Halting the Economic Decline
17 October 2009
Muriel Newman
After decades of making jam as a fundraiser for the local hospice, a Good Samaritan from Kerikeri in the Far North was forced to lay down her wooden spoon and hang up her apron when officials from the local council demanded that she upgrade her kitchen to a commercial standard... More >>>
NZ's Economic Outlook
17 October 2009
Don Brash
Helen Clark’s Labour Government was a profound disappointment.. When she was first elected Prime Minister in 1999, Helen Clark said that her objective was to raise New Zealand’s living standards into the top half of the OECD within a decade.   More >>>
Letter to the Minister of Climate Change
11 October 2009
Muriel Newman
Dear Minister, It is very clear that you have been able to convince the Prime Minister and your Caucus colleagues that the evidence for human induced catastrophic climate  change presented by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is irrefutable.  More >>>
Defects in key climate data are uncovered
11 October 2009
Professor Ross McKitrick
Beginning in 2003, I worked with Stephen McIntyre to replicate a famous result in paleoclimatology known as the Hockey Stick graph... which is a statistical compilation of tree ring data supposedly proving that air temperatures had been stable for 900 years, then soared off the charts in the 20th century. More >>>
A Threat to Freedom and Prosperity
4 October 2009
Muriel Newman
National’s Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill is now in front of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. Submissions close on 13 of October, giving a scandalously short time frame for the preparation of submissions on legislation of this scale. More >>>
Prologue to Copenhagen
3 October 2009
Chris de Freitas
The Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental movement, is soon to be replaced by a more radical international accord to curb greenhouse gas emissions. What it will involve depends on the outcome of negotiations this December in Copenhagen. More >>>
Down the Path to Racism 
27 September 2009
Muriel Newman

The recent deal between the Maori Party and National over free insulation for Maori houses - whereby social assistance will be based on race, not need - lays a new paving stone on the path to a country divided by race. More >>>
The "H" Battle
27 September 2009
David Round
The arguments about the ‘h’ in Wanganui will clearly be around for some time to come. The citizens of Wanganui, led by their firm no-nonsense mayor Michael Laws, have no intention of giving up without a fight. More >>>
Capital Gains Tax not the Answer
20 September 2009
Muriel Newman
Former Prime Minister David Lange described a capital gains tax as the sort of tax you introduce if you want to lose not just one election, but the next three! And he should know since the Fourth Labour Government considered a capital gains tax back in 1988, eventually rejecting it as being too difficult... More >>>
Taxing Matters
20 September 2009
Frank Newman
Calls for a capital gains tax are gaining momentum, but unfortunately the capital gains debate thus far has been tainted with misinformation and a lack of clarity as to what a capital gains tax would hope to achieve... More >>>
Does NZ Need an Upper House?
13 Sept 2009
Muriel Newman
The Prime Minister has announced that the Government is planning to hold the long-awaited referendum on our MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) electoral system before or at the same time as the 2011 general election. ... More >>>
Who holds the New Zealand Government to account?
13 Sept 2009
Senator Steve Fielding
Who holds the New Zealand Government to account? The voters? The press? Both might be formidable forces during an election but sadly they seem to lose influence over politicians once they are appointed. More >>>
No Maori Seats - for now
6 September 2009
Muriel Newman
As was expected, in its report on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill released on Friday, the special Auckland Governance Legislation Committee did not recommend separate Maori seats for Auckland’s new super city council. More >>>
The Maori Seats
6 Sept 2009
Dr Michael Bassett
Constant repetition of assertions that Maori have a Treaty of Waitangi right to dedicated seats on the new Auckland Council doesn’t make them correct... More >>>
Dealing with Abuse: The Way Forward
30 August 2009
Muriel Newman
While New Zealanders were busy voting on whether parents who lightly smack their children should be regarded as criminals, two toddlers were so brutally abused they died... More >>>
Should we believe the "experts"
30 August 2009
Stuart Birks
We place a lot of weight on the word of authority figures, especially if they have qualifications and can call on supporting research. The media often report on research...Is this confidence misplaced? More >>>
Change the Law, Mr Prime Minister
23 August 2009
Muriel Newman
The public have spoken. 87.6 percent of New Zealanders want the law that has banned smacking changed. They want to go back to the common sense situation that existed before Parliament... More >>>
A Review of the NZ Families Commission Research Report
22 August 2009
Prof. Richard Whitfield
While I am not seriously in touch with political developments in New Zealand over this past 3 years, I have visited the country professionally on 19 occasions since 1974, largely concerned with child and youth affairs, and with the content and holistic balance of educational and related services.  More >>>
The DPB: The Unfortunate Experiment
16 August 2009
Muriel Newman
The recent furore over the generosity of income support paid to sole parents on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) is symptomatic of an undercurrent of discontent within our society... More >>>
Welfare needs more than a bit of tweaking
14 August 2009
Lindsay Mitchell
John Key has told the country he doesn't want to see any 16 or 17 year-olds on the benefit, a sentiment I am sure will find a good deal of sympathy, especially among National voters... More >>>
Stand Firm
9 August 2009
Muriel Newman
In a democracy, well-organised minority groups pushing “deserving” ideological causes, can be a real threat to the public good, when backed by politicians eager to capitalise on their “feel-good” crusades... More >>>
2020 Emission Targets – An Appeal to Reason
9 August 2009
Barry Brill
The government is about to announce a formal “Target” for reduction in New Zealand’s 2020 tonnage of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), expressed as a percentage above/below those of 1990... More >>>
No Mandate for Rights Declaration
1 August 2009
Muriel Newman
In May, Justice Minister Simon Power explained to the United Nations that the new National-led Government intends to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. More >>>
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
1 August 2009
David Round
There is a difference of opinion between the Prime Minister and the Minister of Maori Affairs, Mr Peter Sharples, over New Zealand’s possible endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. More >>>
Closing the Gap
25 July 2009
Muriel Newman
Wednesday’s announcement that former Reserve Bank Governor Dr Don Brash will head the ‘Catching up with Australia’ taskforce is good news for New Zealand. More >>>
Turning the climate change debate
25 July 2009
Don Nicolson
I wonder if climate change fatigue has begun to bite. Greenpeace’s Sign-On campaign calls for a 40 percent reduction in New Zealand greenhouse reductions by 2020. More >>>
Improving Outcomes
19 July 2009
Muriel Newman
In a free society, the traditional way for today’s disadvantaged to become tomorrow’s privileged is through education. Throughout the ages parents have made extraordinary sacrifices to ensure their children succeed....
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Truancy: a costly societal illness
19 July 2009
Michael Irwin
Truancy is a societal disease; which left untreated spreads and affects the social, physical, judicial and economic well being within our communities. Every day over 25,000 children are absent from our schools...  More >>>
Crucial Questions Need Answers
12 July 2009
Muriel Newman
As a series of consultation meetings about New Zealand’s binding target for greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2020 are being held by around the country, questions must be asked about how well the public of New Zealand.... More >>>
Salvation Circus or Government Consultation?
12 July 2009
Bryan Leyland
Last Monday night I had the disturbing experience of being present at a public meeting called by Nick Smith (Minister for Climate Change Issues) to discuss New Zealand's 2020 emissions target. It was one of 9 public meetings ...  More >>>
Controversy, Conservation & Consultation
5 July 2009
Muriel Newman
Last week a controversial review of Labour’s 2004 foreshore and seabed legislation was published. It recommended that the Act be repealed so that Maori can take up their customary rights to the foreshore and seabed ... More >>>
The DoC Estate: the place where land goes to die
5 July 2009
Gerry Eckhoff
The Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve in Central Otago contains a truly unique tussock landscape which is slowly but surely dying due to neglect. This once vibrant and productive area had long ago been turned into a “protected natural area”, administered by the Department of Conservation.  More >>>
Too Much Secrecy
28 June 2009
Muriel Newman
On Wednesday, eight central North Island tribes will take control of 170,000 hectares of forests in the Kaingaroa region in the country’s biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement to date. More >>>
Reflections on the Treaty
28 June 2009
David Round
In 1998, when the Canterbury University Press published my book Truth or Treaty? Commonsense Questions about the Treaty of Waitangi, the public mood was somewhat different from today’s...  More >>>
A Smack in the Face of Democracy
21 June 2009
Muriel Newman
The extraordinary political posturing over the upcoming Citizens Initiated Referendum on the smacking law is breathtaking in its absurdity. More >>>
The Real Story of the Anti-Smacking Referendum
21 June 2009
Larry Baldock
With the announcement last Monday by the Chief Electoral Officer that that they were beginning the process to hold a Citizens Initiated Referendum, the debate surrounding the controversial Anti-smacking law once again fired up... More >>>
  A New Documentary In An Old Tradition
16 June
2009
Dr. Ron Smith
A new documentary, on the supposed environmental crisis of climate change had its New Zealand premier in Hamilton on June 5 and there seems no doubt that it will appear everywhere soon, since there is a large amount of both money and moral fervour behind it. ... More >>>
Is Maori Disparity a Myth
14 June 2009
Muriel Newman
Over the years claims of a growing disparity between the socio-economic outcomes of Maori and non-Maori have dominated the rhetoric of Maori ethnic politics. The existence of this so-called “gap” has been blamed on... More >>>
Who are indiginous Australians?
13 June 2009
Professor Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
In 1967 Australians overwhelmingly supported a referendum that altered the Australian constitution in regard to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The strong support was a measure of mainstream Australia's belief that ... More >>>
Naive Keynesianism and Other Fallacies
10 June
2009
Roger Kerr
One of the most frequently cited statements in economics is John Maynard Keynes’ observation that “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” More >>>
Increased Need for Welfare Reform
7 June 2009
Muriel Newman
While socialists have blamed capitalism and the free market for the global financial crisis, economist Richard M. Salsman holds “altruism” responsible. He describes the welfare state as the political ideal of altruism.... More >>>
Incentivising Welfare 
7 June 2009
Luke Malpass
The Key government campaigned on reforming welfare, but as the recession bites deeper we shall see if John Key and Paula Bennett are serious or not. This government campaigned on the welfare state helping people... More >>>
Opposing Secret School Registers
5 June
2009
Allan Peachey MP
To whom is the New Zealand schooling system answerable? Certainly not to parents and children who are the people who should matter most. More >>>
Budget Spendup Continues
31 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Tax cuts were a priority when John Key delivered the Leader of the Opposition’s speech about the 2008 Budget. Well, that was last year! More >>>
The 2009 Budget: What's Next? 
31 May 2009
Roger Kerr
The National-led government which came into office seven months ago inherited a difficult economic situation. Not only was the international financial system in crisis, triggering a global recession...  More >>>
Cooler Weather Heats up Debate
24 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Earlier this month a briefing paper for US government officials and environmental leaders on ways to “re-frame” the global warming debate in order to build stronger public support for climate change legislation, found its way into the hands of the New York Times. .... More >>>
Why I am a Climate Realist 
23 May 2009
Dr Willem de Lange, IPCC reviewer 
I am a climate realist because the available evidence indicates that climate change is predominantly, if not entirely, natural. It occurs mostly in response to variations in solar heating of the oceans, and the consequences this has for the rest of the Earth’s climate system... More >>>
Creating a Wealth Revolution
17 May 2009
Muriel Newman
As National faces its first budget our Prime Minister and Finance Minister must not lose sight of the fact that families and small businesses are hurting badly. Many will have voted for National’s tax relief, since the tax cut promise, to drive economic growth and lift living standards, was central to their election campaign... More >>>
Judging National's First Budget
16 May 2009
Sir Roger Douglas MP
Budget Day is coming up. Finance Minister Bill English has promised that this will be a ‘responsible Budget’ - but what does that actually mean? How can we tell if a Budget is responsible or reckless? Unless we understand some fundamental economic truths... More >>>
Reactions to the Plan for Auckland
13 May 2009
Owen McShane
Given that all the great cities in the world are made up of a multitude of local governments it seems that mega-amalgamation is unlikely to be the correct solution to whatever problem Auckland is deemed to have. Paris has 1300 local councils and most people seem to like it. More >>> 
The Rising Price of Power
10 May 2009
Muriel Newman
Many people have been shocked to learn that the Department of Conservation has received more than $8 million dollars in cash payments from state energy companies, in return for withdrawing their opposition to projects with significant environmental effects... More >>>
Windpower: Foolish Energy
10 May 2009
Bryan Leyland
In New Zealand we are told that windpower is economic compared to alternatives, that the unpredictable short term fluctuations can easily be covered by our “abundant hydropower” and ... More >>>
Time to Modernise Education
3 May 2009
Muriel Newman
According to the Ministry of Education in their briefing to the incoming government, “The system continues to under-perform for a significant minority of students. Major challenges remain. A significant minority of students struggle to obtain core skills in areas such as literacy and numeracy...."  More >>>  
Conspicuously Politically Incorrect
3 May 2009
Allan Peachey, MP
During 2004 I wrote a book “What’s up with our schools?  a New Zealand principal speaks out”, published in 2005 by Random Press... Nothing that I have seen or heard in four years as a Member of Parliament has changed my view... More >>>
Breathing space available on climate change policy
29 April 2009
Roger Kerr
Several recent developments are altering the context in which climate change policy is being framed. The Ministry for the Environment reported this month that New Zealand is likely to be in surplus with respect to its Kyoto obligations in the period to 2012, rather than in deficit. ... More >>> 
Zombie Science, Zombie Politics
26 April 2009

Muriel Newman
According to the principles laid down by Dr Bruce Charlton anthropogenic global warming is zombie science. It is based on a false hypothesis that the increase in human-induced greenhouse gas emissions is causing dangerous global warming. More >>>
Kyoto Realities
25 April 2009
Christopher Horner
The New Zealand government is discussing various forms of a “global warming” tax to pay for an alleged, looming Kyoto liability. What they apparently have not informed the public is that this rationale, or rather excuse...  More >>>
Global Warming: A classic case of alarmism
23 April 2009
Dr David Evans
The global temperature has been rising at a steady trend rate of 0.5°C per century since the end of the little ice age in the 1700s (when the Thames River would freeze over every winter).
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Reflection & Accountability
19 April 2009

Muriel Newman
It is a time for reflection; to ask why it is that New Zealand has done so badly in recent decades; to ask why our politicians who are so eager to assume responsibility over our lives are so reluctant to admit their failures... More >>>
Opportunities of a Lifetime
Speech, Sir Ronald Trotter Lecture 2009, 7 April 2009
Stephen Jennings
I am going to speak about the accelerating economic convergence taking place globally as the living standards of the 5 billion people living outside the historically rich part of the world rapidly catch up with income levels in the West...  More >>>
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