TPM’s Politics of Grievance Delivers Nothing
Te Pāti Māori has delivered protests that changed nothing, attendance that insults voters, and expenses that enrich its own leadership. That is not representation. It is the ultimate grift.
Te Pāti Māori has delivered protests that changed nothing, attendance that insults voters, and expenses that enrich its own leadership. That is not representation. It is the ultimate grift.
Oranga Tamariki and Ministry for the Environment have race-based leave entitlements.
Defund da sewerage. The albatross around New Zealand’s neck.
It’s precisely because cousin marriage is less common now that the problems it causes have become more conspicuous in Britain or other places among those accustomed to perpetuating the practice.
Here’s a wrap-up of some of the most absurd stories in case you missed them.
Political organiser and former Labour councillor pleads guilty to child sexual offences.
When the Holocaust is stripped of its Jewish meaning, it does not produce universal solidarity – it produces a moral vacuum in which antisemitism can once again speak the language of virtue.
A lived account of lockdowns, mandates and the human cost in New Zealand.
Because children are not the priority. The institution is. And that, more than anything else, is why the public no longer believes the church when it says ‘never again’.
This narrative normalises failure and lowers expectations. It tells people their circumstances are not really changeable without sweeping political transformation. That is not empowerment. It is treating people like children dressed up as compassion.
In just a few days, many Christians will be celebrating Ash Wednesday, and we will hear the words “Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris”.
The Forgotten Generation struggles to prepare as retirement approaches.
This isn’t going away. It’s going to get worse. We haven’t even scratched the surface of the rot. And you can’t rebuild trust until you cut all of it out.
High‑impact rugby, young men in their prime and families left with more questions than answers.
Given his propensity to shoot from the lip, Willie is well practised in retractions and back tracks.