The Mythologising of New Zealand’s Past
Both stories matter. Neither requires the invention of mystical entitlement. A nation built on truth does not need to fabricate sacred origins.
History
Trying to Trademark in New Zealand
Why do we even have a committee like this deciding what words are acceptable for a trademark? Wasn’t this government supposed to be tidying up separatist rubbish like this?
This Is a Data Breach
The given names and surnames of 18 survivors are readily identifiable, apparent from the username field of the email addresses.
Letter to the Roseneath School Board
Response to your letter regarding upholding te Tiriti.
Thanksgiving: This Has Been Forgotten
It is our forgotten holy day because we have forgotten to whom we are grateful. The Pilgrims did not forget, which is why they were able to endure so much and survive.
A Nation Built by Grit Now Run by Fragility
If New Zealand wants a future worthy of its past, it must restore the principles that built its success: reason, responsibility, enterprise, merit and truth. Nothing else will work – and history shows that nothing else ever has.
In the Room With Reagan and Nixon
The audience has even less attention span now than ever before. You really do have to stick to something that goes directly to the point and resonates. If you can’t get that through, then you’re stuck.
108 Years Ago: NZ Soldiers as Crusaders
On this 108th anniversary, we remember the courage, conviction and spiritual depth of these soldiers.
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?