NZ Politics
News Briefing: 13 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Barry Soper (Herald): David Seymour’s actions test Christopher Luxon’s coalition leadership Verity Johnson (Stuff): Chill, David Seymour isn’t NZ’s Trump Anna Rawhiti-Connell (Spinoff): Christopher Luxon’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week RNZ: New Zealand slips
National’s Poll Situation Is Historic: Here’s How to Fix It
Christopher Luxon has done the impossible: he’s gone against history and tanked his new government’s support instead of growing it.
Luxon Trashes NZ’s Passport and Smears Immigrants
His investor visa is a con: NZ already has fourth highest net foreign investment in OECD.
Of Baldness and Treachery
“Yes, it is true, they have managed to turn their parliament into a bad joke,” agreed Fritz. “But we need Cluxon to win the election in 2026 to finish the job and I fear that he has made his antipathy to his voters too clear, too early.
URGENT – New Zealand Needs a Trump
Unless there is radical change to the positioning of our political parties, we could well arrive at the next election with no clear and useful options.
A Māori Who Voted ACT – Yes, We Exist, Bro
This country needs a serious reality check. Māori aren’t a monolith and not all of us believe in the grievance industry that keeps elite Māori in power while the rest of us are told to wait our turn for the trickle-down magic to kick in.
News Briefing: 12 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE Matt Nippert (Herald: New Zealand slips off least-corrupt podium Pattrick Smellie and Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Business of Govt: corruption, transparency and purgatory (paywalled) Bridie Witton (Stuff): David Seymour’s 48 hours under fire Matthew Hooton (Patreon): Has David Seymour gone
Luxon’s Doomsday Clock Getting Closer to Midnight
Another poll, another bad result for National.
MFAT, UNRWA and Life in a Hypocrisy
The next one million NZD is due in June, Peters said. How will he face us if his decision is to continue supporting UNRWA?
Māori Nonsense
Henceforth he better behave himself or I might change my mind and that will be the end of him.
Internews and the NZ Mainstream Media
Almost the entire ‘media’ industry here have wilfully played along and jumped, gleefully, on the great ‘vetted’, ‘brand-safe’ train, all the while tooting accusations of ‘disinformation’ at those not on board.
A Brief Word on Turning Backs
In Sweden, it was a beautiful act of principled and dignified dissent. How sad that the same thing can be done in such a different spirit and that a Kiwi politician can be shunned for racism because he isn’t racist.
The NZ Pandemic Experience Offers a Lesson for the World
… but not the one our government is busy promoting. Ignoring the evidence amounts to a wilful act of misplaced faith which ignores the public good and will ultimately destabilise our nation.
