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How To Make Burnham Appear Corrupt
Nigel Farage's donations row is more about headlines than handcuffs, says Steven Tucker, who shows how the very same media playbook could just as easily be used against Andy Burnham.
Waitaki Councillor and Broadcaster Jim Hopkins Dies
Hopkins was born in 1946 and spent most of his working life in and around broadcasting before he entered local government.
Locals Push Back Against $3.5 Billion AI Data Centre
Locals packed the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club to hear more about the company’s planned 78,000-square-metre facility at Makarewa. They questioned the complex’s electricity demand, noise, water use and potential infrastructure impacts.
Do You Smell Fish?
By converting emergency housing into a permanent tribal asset, surely the government has established a questionable precedent?
National Is Promising You Other People’s Money
National doesn’t save us from ‘communism by stealth’. It enables it. Only principled opposition, with enough power to be effective, will lead us back towards personal responsibility and prosperity.
The Falklands: Is Argentina About to Have Another Go?
Argentina is buying F-16s, refuelling aircraft, submarines and frigates. Britain’s navy is rotting in dock. Argentina will take the Falklands and be able to keep them, predicts David Craig.
And Spider-Man Saves the Day
From the Back 40: A gotcha moment made smiles for miles when it comes to practicing what you get paid to preach.
The Troubling Realities of Surrogacy
The surrogate’s sentiments highlight the commodified aspect of surrogacy and how, despite existing Canadian laws, the practice may still fall short in safeguarding both the baby and the surrogate mother.
Good and Bad Indicators for NZ Children and Young People
Is this where NZ, in 2026, should be?
Police Warn of a Sophisticated Crypto Scam
Police are aware of incidents where scammers are targeting people with cryptocurrency wallets and accounts, by impersonating police officers and cryptocurrency company representatives.
Sale at the Moral High Ground
If you care about the rights and freedoms of your fellow man, understanding what Lenin said about “sweeping away the bourgeoisie” will either chill you to the core or inspire your lust for bloody revolution. If you aren’t a sociopath, I’d hope it would tend towards the former.
The Text That Triggered the Outrage Machine
What we witnessed was a cool, hard political assassination co-ordinated through the National Party aided and abetted by the New Zealand media party.
