Why is Auckland infrastructure so hard?

OK, so Auckland is a bogged down disaster. That’s plain and simple. What’s harder to understand is the inability of governments to understand why it is bogged down, and how to fix the problem. The Auckland Council is reported to have 400 planners on its staff. If this is so, then they should all have to…

Two more reasons to stop voting for the National Party

The main reason people give for voting National is to keep Labour, who they see as so much worse, out of power. This reasoning doesn’t work anymore. Two recent actions by National emphasize why this is so. 1) Changes to the Resource Management Act that promote separatism. 2) The Harmful Digital Communications Act being used…

Nick and Maggie looking for a hero

The NZ National party lost the battle of ideas decades ago. Its political strategy today is mostly a series of slow steady surrenders, one after the other after the other, to progressive ideology. Currently, the Nationals are all a tizz over the prospect of current Labour party leader Andrew Little losing his defamation case, being…

Submit a low offer if buying a house in Auckland

Interest.co.nz reports- Barfoot and Thompson sold just 556 homes in February, the lowest number of sales it has made in any month since December 2010 and the lowest number of sales in the month of February for at least 16 years. At the same time the number of new listings the company is signing up is…

Drain the swamp- The arrogance of the socialist bureaucracy

Whereas progressive politicians are seen as the main force destroying the west, it doesn’t rest there. Similarly misguided political operatives are ensconced deep within our govt depts and they’re not subject to election. They remain there basically for as long as they want to. Unaccountable to the public, they write and give life to the regulations…

Devoy doesn’t get that she’s a big part of the problem

Fascist anti-freedom of speech campaigner and all round Marxist divider Dame Susan Devoy is shooting her mouth off again in yet another example of her complete lack of self awareness and problem solving abilities. One would normally wonder why someone so incompetent and opposed to our traditional NZ life style would hold the position she…