Labour Distances Itself From Green MP’s Police Comments
While National warns of ‘radicalisation’.
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IAN WISHART: Open Letter to NZ Media on Green MP Benjamin Doyle
“This is why I believe there is now sufficient evidence for authorities to immediately investigate, and why I believe you have a journalistic duty to tell the story as it stands, and a moral duty to act”
The Green Party’s Troubling Pattern
The Green Party continues to align itself with individuals who exhibit highly questionable behavior, from theft to inappropriate online conduct.
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Credit Where Credit Is Due
Whenever I get stopped to get drug tested, it’s going to be a complete waste of my time and the police’s time and a complete waste of taxpayer money.
No, This Is Self-Induced Poverty
You never hand money to an addict. Surely. Unless you are MSD. It is a crazy state of affairs. The state is using massive resources to stamp out the supply of P while simultaneously funding a large part of the demand.
Stop and Search
Tamatha Paul should investigate the consequences of what happened to her party’s electoral support in 2017 – the last time a young(ish) wahine Māori gave Green voters cause to doubt her party’s attachment to the rule of law.
The Councils’ Gold‐Plated White Elephants
This is exactly how NZTA and councils work. The secret contract is the Local Government (Rating) Act and your customers are the ratepayers.
Why Did Willis Reappoint RBNZ Chair Quigley
Chair Quigley’s letter wildly endorsed the $50 billion money printing program. It refers to the wonders of the governor using “alternative monetary policy tools”, a codeword for the program otherwise known as “quantitative easing”.
News Briefing: 31 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards SOCIAL COHESION AND DISCONTENT Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): NZ’s trust crisis – A Revolt against oligarchy 1News: Q+A: Report sheds light on social cohesion in New Zealand Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Do you know what people on benefits actually get? Jamie Morton (Herald)
The Trust Abyss: Media, Institutions and Government in Freefall
Trust won’t return until the double standards stop – and that’s a headline they’ve yet to write.
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Rescue of the Day
“Then, seeing the helicopter hovering and sort of circling around... We couldn’t figure out what was going on there, so we just keep pushing our way towards where the smoke was,” Kyle Sykes said.