The tragic event that took place in the Auckland CBD on Thursday morning was a stark reminder that new approaches are needed to stem the rise in serious crime in this country. Not just crime committed by adults, but also by school-age children. Obviously any new ideas cannot be a
When a panicked call over a suspicious package found in the White House revealed that someone had left half a baggie of coke lying around the presidential residence, very few people had to think hard about who it probably belonged to. After all, this is one of the most secure
Yesterday we saw yet another preventable tragedy occur in Auckland when, without a firearms licence, convicted criminal Matu Tangi Matua Reid illegally obtained a firearm and used it to kill two people and maim several others. Now the hand-wringing and blame game begins. But let’s examine the facts as
A convicted violent criminal, on home detention, without a firearms licence, has committed another violent crime resulting in the death of two other people and multiple injuries. The man at the centre of a downtown Auckland shooting rampage at a construction site earlier today was Matu Tangi Matua Reid, aged
At what point should politicians be held accountable for the consequences of their decisions, beyond merely being turfed out of office? When should activists be prosecuted, as well, when the policies they stridently demand lead, not just to political mayhem, but the murder and rape of the innocent? It’s
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The majority of New Zealanders don’t fit in either of the above demographics; the only political influence they have is on election day. This week saw discussion on Labour’s persistence with taxing ‘rich pricks’. Hipkins can’t extract any more tax from middle income earners because Labour desperately
As I wrote some time ago, Is it time to spit on teachers? Not, of course, that I’m seriously advocating mass expectoration directed at the average chalkie. What I was highlighting was the extraordinary double-standard when it comes to institutional child abuse. The churches have, quite rightly, been held
Police Minister Ginny Anderson will start gaslighting us this weekend that crime rates aren’t up, they just have better reporting now. But the stark reality for those of us living in cities is that violent crime is up massively. We’ve seen almost 400 ram raids in six months!
The notion of “separating the art from the artist” is a long-running debate. Most of the time, frankly, we should. I first learned this lesson in the ’80s, when I began doing freelance music journalism. I discovered very quickly that some people whose work I admired were utter dickheads. Others,
The recent widespread violence throughout France was decades in the making. Was conflict inevitable? If so, at what point does a migrant population, with a firm resistance to integrating, reach critical mass and violently explode? These questions are not academic. The recent violent conflicts in France could be our future
Greta Thunberg, whose name is an anagram for Green Thugbrat may face six months in prison: Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police in Sweden last month during a port blockade. Thunberg, 20, joined a group of young protesters as they stopped oil tankers from entering and
