Much Hangs on How You Vote on 12 October
Hamilton City Council is only one council being subjected to this kind of blackmail. Other councils are facing it too.
NZ Politics
Luxon’s Medical School Gamble: Throwing Cash at Waikato’s Shaky Reputation
Luxon’s Government gets a half-hearted pat on the back for sticking to their word. But pushing ahead with a medical school at an institution with a shaky academic reputation? That’s a gamble... and not a smart one.
News Briefing: 22 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WAIKATO MEDICAL SCHOOL Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Waikato Medical School – A Costly case study in policy capture Adam Pearse (Herald): Neil Quigley denies conflict of interest as Reserve Bank chairman amid Waikato medical school deal (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Waikato
Face of the Day
Lesā said he had “decided to resign from everything” and would no longer run for re-election for the Manurewa local board.
The Numbers Grow Despite Tiny Workforce
It’s time we focused on and fully funded world-class palliative care – and not a lethal injection. We can live without euthanasia.
Open Letter to the Hon Winston Peters and NZ First MPs
It is sensible to await the consideration of the Royal Commission before taking steps which will enshrine automatic approvals and emergency use of gene technology in NZ law.
NZ’s Most Valuable Asset
Our over-65 pensioners aren’t a burden: they’re holding New Zealand together.
LARPing as Bums
And what about the half-empty cartons of Cody’s? The burnt meth pipes lying here and there? I mean, you have to at least be a little bit realistic.
The Many Are Watching While the Few Are Being Worshipped
A classroom coup in New Zealand. NZ’s education system risks collapse as identity politics replaces shared learning. When schools elevate the few, the many silently walk away.
News Briefing: 21 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): 'Announcement of an announcement': Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push RNZ: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government promises $6b infrastructure blitz will create thousands more
Jevon McSkimming’s Downfall: The Police’s Self-Inflicted Shame
Chambers can play the disappointed boss all he wants but the buck stops with him. He’s presiding over a force that’s more skilled at dodging accountability than upholding the law.
The SFO’s New Anti-Corruption Taskforce: A Toothless Tiger in a Corrupt Jungle
Let’s call this what it is: a PR stunt. The government is desperate to look like it’s doing something about corruption, so they’ve thrown together a hodgepodge of agencies, given it a fancy name and promised a report by Christmas.
A Duty to Resist, NZMJ
The editors are confirming their adherence to a political ideology rather than scientific excellence. They confirm that they are more interested in prioritising the work of selected groups and not in whether their research is valuable or not.
The Self-Hating Grifter Who Profits off Division
Rawiri Waititi: If he had to stand on merit alone, instead of racial grievance, he’d be invisible. He knows it.