Guest Post
Shout to the Top
If the planet were the priority, the pamphlet would lead with rivers, soil, fish and power that actually stays on. But, no: it leads with who owns the grocery aisle and who pays 45 per cent.
Should Our Country Be Named Aotearoa?
Aotearoa was never the traditionally accepted name and Māori were happy with the name New Zealand – so much so, they made up te reo words to match it.
NZF’s Company Tax
A 20 per cent SME rate is not a magic wand that will rebuild the country on Tuesday. It leaves more of the profit with the people who hire. Applaud that.
The Parents Voice
A well-connected new education interest group is ready to make an impact.
So, Mamdani Marts for NZ?
Change the Commerce Commission’s 6.2 per cent weighted cost of capital and the alleged excess profit claim disappears, taking with it the Green Party rationale for state intervention and their plan for ‘Mamdani Marts’ across New Zealand.
Remembering the Raid on Entebbe
How an extraordinary rescue raid humiliated a dictator.
The New Zealand Myth in Kenya
A taxi driver’s strange tale and what farming in East Africa is really like.
Barry Young a Candidate in 2026 Election
Mr Young, who is the Outdoors and Freedom Party’s Wellington North candidate, said he is standing to speak truth to power. We need to recognise the harms done in New Zealand since 2021, he said.
The MoE Must Change Its Policies
A dispute with a busy bees early childhood education centre exposes a wider problem with education policy: Teach English as English, teach te reo Māori as te reo Māori and stop turning language ‘opportunities’ into compulsion.
And Now Conviction Becomes Misconduct
My story of professional loss, tested values and personal transformation.