School lunch scandal backfires as evidence contradicts principal’s claims
“They thought they had a gotcha moment..."
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Debate on Pākehā identity exposes racial hierarchies disguised as equity
"You are here because we invited you here.”
McCoskrie reviews the Listener’s anti-right ‘special report’ and finds its ‘accidental truths’
“No one ideology currently stands out as presenting a greater threat.”
Government snubs climate watchdog on tougher emissions targets
The government says the price tag is too high.
Australia’s under-16 social media ban sparks concerns about surveillance and unintended harms’
“It removes the very parental controls and safety filters built to protect them.”
Answers demanded after claim Eric Schmidt built secret Google ‘backdoor’
“Spied on, deleted, and altered her texts and other data.”
Police culture in crisis as McSkimming scandal deepens
"...there is some concerning behaviour in the wider police which needs more scrutiny.”
Tamihere once blasted Māori Party “separatists.” Now he leads them
“The days when people could stand up and scream ‘treaty’ and believe that they would get special rights have gone.”
Labour rejects government’s rate cap as households face rising costs
“Ratepayers are tired of having to prudently manage their own budgets while rates continue to go up.”
Labour staffer under fire after edited clip of Nicola Willis breaches Parliament rules
“Standing orders make it very clear that no one can use or take footage from a parliamentary feed and then manipulate it to give a message contrary to that of the person who is speaking.”
Labour’s weekend conference signals one thing: National-lite
“We can’t say yes to everything.” Edwards says this is Labour managing expectations “downward at industrial scale”.
‘The fever has broken’: teacher says gender ideology is losing its grip in schools
“Somewhere, a badge is losing its lustre.”
Asian hornet threat exposes cracks in NZ’s biosecurity – and the window to act is shrinking
Summarised by Centrist The discovery of multiple Asian yellow-legged hornet queens and nests across Glenfield...
X account suspended after political commentary flagged
A New Zealand media watchdog says X erased his channel without warning, evidence or a single human review.