Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards SOCIAL COHESION AND DISCONTENT Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): NZ’s trust crisis – A Revolt against oligarchy 1News: Q+A: Report sheds light on social cohesion in New Zealand Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Do you know what people on benefits actually get? Jamie Morton (Herald)
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards New Zealand is in the throes of a trust crisis. The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer – an annual global survey of confidence in institutions – delivers a stark warning: public faith in the country’s core pillars of society has plummeted. Trust in government is down
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards JUSTICE, CRIME, POLICE Martin Van Beynen (Press/Post): What planet are the Greens on? It’s not called reality (paywalled) Emmy Rākete, Grace Gordon and Peyton Bond (Spinoff): Is Tamatha Paul in ‘la-la land’? Here’s what the evidence says Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB)
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards JUSTICE, CRIME, POLICE Glenn McConnell (Stuff): What a Green MP said about police, and why it’s being called ‘nutty’, ‘stupid’ and ‘la la land stuff’ Grant Duncan: The Green Police Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Green MP Tamatha Paul doubles down on criticism of police
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT, OIA Joel MacManus (Spinoff): How new electorate boundaries could affect key races in the 2026 election Giles Dexter (RNZ): Labour's Greg O'Connor plans to stick around even if his Ōhāriu seat is carved up RNZ: Wellington to lose
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards RMA Anneke Smith (RNZ): RMA overhaul: Government seeks common ground with opposition Thomas Coughlan (Herald): RMA reform: Government promises overhaul of zoning rules, end to councils’ tight control of development with $14.8b in benefit (paywalled) RNZ: Christopher Luxon reveals Resource Management Act reform
A minister in a corrupt government becomes the most powerful person in sport.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards NZ FIRST Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The State of Winston Peters Thomas Coughlan (Herald): NZ First: Winston Peters has a lot of thoughts about Labour (paywalled) Giles Dexter (RNZ): No love lost as Peters and Hipkins trade barbs Richard Harman (Politik): Winston Peters – political contortionist
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Glenn McConnell (Stuff): ‘It’s censorship’: Public health leaders slam ‘Trumpian’ edict Matthew Littlewood (ODT): ‘Farcical’: Quarter of hospital budget already spent (paywalled) Natalie Akoorie (RNZ): Some patients waiting for heart scan given death sentence due to delays, cardiologists say Paul Penfold (Stuff)
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Visits to India, USA test the Government’s approach to changing face of global politics Thomas Manch (Post): New Zealand’s case for a Trump tariff carve out (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Winston Peters ‘seriously pleased’ with
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WATER Joel MacManus (Spinoff): Act enters the messy, at times unhinged world of local politics Herald Editorial: David Seymour and Chris Hipkins are right, local politics needs a shake-up (paywalled) Karl du Fresne: Why shouldn't ACT have a go? The
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Paula Penfold (Stuff): ‘Quite frankly nonsense’: $2m contractor responds to Stuff investigation Georgina Campbell (Herald): Health NZ refuses to release rent costs for Lower Hutt sick baby unit that doesn’t exist Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Government criticised for ‘pathetic’ bowel cancer
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENT 1News: Q+A: Shane Jones: Cameras on fishing boats is 'state surveillance' Andrea Vance (Sunday Star Times): The orange roughy and a ‘cautionary tale of over-exploitation’ (paywalled) Julia Gabel (Herald): Law firm Russell McVeagh says Mt Messenger wildlife permit ruling
Nongqawuse dreamed a dream and most of her tribe died. ‘Net Zero’ is today’s apocalyptic dream articulated by Al Gore and his loyal Australian disciple, Chris Bowen. Their impossible dream is to power the modern world with green energy. How many people need to die before they are content?
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, PPPs RNZ: 'Public institutions' like schools and hospitals shouldn't be owned privately - Chris Hipkins Thomas Coughlan (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon finds his happy place, courting investment to New Zealand (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): Urgent but
