Guess Who Is Funding the White Anting of Our Democracy?
This was just another taxpayer-funded junket for Māori Sovereignty activists to slam the ‘racist’ government.
Business
I Told You So
This isn’t all bad news. Just like the internet took away many jobs, it has created far more new jobs and new opportunities.
What Privilege Looks Like in 2025
A similar self-centred blindness to real-world interests and concerns seems to permeate the entire Stuff universe. There’s a word for this: privilege.
The Agendas of Biotech Are Now Being Put on the Table
It is long past time for a public discussion of the limits of what is actually known about DNA and the risks to human life that are being recklessly hazarded.
The KiwiSaver Revolving Door Power Loop
Simon Power’s KiwiSaver advocacy is therefore less about retirement savings than about profit, influence and the audacity of a system where cashflow is guaranteed, risk is socialised and reward is private.
On the Weaponisation of Science
If we can’t test claims, challenge data, or ask uncomfortable questions without fear of retribution, then we no longer have science – we have marketing. The weaponisation of science ends only when truth becomes more valuable than profit.
How This Avalanche Is Threatening Scientific Research
Flawed and fake papers continue to be published. It can take years for journals to retract junk science articles after they have been flagged as suspicious, and by then it’s often too late.
What’s New Zealand’s Strategy for the Gulf?
The six states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – are now collectively New Zealand’s sixth-biggest export market.
Golden Kiwi Butter, a Privileged Luxury Out of Reach
In a land of milk and honey, no one should need to bid for butter.
What New Yorkers Forgot About Prosperity
Gratitude is the first principle of prosperity. Demanding something for nothing misunderstands both economics and human nature.
‘Let’s Meet for Coffee’: Matthew Horncastle
Horncastle said he has been approached for informal discussions about future political involvement but remains focused on business. “But if in 10 years’ time New Zealand is still heading in the wrong direction, I’ll have a crack at running. And if I run, I run to win.”
UN Report Reveals the Hidden Exploitation
The best interests of the child should remain central to all decisions about banning or regulating surrogacy, as well as to the creation of laws that protect the child’s fundamental rights.