This Colonisation Obsession Is Historically Illiterate
An argument for historical proportion, global context and intellectual honesty.
Guest Post
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.
The New Gene Technology Bill Protests
Co-organiser Karen Tonks says New Zealand First has the power to have the legislation thrown out. “It needs to be chucked out. It’s not fit for purpose. And so email all of the eight New Zealand first MPs. Send them an email and put the pressure on them.”
No Jury, No Justice
If we accept the lie, and let it triumph through us, we will lose everything our ancestors fought to preserve. But if we refuse it, it can have no power over us, and the state will be left powerless.
108 Years Ago: NZ Soldiers as Crusaders
On this 108th anniversary, we remember the courage, conviction and spiritual depth of these soldiers.
