‘Unless you talk about a problem, you won’t be able to solve it’: Michael Laws on Māori child abuse and media failure
“If I was a Māori activist or a Māori political leader... I might be addressing that issue above all else..."
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ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Trump’s war against Universities
Those in other countries, including New Zealand, who are disdainful of the Trumpian approach will do well to pay attention to what is happening in our own institutions.
‘You’re an abuse on the taxpayer’: Peters clashes with RNZ host over bias, funding
“The fact is, you're paid for by the taxpayer and sooner or later we're going to cut that water off too..."
RFK Jr announces national ban on artificial food dyes across the US
"No one will miss them.”
Crampton: Coalition’s ‘Rule of Two’ for medicine approval has been gutted
Summarised by Centrist Dr Eric Crampton says the government’s new fast-track medicine approval law fails...
Auckland University backs down after trying to ‘correct’ professor on biological sex
“The authority for knowledge is with the disciplinary experts.”
NZ extends Ukraine deployment to 2026
Up to 100 NZDF personnel deployed across Europe to support training, intelligence, logistics, and liaison operations.
Study finds nearly half of Greece’s recorded COVID deaths in an Athens hospital were not caused by the virus
Over half of those who died from COVID had been vaccinated.
NZ First proposes legal definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ to reflect biological sex
“Woman” = “adult human biological female” and “man” = “adult human biological male.”
The Press gets curious about Centrist – but misses the mark
Charlie Mitchell’s analysis is thoughtful in parts, but some conclusions need a second look.
‘Terrorist tea towel’ remarks are a clumsy culture war tactic
By calling the keffiyeh a “terrorist tea towel,” Shane Jones brought culture war language into Parliament.
Same scandal, different script: how the Herald protects one MP and targets another
The same newsroom that gave Doyle the benefit of nuance turned around and gave Campbell the axe. Does this suggest that, at the Herald, politics decides the tone?
Kennedy rejects ‘epidemic denial,’ vows to fund research into environmental autism triggers
“This is a preventable disease."
‘You’re gonna get it’: Former Te Pāti Māori candidate confronts Cabinet minister in public – Harawira calls it out
“Pat yourself on the back if you think that makes you a big man."
News bosses pushed spy agency to investigate RNZ journalist over ‘Russian edits’
Spy probe sparked by surreptitious subediting.