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National picks Coral Raukawa for Māori seat contest
Raukawa is the candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru.
Maipi-Clarke faces another potential misstatement over breast screening claim
The pattern is becoming the story.
The Inversion of NZ Education
Beware of teachers who tell your children WHAT to think instead of teaching them HOW to think.
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Let Us First Establish the Basic Facts
If ever there was a policy that is crying out to be campaigned against, this TOP plan, to literally ‘top’ the elderly, is surely it. And it is tailor made for NZ First to take up.
Wishart Taking Media To Court
Wishart said the fight is not about climate change: it’s about making the media prove what they print.
The Movie They Won’t Let You See
In employing accessible entertainment to expose an uncomfortable truth, the filmmakers are doing as much to fight the woke consensus than any political party.
Our Free Speech Is Under Attack
Six police cars turn up at my home to seize my hunting guns. Speak up and they come for your guns.
TOP Is a Trojan Horse for the Left
Why a vote for the Opportunities Party is simply a vote for the Greens and Labour.
Looking on the Bright Side of the Darkest Times of Life
How a silly song conveys an essential truth.
ACT Candidate Quits After China United Front Links Exposed – the Infiltration Pattern Just Keeps Growing
Do you want parties that let the CCP in the door or do you want ones that actually put New Zealand first? The choice is getting clearer by the day.
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[The Good Oil] July 2026 Political Poll
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Face of the Day
Phillip released a statement announcing his father’s death at the age of 91. He told RNZ his dad had a dignified death.