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You Don’t Even Have to Like Them
If you’re thinking about sitting this election out, I’d encourage you to give it some more thought.
France-Style Riots Could Be Coming to Australia
US Vice President JD Vance also spoke out about the violence, that followed weeks of similar rioting by non-white youths, which has been orchestrated by the far-left and framed by the corporate media as “student protests”.
If Welfarism Matters, the Choice Is Clear
In so much as employment is desirable, the left sees a major role for the state in provision and guarantee of work; the right largely sees provision of work as a role for the private sector. The first hampers the second.
It Is Bizarre, or Is It?
Under MMP, electorate seats are filled first. If National wins two extra electorates, then that is two list places gone. Who are two list candidates ahead of Goldsmith? Nicola Willis and Chris Bishop. Both possible challengers for the leadership.
Shared Benefits and Personal Risk
The Greens’ business policy does not account for the difference.
The Cultural Capture of New Zealand
What is now clear is that with the left driving an agenda that could destroy democracy as we know it, the country needs ACT and New Zealand First to step up and pledge, that if they win the election, they will use their combined influence to remove race and culture completely from our statutes.
This Shouldn’t Be Normal
Endless illegal immigration, unaffordable energy, draconian speech policing – we're being conditioned to accept outrageous things as normal, says Nick Rendell. Now add to that economic crashes.
How Government Works
In her article, there was a shortish analogy of how the government goes about doing something like this, and the way it was explained sort of simplified the whole process really... and, when you really think about it, isn’t this exactly how government works?
Learned Helplessness: How Many Shocks Can We Take?
Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
On Gangs and Politics
The calculation is how many votes might be gained. Under MMP, a party can outrage most of the country but win an electorate or secure five per cent of the party vote. The gangs can make Te Pāti Māori and the Greens the kingmakers. Do the maths.
Make Your Vote Count
Maurice Williamson explains the complexities of New Zealand’s voting system and why 2026 is different to all previous elections.
Thumbs up for the Mob
But a middle finger to its victims. How many rapes does it take before politicians stop smiling?
