Te Pati Maori have pushed their radical separatist line so far that even many on the left are beginning to cringe.
Their antics in Parliament — the arrogance, the disruptive behaviour, the refusal to play by the same rules as everyone else — are alienating the very public Labour relies on.
Yet Hipkins clings to the alliance as though it’s the only way to shore up numbers.
Matt Canavan takes charge of the sinking ship.
This is what late-stage institutional decay looks like. Not a dramatic collapse, but a slow, grinding loss of competence and legitimacy – where the government’s primary function shifts from solving problems to perpetuating itself.
We must ensure the materials of modern life are sourced, processed, and refined under the stewardship of free nations. If not, we risk ceding the foundations of our prosperity and defense to those who would use them as leverage. The stakes are high for our economies, militaries and the free world.
The evidence still exists, someone is still responsible for the deaths and injuries that occurred, and the next theatre, the general election, is eight months away. We will continue to pursue every possible avenue to truth and accountability.
