NZ Politics
This Pride Month, Let’s Celebrate National Pride Instead
Maybe, just maybe, we can turn June into a month that celebrates everyone under one flag.
The Kind Façade: Her Global Glow Hides the Domestic Scars
If Jacinda Ardern writes another memoir, a more appropriate title might be “The Authoritarian: How I Left New Zealand Divided and in a Mess.”
Why Get On the Housing Ladder?
At last we have a government that appears intent on dealing with the factors that have caused house prices to rise much faster than incomes over decades.
Is Goldsmith Out of Touch?
They’re not going to change their ways unless directed to do so. Nothing will change unless Minister Goldsmith is prepared to act. Unfortunately, that looks unlikely and so he is wasting his time.
Call It What It Is
A recent fracas involving a government minister at a music event simply shows that an artist is allowed to provoke, but cannot be provoked.
News Briefing: 4 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards 1NEWS-VERIAN POLL, RNZ-REID RESEARCH POLL, PARLIAMENT Tom Day (1News): Poll: NZ First keep rising as National and Labour fall 1News: 'Looking to other quarters': Minor party leaders on poll boost Russell Palmer (RNZ): Left bloc would have enough support to
Stan Walker’s Political Stunt at Aotearoa Music Awards Sparks Outrage, Media Witch Hunt Ensues
Bishop’s comments weren’t a scandal: they were a moment of honesty in a world increasingly allergic to it. If Stan Walker wants to play activist, he should expect pushback.
Is This an Illusive Concept?
Does foreign bribery and corruption exist in New Zealand? Of course it does. What is the extent of the problem? No one knows. And it’s unlikely we will find out anytime soon.
News Briefing: 3 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DAVID SEYMOUR SWORN IN AS DEPUTY PM John Campbell (1News): Why is Peters laughing? And what is Seymour thinking? Luke Malpass (Post): Winston Peters departs as deputy PM with NZ First sitting pretty (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Sunday Star Times): The ‘impossibly ridiculous’ idea of
What’s up With Eru Kapa-Kingi?
The manufactured martyr of a Te Pāti Māori marketing machine.
Helen Clark’s Hypocritical Hysteria: Smearing Musk While Ignoring Her Own Backyard
Clark’s outburst isn’t about truth or lives: it’s about relevance. She’s a has-been, clinging to the spotlight by hurling insults at those reshaping the world. Musk’s pushing innovation – she’s pushing dogma.
When Identity Picks Winners and Taxpayers Pick Up the Bill
When one part of the market is lifted by genuine success, we all win. But when one part is lifted by the state, while another is weighed down by regulatory obligation, the market becomes not a forum for exchange but a theatre of inequality.