New Zealand Conservative

Be very afraid. In a country where you can now get fined for offending a mountain , it is inevitable that the passing of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill will result in loss of religious freedom . No longer can anyone point to commonsense, because there is none in New Zealand. Anything goes, as long as we have zealots in Government wanting to push a particular agenda, then what is reasonable can no longer be relied upon. God save New Zealand. Related links: Hovering helicopter 'gravely offensive' ~ Stuff, Dominion Post Pilot prosecuted for near landing on Aoraki / Mt Cook ~ DOC Press Release, Scoop

Lindsay Mitchell has a post up on the World Socialist Website putting the boot into the Mana Party. Actually quite interesting to see what socialists don't like about a Maori nationalist party pretending to be on the left. But this little nugget caught my attention: Recent research by Berl economist Ganesh Nana puts the combined asset base of Maori tribes at $NZ36.9 billion... That's some serious money. Probably why Maori spirituality is now the defacto state religion of New Zealand and why the National Party has had the Maori Party with them in Government ... at a guess. Money talks and attracts important friends.