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Luxon Fails Miserably: National Stuck With ‘Less Shit Than Labour’ Slogan
Voters are going to go into the election with National doing the same as it always does. They will tell voters that they are less shit than Labour. But are they?
Court ruling exposes unlawful expulsion inside Te Pāti Māori
“Perhaps most fundamentally, the relevant tikanga principles … were not applied in any way.”
Trump’s NZ ambassador pick targets defence and minerals
“In advancing the President’s agenda, we have few better partners than New Zealand.”
NZ enters ninth COVID wave as hospitalisations rise
50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths involving COVID in the past week.
Oil price shock rattles NZ economy
“A pretty substantial shock that is negative for activity and growth.”
The Ayatollah Try-Outs
I feel the mullahs of Tehran were a mite hasty in going with one of their own. There are other just as worthy candidates far beyond their shores.
If Not America, Then What?
America may be a flawed hegemon but it’s easily better than all the alternatives.
Torn to Shreds
Against the wealth and power of the United States, International Law has the stopping power of a spider’s web.
Is This a Terrorist Act?
We must be very, very careful that vigilance against terrorism doesn’t come at the price of religious and political freedom.
DEI May Be Gone in Name, but the Enforcers Still Hold the Power
Bureaucracies do not abandon governing philosophies: they preserve them. Winning the policy war is not enough. Lasting reform requires restructuring who decides – not simply rewriting what is declared.
Wednesday Weapons
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David Farrar Explains The Differences Between Various Polling Agencies
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'No One Likes Him!': Luxon Under Pressure As Poll Fallout Grows
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Editors’ Picks
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.