The Lime scooters are as controversial as they are innovative, and now Auckland Council has acted on the criticisms the highly-popular app-based ride receives by suspending their license until the… Continue reading "Auckland Council should save this transport option of the future"
Chances are you know about the use of 1080 pellets by the Department of Conservation (DOC) due to the very loud and very active movement against it. That is a… Continue reading "Why NZ First is the strongest voice in Parliament against the use of 1080"
Early in the year, a police pursuit ended in a fatal crash that took the lives of two teenage boys in Christchurch. The vehicle being pursued was stolen by its… Continue reading "A law change could tackle the problem of fatal police chases"
There tends to be backlash when paternalistic policies become enacted: be it increasing excise taxes on tobacco, banning single-use plastic bags, or plans to ban the popular Lime scooters for… Continue reading "Yes, Government regulation to ban smoking in cars with children is necessary"
This week, mainstream news outlet Newshub released an exclusive story reporting that the Coalition Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) program only created 54 jobs during its more than one year of… Continue reading "The #ProvincialGrowthFund is doing better than what Newshub wants you to think"
Despite two of their henchmen, Simeon Brown MP and Chris Penk MP, brandishing the incumbent Coalition Government as “globalists” who “undermine New Zealand sovereignty”, the National Party seems to have… Continue reading "National are spreading disinformation about the NZ Government’s decision not to support US-backed Venezuela opposition leader"
February indicates that the start of primary and secondary school terms for the year is drawing near. As the summer break slowly comes to its end, its common seeing crowded… Continue reading "Is it time we ditch school uniforms?"
Modern cities of the world are known for their free-flowing movements, where commuters are able to travel from their places of residence to their workplaces and to places of leisure… Continue reading "When both public and private transport are costly, how are Aucklanders meant to travel?"
Rumours are rife that a new political party will emerge in New Zealand in the not-so-distant future. One which focuses on environmentalism or “green” policies, but unlike the already existing… Continue reading "Can any “green” party be compatible with the National Party?"
(This article has been published on TheDailyBlog.co.nz) When Donald Trump snatched the presidency in the 2016 U.S. elections, he seemed to have ushered in a new era of populist politics.… Continue reading "2018 marked the National Party’s gradual descent into populism"
