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Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
If we allow that day to come, we’ll yearn for the days when our big problems consisted of long airport lines.
Why Erica Stanford’s Gmail Use Matters
It’s time to close the accountability holes, strengthen our integrity rules, and reaffirm that in New Zealand, open government is the only way government operates.
Israel’s Only Choice Is to Control Gaza
Anything else is sacrificing the future for the sake of the present.
IAN WISHART: Science Minister Reti, NIWA needs an intervention
Christchurch’s rain “records” are wrong. NIWA’s missing data and false claims are fuelling climate hysteria. Centrist reveals historic deluges that dwarf today’s storms, and why Science Minister Shane Reti must intervene before the damage becomes policy.
The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll
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The Rose Tinted Glasses of the Left
Those of us on the right might complain about the current administration, but who would risk the appalling and frightening alternative that exists on the left?
The Election Night Massacre in Oz
I think the best explanation for the Australian election result is probably the most boring: the election cycle.
The New Zealand Royal Commission for Covid-19
We still see people wearing masks in supermarkets and often on the streets. Just a subtle reminder of how, for some, life will never be the same again
News Briefing: 9 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING AND INFLUENCE Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alcohol lobbyists given input on health policies, documents reveal Danica Ludlow (Health Coalition Aotearoa): Evidence of lobbying of NZ Government officials by the alcohol industry RNZ: Labour proposes law to restrict big tobacco lobbyists influence on government John