The lesson here? If the legacy media wants to sling slurs and gendered insults, they’d better be ready for the blowback. And if they’re going to cry foul when someone like van Velden fights back, they might want to take a long, hard, look in the mirror.
In episode four of the Good Oil Podcast, Cam chats with Penny Marie, founder of Let Kids Be Kids NZ, on gender ideology, school transparency and why parents need to reclaim their voice. A bold, honest conversation about education and its direction.
RNZ’s hit piece is less about uncovering truth and more about pushing a narrative. They’re happy to amplify state-funded lobbyists like HCA while vilifying industry players, all under the guise of public interest.
The pay equity debacle is a wake-up call. Luxon can either heed it or keep bumbling along until the voters decide they’ve had enough.
Vance’s article isn’t about defending women – it’s about settling scores. She’s not advocating for pay equity: she’s weaponising it to bash a government she loathes. Her c-word tirade isn’t feminist empowerment: it’s a tantrum from a journo who’s long forgotten what objectivity looks like.
The registry doesn’t make New Zealanders safer – it just punishes the compliant while criminals laugh. National’s refusal to back a proper review, coupled with Mitchell’s blind faith in a discredited police narrative, betrays a coalition more interested in optics than outcomes.
The Waitangi Tribunal’s had a good run but it’s time to pull the plug. It’s not a court, it’s not elected and it’s not above the law. The review must be bold – recommend winding it down and redirecting its resources to something useful, like infrastructure or healthcare.
Curia’s given us a clear picture: it’s a two-horse race, but the finish line is anyone’s guess. One thing’s for sure – come election day, it’s going to be a hell of a fight.
The coalition’s 49 per cent is a fragile foundation and a two to three per cent swing could hand the opposition the keys to power. Labour, despite its own challenges, is within striking distance, and a stumble by National – another policy misstep or leadership wobble – could prove fatal.
