The Councils’ Gold‐Plated White Elephants
This is exactly how NZTA and councils work. The secret contract is the Local Government (Rating) Act and your customers are the ratepayers.
NZ Politics
Why Did Willis Reappoint RBNZ Chair Quigley
Chair Quigley’s letter wildly endorsed the $50 billion money printing program. It refers to the wonders of the governor using “alternative monetary policy tools”, a codeword for the program otherwise known as “quantitative easing”.
News Briefing: 31 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards SOCIAL COHESION AND DISCONTENT Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): NZ’s trust crisis – A Revolt against oligarchy 1News: Q+A: Report sheds light on social cohesion in New Zealand Susan Edmunds (RNZ): Do you know what people on benefits actually get? Jamie Morton (Herald)
The Trust Abyss: Media, Institutions and Government in Freefall
Trust won’t return until the double standards stop – and that’s a headline they’ve yet to write.
Integrity Briefing: NZ’s trust crisis – A Revolt against oligarchy
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards New Zealand is in the throes of a trust crisis. The 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer – an annual global survey of confidence in institutions – delivers a stark warning: public faith in the country’s core pillars of society has plummeted. Trust in government is down
Yes, but What Do You Do About Tyrants?
It’s a rough-and-tumble game and Kiwis have been sorting out the winners from the losers since before you lot were in short pants.
Industry Welcomes New Roadside Drug Testing Law
The law will empower police to carry out 50,000 random roadside drug tests per year – a move seen as critical to improving road safety.
FSU Defends Teacher Under Investigation for Comment
The Teaching Council has yet to announce whether it will pursue an investigation, but the case has already sparked a broader debate about freedom of expression and professional accountability within the education sector.
Oligarch Gave Oxford’s NZ Vice Chancellor Hood $150 Million
He hired a Kiwi dean to run it, who has now hired NZ's Ardern.
New Legislation and Tougher Consequences Pass
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the reforms deliver on the government’s promise to restore real consequences for crime.
News Briefing: 28 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards JUSTICE, CRIME, POLICE Martin Van Beynen (Press/Post): What planet are the Greens on? It’s not called reality (paywalled) Emmy Rākete, Grace Gordon and Peyton Bond (Spinoff): Is Tamatha Paul in ‘la-la land’? Here’s what the evidence says Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB)
The Hypocrisy of E Tū: Whinging About ‘Undue Influence’
It’s about a union terrified of losing its grip on a narrative it has long taken for granted. Grenon’s not the threat here – E tū’s hypocrisy is.
Face of the Day
The two organisations were approached for comment, asking if they had raised any concerns with Paul about police officers’ engagement with homeless people.
The Soviet-Style Censorship of NZ Doctors
The censoring of doctors – even the ‘expert’ public health ones.
The NZ Herald’s Board Should Be Fired
The Herald’s bias got me into trouble, since Nats started asking why I hated them so much, writing critiques of them and not Labour. The truth was that the critiques of Labour were rejected.