Guest Post
When a Turtle Called for Help
A small rescue with a quiet message of compassion and grace.
News Briefing: 11 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, POLLS, PUBLIC SECTOR Bruce Curtis and Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Trump’s corruption – A Cautionary tale for NZ Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Winston Peters finds his sweet spot as NZ First enjoys polling surge Craig McCulloch (RNZ): NZ First now third most popular
News Briefing: 10 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Government decisions favour political donor’s business No Right Turn: “There is no corruption in New Zealand…" Nicholas Jones (Stuff): Private health record for NICU baby found by bus stop Brent Edwards (NBR): A clearer
News Briefing: 9 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Farah Hancock (RNZ): New KiwiRail director Scott O'Donnell linked to NZ First donation, government loan Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Pretty ironic’: Friday drinks sessions organised by senior health manager in charge of reducing alcohol harm Matthew Hooton (Metro): Procrastination plus
News Briefing: 8 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Peter Adams (Newsroom): Alcohol lobbying is a wild west of influence Kate MacNamara (Herald): Lease termination for unused Three Waters Auckland office costs taxpayers $2.2m (paywalled) NataliIS THATa Albert: Winston Peters and the Myth of MMP’s Stability Good Ideas:
News Briefing: 7 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): There are no rules any more. The political pendulum is now a wrecking ball (paywalled) Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Is NZ politics having a MAGA moment? Peter Dunne: When symbolism trumps substance Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Labour offers National a
A New Brave New World, Faith Outside the Gates
Today, AI-powered cities like The Line in Saudi Arabia and other surveillance-heavy urban experiments are no longer science fiction. They offer safety, convenience and control but risk turning human beings into manageable units of data. A sanitised society – but a soulless one.
News Briefing: 4 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Jamie Ensor (Herald): Special tax change for fossil fuel companies was proposed ahead of Budget 2025, ministers went for $200m co-investment option (paywalled) Dan Brunskill (Interest): Labour Party offers to help Nicola Willis set up election policy costing unit Tim Hazledine (Post): What
The Christchurch Star, JFK and the Oswald Narrative
A New Zealand clue in a global mystery.
News Briefing: 3 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER Janet Wilson (Post): Coalition finds a handy distraction in council bashing (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Less of the bombast, please (paywalled) Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Government begins negotiations with councils for regional deals Mandy Te (Interest): Negotiations start for 'city and regional
News Briefing: 2 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards YOUTH PARLIAMENT Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs accuse government of 'censoring' them, ministry says otherwise Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches Janhavi Gosavi (Re:News): Youth MPs claim censorship
News Briefing: 1 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Defence Force staff accepted smart watches and fishing charters from suppliers RNZ: NZDF receives hundreds of gifts from commercial suppliers 1News: NZDF accepted nearly half-million in gifts, probe finds Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ‘No free lunch’ from scrapping superpowers
News Briefing: 30 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): New 'rules of engagement' with alcohol lobby after alarm at 'way too friendly' interactions Ivor Popovich (Newsroom): The scandal of public vs private health care ODT Editorial: Faster treatment not always fairest (paywalled) RNZ: Māori, Pasifika
The 500th Anniversary of the English New Testament
In March 2026, we will mark the 500th anniversary of this world changing event. The books were smuggled into England hidden in bales of cloth, crates of grain and barrels of merchandise.