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What Losing the Local Paper Means
The loss of local media has bigger impacts than most people realize.
China missile test puts Pacific on edge
New Zealand says China’s nuclear-capable missile test was legal, but unacceptable in a proudly nuclear-free Pacific.
Harvey says NZ rejected its Jefferson moment
Harvey says New Zealand has never written its Jeffersonian sentence, leaving rights vulnerable to ordinary politics.
COVID inquiry got key vaccine advice wrong
Officials now say the COVID inquiry was wrong to claim key under-18 vaccine advice was not provided to ministers.
Peters turns citizenship into voting test
Peters is trying to make citizenship itself an election issue, asking whether voting should belong to residents or only to citizens.
Critic says India FTA is more than a trade deal
Riley says the India FTA has been sold as a trade agreement, but the text points to wider commitments on migration, investment and policy.
TOP’s numbers don’t add up
Grant says TOP’s calculator works only if land tax revenue is inflated, population costs are understated and savings appear from nowhere.
Thank you for helping Ian Wishart Bust the Bias
Donors have raised more than $32,000 to support Ian Wishart’s media accountability campaign and High Court appeals.
Brown’s Waikato beds promise hits a delay
Brown has confirmed Waikato Hospital’s promised 28-bed modular ward has been delayed until 2027.
Americans Want It, the Dems Block It
A clear majority of voters back the SAVE America Act – so why is it stalled?
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
The Question the Critics Can’t Answer
Let me conclude with a challenge to the critics: if you have a proper argument, do the hard work and produce it. However, let me also venture a hypothesis. They won’t put forward any counter-argument. There’s a reason for that. They don’t have one.
The Training of Women for Combat
Combat does not care about slogans. The battlefield does not care about politics. It only cares whether people are trained, prepared, capable, and trusted.
British People Are ‘Crying Out’ for Change
The vice president’s comments, published on the 250th anniversary of the US declaration of independence from the UK, come after months of unusually blunt criticism of London from Washington.
Why You Can’t Argue With Antisemitic Trolls
The impossible challenge of piercing a special kind of darkness.