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Tag Archives: Ewen McQueen
Why is the Prime Minister a social liberal ?
At a function I attended this week the Prime Minister described himself as a social liberal. The next day the NZ Herald reported a man had been charged with murdering a six month old Raumati toddler in July. It noted … Continue reading
Posted in Honouring Marriage, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Child abuse, Ewen McQueen, John Key, social liberalism
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Domestic violence law review will change little
Another discussion paper, another waste of time. If the Minister of Justice is as concerned about family violence as she claims, she should face the inconvenient truth – our casualised relationship culture is not working. Then she should sit down with her … Continue reading
Honour a long way from home
We pulled into the supermarket in a coastal village in southern Greece just as it was closing for the evening. The grandfather of the family business inquired where we were from. New Zealand we said. He immediately informed the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, NZ History
Tagged ANZAC spirit, Battle of Thermopylae, Ewen McQueen, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, NZ in Greece WW2, NZ military campaigns
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Eight steps to stabilising the Auckland housing market
The Reserve Bank has started ringing serious alarm bells about skyrocketing house prices in Auckland. They recently noted a real risk of a crash causing major economic instability. The Prime Minister’s response was to shrug his shoulders and say the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Transformation
Tagged Auckland housing crisis, Bill English, Ewen McQueen, Housing affordability, John Key
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An underground spiritual phenomenon
Whilst largely ignored by mainstream media, Easter remains New Zealand’s most celebrated spiritual event. Church attendance statistics tell us that this week well over half a million people across this nation will gather to celebrate the death and resurrection of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Spiritual Renewal
Tagged Church NZ, Diversity, Easter, Ewen McQueen, Jesus Christ, spirituality
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PM’s wrath well deserved
John Key’s anger in Parliament yesterday seems to have taken the Opposition by surprise. Perhaps they mistook his long consideration of the Iraq deployment as an indication that he didn’t really have his heart in it. How wrong they were. Key … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Ewen McQueen, Iraq, ISIS, John Key, New Zealand
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ISIS must be defeated
If we won’t fight ISIS we won’t fight anyone. The Prime Minister is correct – doing nothing is not an option. Some commentators have said the barbarity of ISIS is nothing new in the history of human conflict. They are … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Ewen McQueen, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, John Key, Peter Dunne, Syria
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A “level of self-governance” is not sovereignty
Labour leader Andrew Little’s comments at Waitangi today will simply add to the confusion about the foundational constitutional reality established by the Treaty – the sovereignty of the Crown in New Zealand. Little is correct in suggesting that the Treaty … Continue reading
Morgan and Brash both missing the point
Both Gareth Morgan and Don Brash are missing the point about what will build national unity in New Zealand. Both look to the Treaty in different ways. Brash for its historical guarantee of equal citizenship. Morgan for a revisionist and … Continue reading
Gareth Morgan has been studying fashion – not facts
Whatever Gareth Morgan has been studying for the last five years it certainly wasn’t history. There is no historical basis whatsoever for his claim at Ratana Pa today that the Treaty is about “co-governance”. The Maori version of the Treaty … Continue reading
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