Being a Conservative you are about small government, low taxes, personal responsibility, and preserving our traditions and culture. This generally means you’re on the side of free enterprise. Today though its difficult to find real examples of free enterprise to support. There is so much cronyism. Corporations that should care about the same things we…
The Green Socialist National Party once had a fine set of founding principles. “To promote good citizenship and self-reliance; to combat communism and socialism; to maintain freedom of contract; to encourage private enterprise; to safeguard individual rights and the privilege of ownership; to oppose interference by the State in business, and State control of industry”.…
If there’s one thing that shows how crosswired the left are its how often they make the claim that NZ is on the road to hell because of the unbridled capitalism encouraged by John Key. According to the left, we’re suffering because of a rampant free market that is exploiting every last cent from the…
The Government is to provide $776,000 from the Waste Minimisation Fund for a new Marlborough waste sorting facility, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today during a visit to the Marlborough District Council’s Resource Recovery Centre in Blenheim with Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith. “This grant is about supporting innovation in waste management to enable the…
Radio NZ reports The organisers of Auckland’s Polyfest have backed down on a decision to bar Red Cross from collecting donations for Vanuatu. Red Cross said the organisers told them they would never allowed collectors in the past, and they did not want people at the event to feel compelled or uncomfortable about handing over…
A Communist and a racist had an idea- The Te Mana o te Wai Fund was announced as part of Budget 2014 in partnership with the Māori Party, and provides $5 million over two years. It will support restoration initiatives such as riparian planting, projects to reduce nitrate levels, and community-run water restoration efforts for…
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