Guest Post
Why This Last Inquiry Was Always Going To Disappoint
The Covid era was a reckoning. It showed us that rights – the basis of our democratic nations – only matter unless someone decides they don’t any more and the reasons for that decision can be side-stepped and not really talked about.
Jacinda Ardern’s Memoir Promotion Event
Outside the venue, around 50 protestors held signs and banners to remind the former prime minister of her destructive legacy; in particular, her pushing New Zealanders to take Covid-19 jabs, which led to vaccine injuries.
What Counts as Significant?
When a decision is significant, the public must be properly consulted and involved in the decision making process.
Why Councils Need to Live Within Their Means
Councils must get back to basics, live within their means, and treat ratepayer money with the same care that families apply to their own budgets. Because, if they do not, the pressure on communities will only grow and confidence in local government will continue to erode.
The New Zealand Anglican Church
Ethnic division, gender politics, social justice language and the politics of identity.
The Catholic Church and Matariki
The issue is not mere cultural acknowledgement: it is syncretism.
Call for Caution on Policing Amendment Bill
Public trust, once diminished, is difficult to rebuild and recent years of police misconduct should have woken our lawmakers up by now. It is essential that parliament takes the time to get this right.
This Is the Wrong Map
The map is wrong because it points to a destination that describes 2020 and does not describe 2026. Using it will generate the wrong expectations in citizens, the wrong reassurances from officials and the wrong policy responses from a government reaching for familiar tools in unfamiliar territory.
New Zealand’s Broken Supply Chain
How geopolitical disruption 10,000 kilometres away determines whether New Zealand’s economy functions in May 2026.
New Zealand’s Diesel Supply
How a Middle East conflict has exposed a structural vulnerability at the heart of the New Zealand economy.
