Bob Edlin: Advice to Todd Stephenson - leave the patsies to others...

Advice to Todd Stephenson: leave the patsies to others and press on with promoting common sense in state agency names

ACT MP Todd Stephenson has used his right to question government ministers in Parliament to toss a patsy about the Government’s response to the prospect of a fuel shortage.

He could be accused of squandering his right.

Bob Edlin: Putting English ahead of te reo on names of public agencies is a challenge....

Govt can be quick to pass new laws but putting English ahead of te reo on names of public agencies is a challenge

My email in-tray today included a newsletter from the source pictured above which – when opened – was found to be Land Information New Zealand (LINZ),

That’s the government agency which manages land titles, surveying, crown property, and topographic/hydrographic information.

Bob Edlin: Health workers are kicking off their day with a karakia....

Health workers are kicking off their day with a karakia, but Act MP ensures it is in their own time and not compulsory

The National Public Health Service has been getting along – it seems – on a wing and a prayer.

The Platform’s Tina Nixon drew PoO’s attention to the spiritual side of the service’s daily rituals and routines in an interview with Act MP Todd Stephenson.

Matua Kahurangi: Tamatha Paul’s radical alliance

Why New Zealanders should be alarmed

Green MP Tamatha Paul has just given New Zealand a clear view into the dystopian underbelly of the far-left. In a move that would make even the most hardened radical blush, Paul has chosen to use her public platform, not to support her constituents, not to advocate for safety in our streets, but to fundraise for People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA), an extremist group openly calling for the abolition of both police and prisons.

ACT’s Todd Stephenson Talks New Treaty of Waitangi Provisions

ACT’s Todd Stephenson chats to Sean Plunket on The Platform on new Treaty of Waitangi provisions in Psychologists, Pharmacy council’s competency standards.

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Dr Bryce Edwards: The Act Party’s highly influential year

The Act Party ends the year on 9.6% in an average of the last public polls, a moderate gain on its 2023 election result of 8.64% but still a strong result considering the poor track record of minor parties in MMP, and a testimony to the high profile enjoyed by its leader David Seymour and his Treaty Principles Bill.

ACT's Todd Stephenson on Scrapping the Human Rights Commission

Leah Panapa talks to ACT's Todd Stephenson on the Platform about scrapping the Human Rights Commission.

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Professor Robert MacCulloch: Do Newsroom's staff think they are culturally superior to the rest of us?

Do Newsroom's staff think they are culturally superior to the rest of us? Are they arguing that Amazonians & other Indigenous Societies are "philistines"?

Can't remember the last book by a Kiwi author you read? Think the NZ government should spend less on the arts in favor of helping the homeless? If so, as far as Newsroom is concerned, you probably deserve to be called a cultural ignoramus & philistine. This past week it targeted MP Todd Stephenson, ACT's Spokesperson for Arts & Culture, in a "Gotcha" interview. Here is an extract:

Todd Stephenson: Free speech goes both ways

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark recently found himself in a media furore as he asserted his right to use colourful racial terms. Ratepayers might regret the distraction from local concerns, but part of my job in Parliament is to consider speech issues in a serious way.

And I’ve come to a conclusion. Free speech is indeed under threat in New Zealand.

Daily Telegraph NZ: Ditching Paul Hunt a good start, but not enough to fix the HRC – Act

“The Justice Minister’s decision not to reappoint Paul Hunt is a good start, but doesn’t go far enough to acknowledge the Human Rights Commission’s rot,” says Act MP Todd Stephenson.