“The Māori Party announcing that they are not standing in the Tauranga by-election because it is a ‘safety issue’ due to ‘racism’ is a ridiculous insult to the voters and just plain wrong,” says Rt...
Each year, our Parliament passes the annual Budget. Unlike the US, we don't have the drama of Congress holding the government to ransom, refusing to accede to a President's spending agenda. More's ...
After being contacted by the media, and checking my emails, not the doorstep, I have learnt that the trespass notice issued to me has been withdrawn as at 1:39pm today. It should not have taken the...
The debacle we have witnessed over the past few days created by Trevor Mallard’s dictatorial and bullyboy behaviour, is just another in a long list of examples of his unsuitability to remain in his...
After carefully considering advice from my lawyers, I have decided to seek a judicial review of the decision made by Trevor Mallard to trespass me from parliament grounds. This is not about whethe...
I have found out that the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, has trespassed me from parliament grounds for a period of two years. This dictatorial behaviour by Mallard, supported by Labour, shou...
“Labour’s Three Waters announcement today is nothing but a ‘faux backdown’ which has only occurred due to massive public backlash and the calculated loss of political capital they would endure,” sa...
Rotorua, sitting on the Pacific Rim of Fire, understandably proclaims itself to be our geothermal wonderland. Tourists enjoy spa pools, geysers and picturesque lakes. Who could ever have guessed th...
The month of March has passed. Although there was no evidence of hares behaving abnormally in our capital city, economic madness appears to have invaded the corridors of our Commerce Commission. In...
It was not that long ago when small provincial towns like Kaikohe were the heart of the district. Drapers, tobacconists, storekeepers of all stripes were sought out by commercial travellers, and th...