Breathtaking hypocrisy. If the police can be the thin blue line between Tamaki’s men and the Rainbow crowd, then they could have been the thin blue line between the Rainbow thugs and a few defenceless women at Albert Park.
Aotearoa remains the minority’s birthright; New Zealand the majority’s possession.
Closing his message with a final dig at Hipkins’ tenure as prime minister, Tamaki quipped: “Because right now, your burns are about as effective as your time as PM… short-lived, ineffective and forgettable.”
I am hopeful President Trump will recognize that now is the time to act – before China’s maritime buildup permanently shifts the global balance of power.
The US president is wasting no time moving on his global agenda.
When I see shortages creeping into our capitalist society – alongside spiralling government debt, massive inflation, rising taxes, and basic essentials disappearing – I get worried. You should be, too.
This is what the coalition govt is up against.
The bill will be thrown out. But the issue will not go away. David Seymour has done the nation a major favour by getting us to talk about the matter. It’s time the National and Labour parties faced up to a few realities of the culture war.
Willis cannot pretend she wants change when not a single one of her appointments intends to disrupt the old order.
We expect Luxon to lead the way, clearly and decisively, instead of delivering speeches that make us wonder whether he actually supports tribal control instead of being determined to uphold his election promise to eliminate it and heal the country.
The agitators will not give up without a fight. Too much money is at stake.
This undermines the security and privacy of us all.
While the California fires were a major US disaster, the damage they caused pales in comparison to the ongoing damages in Gaza, Ukraine, and Russia from violent wars.
This is a line we must not cross. Never. For it is an ultimate betrayal of the people, of nature, and of our land. It is a wanton destruction of the perfect synchronisation of nature and the miracle it is.
Within three weeks of assuming office for the second time, Trump’s muscular foreign policy agenda promises to reshape the global world order. The true test of Balance Sheet Diplomacy will be its impact on China.
