NZ Politics
The Monopoly in Behind MMH
Entrusting millions of Kiwis’ health records to a one-man monopoly was a disaster waiting to happen and we’re all waking up to the cost of that mistake.
Time to Wake Up: The Rules-Based Order is Dead, and That’s No Bad Thing
Failed states deserve occasional thumps. Might is Right never stopped mattering, no matter what the elite bleats.
These Assurances of Safety Are Worthless
The power to interfere with evolution is not a blessing, it is a curse.
Will We Miss an Export Opportunity?
The debate has become increasingly political and personal, with concerns raised about domestic policy settings that could affect New Zealand’s ‘premium’ food branding, including proposed genetic engineering reforms and environmental initiatives targeting agricultural emissions.
Why Control of New Zealand’s Freshwater Matters to Us All
The question is whether New Zealanders are prepared to give up equal, democratic control over water itself. That would be a step too far.
This Data Breach Was Preventable
The warnings were ignored. This was preventable. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable, or whether we’ll simply wait for the next catastrophe.
Release the Pfizer Contract Goes to Court
Erika Whittome filed this matter in an effort to get transparency and accountability for the people of New Zealand because there appears to be a new allegiance to Pfizer’s commercial interests, instead of transparency to the New Zealand people.
What Tribal Governance Means for Ordinary Māori
Why concentrating power in tribal institutions may leave ordinary Māori worse off.
Ngāi Tahu, Why So Many?
So where, in just 22 years, did these extra 35,000 Ngāi Tahu come from?
Aotearoa – A Name and a Choice
In a democracy, names matter. So does how we choose them.
The UN and Our Constitutional Question
This is not simply a debate about monarchy versus republic. It is a question of legitimacy, consent and democratic grounding. Who governs New Zealand – and by whose authority?
Waipareira Survived Deregistration by Paperwork and Power
This is where the hypocrisy becomes impossible to ignore.
Our Incoming Stormy Weather and the Supervillains
Things were going well until control of the decision was taken over by another district commander, a Muslim Pakistani woman. She is the district commander for Waitematā while the district commander for Auckland is an Indian man. Permission for Tamaki’s march was denied.