Attack Raises Parents Voices to a Crescendo
A recent violent incident at Mercury Bay Area School (Coromandel NZ) has shaken the community and opened the door to a much wider conversation.
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AI Must Simplify Not Complicate Our Lives
We should applaud the government for having the nerve to announce the tough decisions. But announcements don’t matter that much. Execution and delivery are critical. The world is moving. We need to get going.
The Greatest Scam in the History of NZ
And they are well and truly on their way to achieving their goal, because it has reached the stage where they’ll not only be accepted into a future co-governance agenda, but the seriously frightening bit is that they’ll hold power of ‘VETO’.
A Chicken and Egg Parable for NZ Education
I don’t know if they will totally overcome the environment of their early life, adolescence and young adulthood – but they have a chance as they have come to a great place.
Budget 2026
The rating agencies made it clear that while the budget shows prudent short-term management, it falls short of the more ambitious structural reform needed to put New Zealand’s finances on a truly sustainable long-term footing.
Flying High on Other People’s Money
More than $600,000 in campaign funds spent on Bernie Sanders Oligarchy tour.
AI Revolution Leaving Green Energy States Behind
States should rescind their green electricity mandates or expect to be left out of the artificial intelligence revolution.
One Nation and Coalitions
The ‘plague on both their houses’ mentality runs deep among the party’s supporters, but it is not politically constructive.
We Are Being Misled
I explore three of the ways many in media manipulate stories and, as Sir Roger Scruton once noted, effectively censor what people read and hear.
This Is Only the Tip of a Large Iceberg
If you think National is rolling back co-governance, you are being conned. Isn’t it time for New Zealand to wake up?
The Total Annihilation of Te Tiriti in the Health System
We would all be better off if we had an agreed understanding of what the Treaty actually provided, and for that reason it was a tragedy that parliament threw out the Treaty Principles Bill promoted by the ACT Party.
And Now the Sedation of Appalachia
You can’t spend a century removing the institutions that give people purpose, accountability, and mutual necessity, and then be surprised when they reach for something that makes the absence feel like nothing at all.