Guest Post
The Arctic Chessboard and the Final Moves
Just as Russia seeks to secure its borders and resources, NATO and the West are manoeuvering to maintain influence, control trade routes and shape the post-war geopolitical order.
This Is a Trojan Horse
The National Government officially announced the eRUC system through Transport Minister Chris Bishop, presenting it as a fairer way to fund roading.
Do You Want More Labour Influence in Wellington?
Of concern is Andrew Little’s long-standing role within Labour’s leadership and his role in the pandemic response that places him firmly within the ‘deep state’ dynamics critics warn about.
Cats, Possums, NZ and Israel
When Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister dismisses New Zealand’s military as if it has never faced a real enemy, she overlooks the fact that her nation’s very existence is partly built on their legacy.
The 100 Days: Claiming Back New Zealand
The most important thing, of course, is that we are all New Zealanders. But as has been said, a house divided against itself cannot stand. We need to turn our back on identity politics and repudiate racial discrimination so that we can indeed be one people.
The Cone Cartel Has Morphed Into the Hi Vis Cartel
Behind the rhetoric of ‘health and safety’, there lies a deeply entrenched commercial machine. Like the cone industry, this isn’t about genuine risk mitigation anymore: it’s about compliance culture, contractor billing and corporate profit.
Not a Crisis for Those Who Profit
So when austerity is demanded and rates rise, it’s not just financial necessity – it’s the machinery of a profit-driven system operating on the city’s lifeblood. The question remains, are we managing our city for the public good or for private profit?
It Is No Longer a Theory
Someday soon, we will find ourselves subjects in a digital gulag, constantly monitored and judged and always one little misstep away from being cast out into digital exile.
Why Renata’s Cookbook Isn’t Just for Students
Nourishment over noodles: why NZ needs a real food culture.
Our Joint Statement on Gaza
This is not a war between equals. It is a fight between a democracy that warns civilians and a death cult that hides behind them. Between those who seek peace and those who glorify death.
The Hidden Story of Marsden Point
How New Zealand’s taxpayer-owned refinery was lost to global neoliberalism.
Chris Hipkins and the Pie
This is propaganda. Chris Hipkins presided over lockdowns, mandates, a broken education system and an explosion in youth and gang crime.
The Étaples Uprising in 1917
The hidden revolt of the working-class soldier, the war within the war and the truth they buried.