Woe Betide Us When Parliament’s Words No Longer Matter
New Zealand’s constitutional crisis, a culprit and the crux.
History
NZSAS 70th Anniversary: Honouring Our Warriors
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) a milestone celebrating seven decades of bravery, innovation and unmatched skill.
Russia Didn’t Start This
Truth in politics involves various viewpoints and analyses, which are often influenced by one’s ideological background. However, facts matter.
Tuam Dig to Address Decades-Old Mystery
As the Tuam excavation unfolds, it offers a chance for truth, healing, and justice for the nearly 800 children lost to history, illuminating a painful chapter of Ireland’s past.
She’s Back and So Is the Austerity
It’s as if she’s been wheeled out as a kind of ready-made austerity dispenser, a convenient tool to guilt and whip the already battered, overtaxed and overcharged people of New Zealand.
This Did Not Start With Trump
Granting, controlling, and revoking access to official briefings, restricted government facilities, and the sites of government activities has been one of the political establishment’s favorite tools of media control for over a century.
A Kiwi Soldier’s Quiet Kindness in Korea Marking 75 Years
As we remember the Korean War and those who served, let’s also remember what they brought home. Not just stories of war, but examples of compassion, courage and humanity.
The Crown, the Treaty and the Tribunal
“All actions taken were in accord with the accession of sovereignty and the assertion of British law. A number of Māori chiefs, and their iwi, committed acts of treason and rebellion in contradiction of the Treaty” – John Robinson.
Māori Party Thumbs Its Nose at Democracy
Takuta Ferris’ bill should be rubbished by all the other parties in parliament. But with Labour and the Greens desperate to return to office, I predict that their leaders will weasel over Ferris’ bill.
Dangerous Belittling of Our Freedom and Rights
People need to be clear about which principles are fundamental. Otherwise, hard-won liberties are easily lost. The government’s Legislation Guidelines spell out the fundamental importance of respect for the dignity of the individual.