Guest Post
Ngāi Tahu, Why So Many?
So where, in just 22 years, did these extra 35,000 Ngāi Tahu come from?
The UN and Our Constitutional Question
This is not simply a debate about monarchy versus republic. It is a question of legitimacy, consent and democratic grounding. Who governs New Zealand – and by whose authority?
This Colonisation Obsession Is Historically Illiterate
An argument for historical proportion, global context and intellectual honesty.
Imran Khan: Next Minute...
A man once celebrated globally for sporting excellence, humanitarian vision, charisma and elite connection now sits confined under punitive conditions. This underscores the stark contrast between global adulation and domestic peril in Pakistan’s political landscape.
A Response to Jack McDonald
New Zealanders aren’t going backwards. They’re rejecting the idea that national identity and public policy must be filtered through a single ideological lens. They want a government that governs for everyone – not just for the loudest or most organised voices.
Muldoon’s Vision vs Today’s Technocrats
How NZ Super was built by a patriot and undermined by consultants.
The Elephant in the Room
British colonisation delivered literacy, medicine, infrastructure, government, economic development and the longest period of sustained peace the country had known. It was, relative to the alternatives, the most stable and least violent path New Zealand could realistically have taken.
New Zealand Post
Is it time for New Zealand Post to be removed from its present management and privatised? Providing the best possible customer service does not seem to be on its agenda.
The Mythologising of New Zealand’s Past
Both stories matter. Neither requires the invention of mystical entitlement. A nation built on truth does not need to fabricate sacred origins.
