‘Trust Us’
When governments systematically deny the information needed for accountability, they’re not protecting democracy – they’re destroying it.
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Can You Lodge Your Own ACC Claim?
The process may be frustrating and long winded, but you are entitled to care, support, and compensation. Be assertive. Be stubborn. Don’t take no for an answer.
The SodaStream Boycott Helps No One
The SodaStream boycott is not a principled stand. It is a performance. It sacrifices real Palestinian livelihoods for political theatre and it spreads lies to the New Zealand public. The real stain isn’t on SodaStream: it’s on PSNA.
The Commission on C-19 Phase Two
Taken as a whole, the commission’s positions, which we watched unfold live, appear to amount to a pre-determined and completely inadequate outcome.
A Call to Action to Support Food Producers
As New Zealanders fill their shopping baskets in the coming months, it’s worth remembering that our food security depends on the resilience of those who produce it. And with a nation to feed, giving up simply isn’t an option.
Much Hangs on How You Vote on 12 October
Hamilton City Council is only one council being subjected to this kind of blackmail. Other councils are facing it too.
Why We’re All Sceptics Now
Can trust be rebuilt? Maybe, but not with apologies, hashtags and press releases. Because if the people who follow the rules lose faith in the rules and the establishment, what’s left? Nothing but the sceptics. And we’re not wrong.
Gen Z Grads Are Un-Hirable and Unlikable
Why is the job market closing down for the Gen Z worker?
The Numbers Grow Despite Tiny Workforce
It’s time we focused on and fully funded world-class palliative care – and not a lethal injection. We can live without euthanasia.
Open Letter to the Hon Winston Peters and NZ First MPs
It is sensible to await the consideration of the Royal Commission before taking steps which will enshrine automatic approvals and emergency use of gene technology in NZ law.
The Many Are Watching While the Few Are Being Worshipped
A classroom coup in New Zealand. NZ’s education system risks collapse as identity politics replaces shared learning. When schools elevate the few, the many silently walk away.
The Exoneration of Kirk Moore and the Trial of Pam Bondi
Kirk Moore is a free man. Pam Bondi is on trial now. She is under tremendous public pressure to resign, as is the president to fire her. Her fate is uncertain.