Blood on Their Pens
Until mainstream media confront their role in this ecosystem of incitement, the bloodshed will continue – and so too will their culpability.
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This Is a Pathetic Attempt
Here are five actual fashion disasters sitting in our House of Representatives that no one in the media has the balls to criticise.
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Green Buckets – A Complete Waste of Money
Each year the Food Scrap Bin programme costs more than $36 million, or about $77 per household – despite only 35 per cent of Aucklanders actually using them.
Means-Testing Jobseeker Benefits for 18- And 19-Year-Olds
Well-intentioned policies are frequently beaten by the introduction of bad incentives and their outcomes.
The Greens and Their Idealism
What makes idealists dangerous is when they get frustrated because no one will listen. This, at least to them, justifies using force to make others do what they want, ‘for their own good’.
News Briefing: 26 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Ministers don’t know the scale of the tax break they’ve signed up to Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Investment Boost: Govt’s ticking fiscal time bomb Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): “Investment Boost” or “Corporate Welfare”? Fran O’Sullivan (Herald)
The Faux Outrage Over Nicola Willis’ Budget Day Dress: A Media Double Standard Exposed
It’s a ridiculous story that exposes the media’s double standards and the fashion industry’s selective support. If the media wants to regain the public’s trust, they’d do well to stop obsessing over what female politicians wear and start focusing on what they do.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… concession (noun): 1a: the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) b: the admitting of a point claimed in argument 2: something conceded or granted: a: acknowledgment, admission b: something done or
Investigation of the Day
“Police have now referred the matter to SFO,” the statement said. “Any media enquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the SFO.”
What’s the MATTR? COVID-era ‘trust tech’ firm reemerges as the government’s silent partner
The firm behind New Zealand’s COVID vaccine pass is back building digital ID, but this time with much less visibility.