Oh Dear, Poor Goldsmuck
Paul Goldsmith shows why the Nats are doomed as a major political party.
NZ Politics
Tikanga Blasphemy and Free Speech in NZ
New Zealand repealed its blasphemy law in 2019. Section 123 of the Crimes Act 1961 – “blasphemous libel” was formally removed by parliament. Yet here we are, 60 years later, watching an unelected regulatory body attempt to recreate the same offence through the back door.
The Voters Deliver a Wake-up Call
The time for complacency is over. And this should be a wake-up call for the coalition: they should see the referendum result as their failure to rid the country of the influence of He Puapua.
Winston’s Spot On: Hands Off Our Dairy Brands or Face the Consequences
It’s a strategic blunder – swapping value-added clout for commodity vulnerability.
The BSA’s Blatant Power Grab: Sean Plunket Stands Firm and So Should We All
The internet is not their playground: it is ours. And we will keep it that way.
The Silence of the ‘Peace’ Crowd
It’s a silence more revealing than any chant. It exposes the moral bankruptcy of those who posture as humanitarians while echoing the slogans of Hamas.
One Rule for Some, Another for Others
Authorities shut down the March for New Zealand protest.
A Ceasefire of Silence...
When I visited the Gaza envelope earlier this year, I took one critical question with me and now I think I have an answer.
Not a Code of Conduct but a Mandate of Belief
When a code of conduct stops regulating behaviour and starts enforcing belief, democracy is in danger. Clause 8 turns councillors into compliant subjects of an ideology they never voted for.
Poll Shock: National Sinks Below 30 Percent Again Under Luxon’s Limp Leadership
Luxon needs to wake up and start delivering or the party might find itself facing more than just bad headlines. The voters are sending a message and it’s high time National listened.
Face of the Day
The last of the true farmer prime ministers, he led New Zealand for seven years and the National Party for 11 years.
Whanau’s Political Fall From Grace
From self-rated 8/10 to embarrassing Māori ward defeat.
What It’s Like to File a Complaint
Trying to communicate with a multi-headed te reo gabbling chook.
Funding the Education for Children With Challenges
Flaxmere College receives $262,720 of marginal funding per year as the highest EQI school in NZ. This is a 2.14 per cent addition to the funding level any high school in New Zealand receives. It works out at less than five dollars per student per day.
Have Some MPs Been Oikophobic?
Many might think it would seem at least naïve not to at least raise the question as to whether the damage consistently inflicted upon a formerly far more stable and happy country has been at least partly because of politicians who may possibly be oikophobic, prioritising their own personal agenda.