Christmas in the Colonies
This poem was written by Thomas Bracken (1841–1898) – the Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician.
Dr Michael John Schmidt
Why the Quiet on This?
Despite the overlap, no New Zealand utility companies have publicly announced asbestos investigations in their wind farms. The findings and safety responses remained confined to Australia. In New Zealand, regulators and utilities have made no statements and mainstream media has not raised the issue.
Luxon Should Move From Legacy to Resilience
Luxon can move from a caretaker and legacy management role to resilience leadership by championing structural projects that harden the grid, secure agriculture and protect regional lifelines.
Luxon’s Cosplay Will Lead to Failure
Unless it is radically rethought – or preferably abandoned – it will create more problems than it solves and set the stage for even worse legislation to follow.
Unity Was Never the Starting Point
If Māori leaders want to build something lasting, they’ll need to change their attitudes and allegiances. They’ll need to build trust between hapū – not override it. And they’ll need to engage with history
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
What if the tariff strategy fails? (Trump tariff strategy, part three)
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
Trump’s tariff strategy explained (part two: ‘Looming Disaster’).