Ngāpuhi Need to Take Care of Their Own
This is far too an important matter to make it an issue of race. Race-based talk and insulting and violent rhetoric towards a minister or anyone else is not the answer.
JC
The Left Have the World on the Brink
Is this the world we want? Is it the world we want for our children and grandchildren? The answer is a very definite no: it is not.
A Bridge Too Far for Labour
Labour not being able to govern without the other two is what makes their position so perilous.
The Maori Party Should ‘Get Their Heads Out of the Sand’
The time has come for a serious discussion on exactly where this country might be headed if certain issues aren’t addressed and certain decisions taken.
The Greens Are Demonstrably Unfit
The Greens spent last weekend highlighting why they don’t deserve our vote and they couldn’t have done a better job if they had tried.
Kamala Odds On to Lose
In a Trump v Harris match up, Harris is doing worse in the crucial Rust Belt swing states than Biden.
Simon Upton Talks All Things Green
How refreshing, heartening even, to read this speech from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment of all people. It’s full of commonsense and realism.
Get Rid of the Māori Seats
Democracy is one thing. Using it for vile purposes is quite another.
The Left and Media Need to Change
Evil forces are at work and have been for decades. These forces are largely led by the political left. They take the form of so-called progressive policies that are aimed at destroying society as we know it. Their aim is to cause divisiveness and unrest among the population at large.
Takes From the Latest Curia Poll
The latest Taxpayers Union Curia Poll makes for good reading if you come from the centre-right. National and New Zealand First made gains (two per cent and 1.7 per cent) while ACT stayed pretty much unchanged. The party to suffer most on the left was Labour (down 3.5
UK Labour Not so Popular as They Think
The results of the UK election last Thursday threw up some interesting propositions. Sky News Australia provided, largely through Sky News UK, complete coverage of the results and associated commentary. Their own Laura Jayes, a journalist of a higher calibre than anyone we have to offer, complemented their coverage at
Paddy Throws One on Matters of Race
Joseph Los’e, the Herald’s Kaupapa Maori editor, had an article in Monday’s Herald featuring Paddy Gower and his thoughts on matters of race. Evidently the problems concerning race are, by and large, caused by old white men. There are a number of points Gower made that I,
It Is a Win for Trump, 2024
There are a number of reasons this prediction can confidently be made at this point in time. First, there is now no scenario in which Trump can be beaten, under Democratic Party rules and various state laws. That is before one considers the huge lead Trump holds over Biden in
We Need to Perform Better
My headline is in essence the rallying cry from Bruce Cotterill in the Weekend Herald. He headed his article “Priorities, People, Priorities”. I have written a number of articles commenting on Bruce’s contributions, because he invariably hits the nail on the head. His subject matter is always timely, honest
I for iPhones – I for Intelligence
I enjoyed reading Steven Joyce’s article in the Weekend Herald, outlining the choice this country faces. His headline “Progress v Protest: The choice is ours” reflected the protests of the weekend before last and commented on the irony of the protest. The participants no doubt possessed many iPhones but
Jones Calls a Spade a Spade and Wants to Use It
If there’s one politician in the current parliament who stands out as not being afraid to speak out against the woke and ideological left it is Shane Jones. Here is a man who takes no prisoners. What he does take is a pragmatic approach to what he sees as