108 Years Ago: NZ Soldiers as Crusaders
On this 108th anniversary, we remember the courage, conviction and spiritual depth of these soldiers.
History
Diving into Obscurity: Vanda and Young
Hitmakers in the shadows: the career of Harry Vanda and George Young.
Three Jews
Three Jews: a kindhearted rabbi from Judea, a Hellenised Jew from Egypt and a repentant Pharisee from Turkey, set the world on a radically new trajectory still holding its place in civilisation after two millennia.
When Journalism Was Fun
When I accepted a voluntary redundancy deal in 2002, I was able to reflect that I’d come a long way in the 34 years since I’d started in the Post’s reading room. By my calculation it was about 30 metres.
Why Can’t We Talk Like This in 2025?
Dare we not to have these conversations again in person, since people seem to have a remarkable propensity to blank-out the political issues of the 20-50 years before they were born?
No, Sanctions Didn’t Destroy This
Venezuela’s five-stage socialist collapse dismantled the rule of law, destroyed investment, and unleashed hyperinflation, long before Washington acted.
Give the Whitlam Myths a Good Dose of Reality Salts
The ‘great man’ was just another politician – and grubbier than most.
SNAP, the Federal War on Self-Reliance
Since the Reagan era, any high-profile proposal to curb food stamp spending is accepted as sufficient proof of mass hunger and imminent catastrophe.
Another Way to Self Destruct
Everything else – Islam, migrants, trans pride, Ukrainian security – is more important than delivering basic safety and reasonable cost of living to British taxpayers. Go online to complain and you risk being thrown in jail. Are these people evil?
Unity Was Never the Starting Point
If Māori leaders want to build something lasting, they’ll need to change their attitudes and allegiances. They’ll need to build trust between hapū – not override it. And they’ll need to engage with history
My Oxford Union Speech
The house believes that the Sun should never have set on the British Empire.
Just Cram a Sock in It, Boomer
It’s been 50 years since the voters rejected your commie hero, get over it.