Jones Taking Charge of Our Energy Needs
New Zealand has the resources, the workforce, and the engineering talent. What it has lacked is leadership willing to cut through the ideological fog. Now, that leadership has arrived.
NZ Politics
If Reversed It Would Be Called Racism
Are we sleepwalking into He Puapua/Māori sovereignty? There is going to be a lot of shocked and disillusioned people clutching their pearls when this happens! The moral outrage will be vast. But too late, folks, the horse called democracy will have bolted!
News Briefing: 1 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Defence Force staff accepted smart watches and fishing charters from suppliers RNZ: NZDF receives hundreds of gifts from commercial suppliers 1News: NZDF accepted nearly half-million in gifts, probe finds Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ‘No free lunch’ from scrapping
Luxon’s Tough Talk on Crime: Will He Back It Up or Buckle Under Judicial Pushback?
Talking tough is the easy part – any politician can do it. Delivering requires spine, especially when facing a judiciary that has shown it can outmanoeuver parliament’s intent.
The Good Oil Podcast - Episode 9 - Chris Trotter
In episode nine of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with political commentator and historian Chris Trotter.
Face of the Day
Luxon said the sentence would be longer than for the standard offence. “We’ve got a series of three, five and seven years depending upon the nature of the offence and I just think you know anyone would just say that makes perfect sense.”
Report Calls on Govts to Stop Child ‘Gender Transition’
This report is a refreshing read and it is good to see someone within the United Nations speaking clearly and sensibly on this issue. To that end, do not expect to see any reporting of this in New Zealand media.
Why Are High Achieving Teens Headed Overseas?
And why this is not necessarily a good idea.
National Is the Sneaky Party
The National Party is an affront to its founding fathers. Sneaky actions and hypocrisy both involve deception.
News Briefing: 30 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): New 'rules of engagement' with alcohol lobby after alarm at 'way too friendly' interactions Ivor Popovich (Newsroom): The scandal of public vs private health care ODT Editorial: Faster treatment not always fairest (paywalled) RNZ: Māori, Pasifika
Will the Legislation Really Change?
The minister seems keen on teaching spiritual matters.
Taxpayer-Funded Electioneering? The Whānau Ora Ad Scandal and Te Pāti Māori’s Self-Interest
As New Zealand grapples with this controversy, the message is clear: taxpayer money should never be a tool for partisan agendas. Potaka’s push for answers is a step toward accountability, but it’s only the beginning.
The 500th Anniversary of the English New Testament
In March 2026, we will mark the 500th anniversary of this world changing event. The books were smuggled into England hidden in bales of cloth, crates of grain and barrels of merchandise.
Trevor Mallard’s Latest Disgrace: Sued by a Kid for His Parliament Protest Stupidity
This whole mess is classic Mallard: a puffed-up ego, a disregard for reason and a knack for landing himself in hot water. Tudor Clee has got him in his sights and, if past performance is anything to go by, Trev’s about to cop another well-deserved pasting.