They Must Differentiate or Drop Dead
This is the Liberal Party’s last gasp: a reformist battering ram powered by liberalism’s molten core. Conservatism’s spineless whimpering is a funeral dirge.
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Why Is NZ Still Funding This?
Other countries have acted. The United States, Germany, the European Union, and Canada have all suspended or reconsidered their UNRWA funding after learning of staff participation in terrorism and systemic antisemitic indoctrination. New Zealand, meanwhile, is standing still.
In Today’s NZ, the Enigma Code Would’ve Never Been Cracked
Why? Because the smartest and hardest working are being shafted by dummies.
Has Iran Blown It, Literally?
A port explosion may be the final straw for the regime.
One News Exclusive: Red Folder Found, Story Still Missing
Viewers aren’t rejecting the news. They’re rejecting being treated like mugs.
It Won’t Happen Again?
Jewish businesses won’t be targeted again? Synagogues won’t be vandalized and have their windows shattered? That won’t happen again?
ACT’s Opposition to Social Media Ban a Win for Common Sense
It will be particularly interesting to see whether Peters, known for his populist instincts and defence of individual freedoms, chooses to join ACT in opposing the bill.
Why Does the Left Keep Winning?
The first vision that accepts humans for what they are – and allows them to be happy as they are – will win the future.
News Briefing: 8 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT Janet Wilson (Post): National blows up its support from women with pay equity debacle (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Under urgency, without basic paperwork, the Govt moves to change workers’ rights (paywalled) Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National grins and bears it as Act
The Roy Morgan Poll: National’s Slide Continues, Minor Parties Surge and a Tight Race Looms
The coalition’s 49 per cent is a fragile foundation and a two to three per cent swing could hand the opposition the keys to power. Labour, despite its own challenges, is within striking distance, and a stumble by National – another policy misstep or leadership wobble – could prove fatal.
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Born in Gore, McCaw went on to play five tests and 27 games for the All Blacks between 1951 and 1954 as a loose forward, scoring six tries.