Is It a Boost or Welfare?
Why is a government that preaches tight fiscal management willing to splurge billions on an uncapped corporate tax break?
NZ Politics
News Briefing: 27 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, URGENCY Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Can parliamentary urgency and public accountability peacefully coexist? Russell Palmer (RNZ): Pay equity changes: 'People's select committee' formed to gather evidence instead of 'high-flying cliches' Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Former MPs unite for
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 5 – Dr Sheree Trotter
In episode five of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Dr Sheree Trotter – academic, historian and commentator.
Families Speak Out About the School
Oxford school culture under scrutiny after student assault.
This Is a Pathetic Attempt
Here are five actual fashion disasters sitting in our House of Representatives that no one in the media has the balls to criticise.
Green Buckets – A Complete Waste of Money
Each year the Food Scrap Bin programme costs more than $36 million, or about $77 per household – despite only 35 per cent of Aucklanders actually using them.
Means-Testing Jobseeker Benefits for 18- And 19-Year-Olds
Well-intentioned policies are frequently beaten by the introduction of bad incentives and their outcomes.
The Greens and Their Idealism
What makes idealists dangerous is when they get frustrated because no one will listen. This, at least to them, justifies using force to make others do what they want, ‘for their own good’.
News Briefing: 26 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET Jonathan Milne (Newsroom): Ministers don’t know the scale of the tax break they’ve signed up to Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Investment Boost: Govt’s ticking fiscal time bomb Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): “Investment Boost” or “Corporate Welfare”? Fran O’Sullivan (Herald)
The Faux Outrage Over Nicola Willis’ Budget Day Dress: A Media Double Standard Exposed
It’s a ridiculous story that exposes the media’s double standards and the fashion industry’s selective support. If the media wants to regain the public’s trust, they’d do well to stop obsessing over what female politicians wear and start focusing on what they do.
Health Research Council Funding Cuts: Reining in the Wombles’ Wasteful Spending
With New Zealand’s books in dire straits, every dollar counts. The government should conduct a full audit of the HRC’s spending and identify projects that fail to deliver real health benefits.
Clowns of the Day
“I’m so glad I bothered to adjourn the debate to allow the Māori Party to be in the House for the budget. Oh wait…” – Bishop
The Normalising of Antisemitism in New Zealand
A society that cannot protect its Jewish citizens (or worse, refuses to hear them) is a society that is failing its most basic commitments to justice, equality, and human dignity.
Good Policy Requires Courage
Where is the party with the courage to set New Zealand on the path to a better future – one where the good of New Zealanders is put first, and where there’s no kowtowing to vested interest groups demanding special privileges.
