NZ Politics
Hmm, Let Me Think About That
In New Zealand, we have gone from a country that produced electricity with internationally competitive pricing, electricity that was available, affordable and was an attractive incentive to new businesses. Now we face unaffordable pricing that is causing business closures.
If You Come Here and Break Our Laws, You Shouldn’t Stay
Another Indian jailed for sexual offending.
Who Moves From Welfare to Super?
Welfare is like an iceberg. The visible tip gets all the attention – the young and unemployed. But below the surface is a very large group of people for whom welfare is a way of life – whether they chose it or not.
The NZ Drug Foundation and Overdoses
Of course the report will be ignored by the government, as is any call to overhaul drug laws. One of the stated purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act is to get users into the system where supposedly they can get help, etc, etc.
Oh Dear: the Māori Ward Referendums
Just watch as rates rise, property values fall and ideology moves into the school zone.
Luxon’s Woman Woes: National’s Gender Gap Spells Trouble
Watch for the war cries from women’s groups soon enough. They will hammer Luxon for ignoring women and demand more female faces in the National caucus.
LGNZ President Ousted in Landslide
Broughton’s loss now leaves LGNZ without a sitting mayor at its helm, deepening questions about the group’s relevance and leadership at a time when member confidence is already eroding.
Race-Based Health Funding or Publicly Funded Grift?
Pasifika Medical Association seeks court order to block Herald story.
What Is the Landscaping for This?
The former New Zealand prime minister quietly fomenting bad behaviour.
Chloe Swarbrick: Fresh-Faced Idealist or Shrill Anti-Semite?
She started with promise, yet ended up as a polarising force peddling hate under a green banner. New Zealand deserves better than this performative rot.