Who Will Be the Reserve Bank Governor?
Let’s trust Finance Minister Willis will not continue the disgracefully invalid past appointments process.
NZ Politics
Time for ANZAC 2.0?
Our national interest lies in retaining a cordial relationship with both the US and China as Singapore has successfully done.
News Briefing: 25 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards RMA Anneke Smith (RNZ): RMA overhaul: Government seeks common ground with opposition Thomas Coughlan (Herald): RMA reform: Government promises overhaul of zoning rules, end to councils’ tight control of development with $14.8b in benefit (paywalled) RNZ: Christopher Luxon reveals Resource Management Act reform
Winston Peters Slaps Down Luxon’s Immigration Fantasy
Winston Peters pours cold water on immigration changes and highlights key points.
The End of Childhood
We have a God-given duty to protect children. Not just your own kids but all kids. They need a childhood. They need to grow and mature. They need to be safe and protected.
Legalised Abortion, Five Years on (Part Two)
No wonder 31 per cent of women in New Zealand are struggling with their mental health.
They Doth Protest Too Much
The reaction of many in legacy media and politics to efforts by Jim Grenon and others to change the board of NZME is rather telling, hypocritical even.
This Won’t Work
Why challenging Donald Trump’s executive authority in the courts is unlikely to end happily.
What Politicians Will Say for Power
Labour’s Hipkins and Otago VC Robertson must be held to account.
News Briefing: 24 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards NZ FIRST Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The State of Winston Peters Thomas Coughlan (Herald): NZ First: Winston Peters has a lot of thoughts about Labour (paywalled) Giles Dexter (RNZ): No love lost as Peters and Hipkins trade barbs Richard Harman (Politik): Winston Peters – political contortionist
More than 100 Stories on School Lunches from Just One Outlet!
There was all the appearance of a real catastrophe surrounding the school lunches issue but it was all just a manufactured crisis by the media, the teacher unions and the Labour Party. The stats prove it.
Simeon Brown: Health Minister with Balls or Just Another Suit? Five Qualities Tell the Tale
Perhaps his boss might like to take a leaf out Simeon Brown’s playbook, starting with growing a spine.
NASA Returns to Wānaka for Balloon Launches
NASA’s return to Wānaka marks the sixth super pressure balloon campaign held in New Zealand since the agency began balloon operations there in 2015.
