What experience are voters actually hiring?
In brief Luxon ran Air New Zealand; Willis managed at Fonterra.
National's MMP claim challenged, but election watchdogs decline to intervene
In brief National’s campaign brochure says only the party vote decides the government, overlooking electorate-seat thresholds and overhangs that can affect parliamentary numbers.
The government says it won't track you. It just wants to 'bind' your phone and log your metadata
In brief OIA documents reveal plans to "bind" Govt.nz users' devices to government agency records.
Stanford offered to help social media ban campaign counter critics before launch
In brief Stanford offered B416 expert help to counter opponents before the lobby group publicly launched.
You’ll Know When There’s A Real Cost Of Living Crisis
“When elephants fight, the grass suffers.” You should get on your knees and pray that the upper classes do not think they are about to enter a cost-of-living crisis, because you will be the grass.
Politicians and Gangs: An Etiquette Guide
If politicians must pal around with thugs and crims, they should at least know how to behave.
A Promise at Eberswalde
A democratic nation that fails to offer its crisis-stricken people a coherent choice between left and right will struggle to remain one.
My Gut is Telling Me the Coalition Will Be Returned
The mainstream media are the hindrance to maintaining an open and well-adjusted society.
Greenpeace NZ with Professor Jane Kelsey Are Sandbagging New Zealand
Greenpeace NZ, with Professor Jane Kelsey, is sandbagging New Zealand.
For Political Uncertainty Watch the Colours
Have you noticed the new Labour Party hoardings appearing around the country?
Who Actually Sits on the Right in NZ
My own ideal government does not believe the state should run the economy.
The Case for Bureaucrat Term Limits
If nobody should be entitled to govern forever, nobody should be entitled to administer government forever either.
Manhattan Wanted Manners, the Kids Wanted to Skate
Politics should be about fixing, not fiddling. Trump learned the lesson from his father.
Friday Fur
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Maurice Williamson Talks Tactical Voting With Platform Listeners
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I’ve Finally Worked The Opportunity Party Out …
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How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.