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Opportunity Holds the Cards as Luxon’s Coalition Stumbles Toward a Hung Parliament
Christopher Luxon is running out of time to change the narrative before voters decide whether one term is quite enough.
Luxon apologises to businesses but keeps Peters’ reprimand private
“My conversation will stay between Winston and me.”
ACT puts classroom order back on the agenda
The necessary powers may technically exist, but powers that teachers do not understand, trust or feel supported to exercise are of little practical value.
Registered charity behind mock beheading of Peters raises double-standard questions
Political satire must be protected, including ugly satire. But its acceptability cannot depend on whether the target sits on the political left or right.
Will a New Captain Save the Ship from Sinking?
Will Ben Carroll go down with a doomed ship, steer clear of the rocks or just get thrown overboard?
It Is Inconsistent With Our Values?
How asserting the common humanity of Māori and Pākehā became a political heresy to be suppressed.
Ding Dong the Witch Is Ditched
To truly appreciate that Allan’s loss is Victoria’s gain, let’s remember that she used her resignation speech to claim she got turfed from office because she is a woman.
Winning: Green Hydrogen Is a Dirty Word
Angus Taylor said taxpayers’ were forking out for an “empty room” in Fiji when power bills were up by a record 40 per cent and a record number of households were on hardship plans.
China’s Shills All Come for Winston
Clark and Brash have spent years insisting we must never upset China. They treat any criticism of Beijing as dangerous. Peters said out loud what many New Zealanders think.
Back in the USSR
Do you think that New York Mayor Mamdani’s socialist government grocery stores will work like those in capitalist countries or like those in the defunct Soviet Union?
A Skeptical Guide to UBI
As Milton Friedman once said, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
Wednesday Weapons
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Sean Plunket Reacts To Chris Luxon’s Apology To Small Businesses
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Why is former Labour PM Helen Clark the MSM default commenter on everything?
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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.