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Tag Archives: John Key
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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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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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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Winston pathetic on ISIS
Winston Peters shouldn’t bother turning up at an ANZAC Day parade again. His statement today that New Zealand should not provide any help in fighting ISIS because it might make us a target for terrorist attacks was pathetic. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Ewen McQueen, ISIS, Islamic State, John Key, terrorist attacks, Winston Peters
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Housing affordability – its supply AND demand
The PM has finally shown signs of being willing to consider the impact that foreign demand is having on housing affordability in New Zealand (Herald: Rethink on foreign home-buying). Until now the Government has focused solely on supply issues. However … Continue reading
Key simplistic on euthanasia
Last week Prime Minister John Key came out publicly in support of voluntary euthanasia, suggesting it was already happening in our hospitals. His comments were based on the fact that doctors sometimes have to make difficult decisions about ceasing life-support in terminal situations. … Continue reading
Generational Politics
There is friction this week between National and the Maori Party over Iwi interests in water rights and Prime Minster John Key’s unforunate comments re the Waitangi Tribunal. To be fair, Key didn’t say the Government would ignore the Tribunal, simply that … Continue reading
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