Let us recognise mātauranga Māori for what it is: an indigenous knowledge tradition with cultural value. But let us also have the courage to say it is not science. It never was. And we do our young people – Māori and non-Māori alike – a disservice by pretending otherwise.
New Zealand deserves better than ideology dressed up as enlightenment. Science must remain science. And honesty must remain the foundation of public discourse.
In episode ten of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Unite NZ leader Lee Taituha.
In episode nine of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with political commentator and historian Chris Trotter.
Over a decade in Parliament, Simon built a reputation for going against the grain – unapologetically pro-life, pro-free speech and sceptical of the creeping influence of identity politics.
The government’s headlong rush into big defence contracts, with minimal public oversight, risks compounding the problem by entrenching a military-industrial elite operating with impunity.
This is to the detriment of politics in general, as every government needs an effective opposition, but I don’t see this happening in the foreseeable future without a change in direction.
Systemic racism or an inconveniently multifaceted set of problems requiring uncomfortable conversations.
