Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com The Te Pati Maori scandal is becoming much fiercer and more serious. Ever since the allegations emerged
Adeline von Drehle realclearwire.com Donald Trump’s first TikTok video, in which the former president arrives at a UFC fight to the tune of Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass,” has now been viewed 78.4 million times in two days. If Trump hadn’t already cemented himself as
Joseph (Jake) Klein Joseph (Jake) Klein is the Curriculum Manager and a Content Creator at FEE. In addition to his role at FEE, Jake is the co-founder of The Black Sheep, a publication dedicated to promoting open inquiry on controversial topics. fee.org When you last visited the supermarket,
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com The Coalition Government has announced a boost of funding for pothole prevention, with indicative funding levels confirmed by NZTA showing a record increase in funding
bassettbrashandhide.com The following letter to the Gisborne Herald appears under the title above and the name of Eddie Tuhaka: Rawiri Waititi’s divisive comments and behaviour against the present Government, calling them a white/Pakeha Government, is racist and unacceptable. He and the rest of them did not complain
Geoff Parker The United Tribes Flag (UTF) was not a Maori initiative, but a Pakeha-brokered expedient to protect New Zealand’s pre-Treaty commerce, and had nothing to do with sovereignty. As Michael King’s Penguin History of New Zealand (pages 153–5) describes it, independent witness Austrian Baron
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com New Zealand has a severe doctor shortage. Hospitals and GP clinics are desperately understaffed. Unfortunately, this looks
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Analysis: The Human Rights Commission, known for its frequent commentary on racist remarks and divisive statements by public figures, has remained conspicuously silent regarding Kiri
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Investigations and public scrutiny of Te Pati Maori and John Tamihere’s various electoral campaigns and state contracts are finally starting to happen. Inquiries at varying levels now
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Richard Prebble The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. bassettbrashandhide.com A “pakeha budget” would
Charles Chubb In light of this new National budget coming out, I want to address a few of the fallacies and inconsistencies I have seen in the media response over the week. First is the sudden interest in bringing us back to budget surplus. The question I heard was, how
Graham Adams Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. bassettbrashandhide.com The government is always going to win a showdown between order and anarchy. Not every government is lucky enough to be gifted a parliamentary opponent who effortlessly makes its leaders
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Budget is done and dusted and on the face of it, National successfully delivered on its election promise to provide tax relief to New Zealanders by lowering tax thresholds. The current tax thresholds were established in 2010 by John Key’s National Government. The
Martin Brook Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining
David Wojick David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. cfact.org Who would have
