The Left Are Unfit to Govern
The people now know, without a shadow of a doubt, just how poorly they are served both politically and journalistically.
NZ Politics
News Briefing: 2 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TE PĀTI MĀORI Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Tikanga stand off: Te Pāti Māori refuse to front up to committee over haka Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, Layla Bailey-McDowell and Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Te Pāti Māori MPs refuse to attend Parliament's Privileges Committee hearing over haka protest
Latest Poll Still a Close Run Thing
The latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll shows a tight political race with the coalition parties holding a slim lead.
How Biotech Reinvented Itself and Pretended Safety
It is apparent that government support for biotechnology has become a runaway juggernaut: an almost unstoppable mindless rush to failure.
RNZ Showcases Why Nobody Trusts Mainstream Media
Yet again RNZ shows its total lack of balance.
NZ’s Trust Crisis a Revolt
Part of restoring trust is candidly admitting mistakes and failures. As the saying goes, trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback – it will take time and consistent effort to win back the confidence that has been lost.
Woke but Not Awake
It appears that the woke don’t like reporting on the woke: another scandal developing around a Green Party MP shows how a woke mainstream media are consciously choosing to remain asleep when it comes to certain people and issues.
News Briefing: 1 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards OPEN GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Jem Traylen (The Integrity Institute): Still a “game of hide and seek” – 30+ years of OIA shenanigans Richard Harman (Politik): When moral authority is not enough (paywalled) David Farrar: Chief Ombudsman assesses agencies on OIA compliance John McLean: Official Information Regress
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Weirdo of the Day
NZ First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Peters has argued Doyle’s posts warrant investigation, including by the police.
Labour Distances Itself From Green MP’s Police Comments
While National warns of ‘radicalisation’.
The Green Party’s Troubling Pattern
The Green Party continues to align itself with individuals who exhibit highly questionable behavior, from theft to inappropriate online conduct.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Whenever I get stopped to get drug tested, it’s going to be a complete waste of my time and the police’s time and a complete waste of taxpayer money.
No, This Is Self-Induced Poverty
You never hand money to an addict. Surely. Unless you are MSD. It is a crazy state of affairs. The state is using massive resources to stamp out the supply of P while simultaneously funding a large part of the demand.
Stop and Search
Tamatha Paul should investigate the consequences of what happened to her party’s electoral support in 2017 – the last time a young(ish) wahine Māori gave Green voters cause to doubt her party’s attachment to the rule of law.