About Me

Hi, my name, as you can probably guess from the blogs name, is Nicholas O’Kane.

I am 21 years old, and live in Wellington, New Zealand. I am former student of Victoria University, and hope to move into full time employment soon. This blog is purely about politics, both in New Zealand, and international issues, and not about my personal life. Comments about my politics are welcome, but ones about my private life or ad hominem attacks (attacking the person making the argument, and not the argument itself) are not, and could be deleted.

All views expressed on my blog are my own, and this blog is not supported by or linked to  any political party. My only involvement with any political Party or group is placing my name on e-mail lists for the Young Nats and Act on Campus (and although I am sympathetic to many of these Party’s policies, I disagree with them on several issues). I hold conservative political views, based on the view that the Governments primary responsibility is to protect the lives of its citizens (including the unborn), their liberty (within reason) and property. Unlike Libertarians, I believe that in exceptional circumstances the Government should infringe on the private lives of their citizens in exceptional circumstances, to ensure their wellbeing and regulate basic moral norms (such as prohibition of certain drugs).  I strongly support the right to life for the unborn, believing that life begins at conception, and as a result abortion constitutes murder. I am also a strong believer in the right to freedom of speech, especially in election years (hence my opposition to the Electoral Finance Act), and the equality of all people under the law (hence my opposition to affirmative action racist (or sexist) privileges to minority groups).

I run this blog because I enjoy blogging, and it gives me an opportunity to promote the political views outlined above. I thank you for visiting my blog, and warmly welcome future visits.