Labour MP Kieran McAnulty is claiming a $36,400-a-year housing perk to rent property from his wife. McAnulty owns a four-bedroom, $655,000 home in Masterton. When Parliament is in session he stays at a flat in Lower Hutt, owned by his wife Gia Garrick, for which he claims the
The shredders will whir into action at the Te Pati Maori office as the Government announces an inquiry into the shenanigans that went on at Manurewa Marae. Don’t want to have any pesky documents lying around, now, do we? On the allegations surrounding Te Pati Maori, Luxon said the
Disappointment, discomfort, disharmony, dishonour, despondency, despair, demoralisation, delusion – any or all of those words could apply to their present situation. They could not form a reputable and well-respected government and are increasingly mired in a mess of their own making. The alleged hijinks of the Maori Party have destroyed any
Rex Ahdar Is Western Christian Civilisation something to be proud of, something worth defending? I believe so. Let us begin with Samuel P Huntingdon in The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (1996) at p. 311: All civilizations go through similar processes of emergence, rise and decline.
In New Zealand only one other group is as tone deaf as the politicians: the woke legacy media, who were so shell shocked at academic research in New Zealand showing that trust in media has fallen alarmingly that when the news first broke they blamed their lying audience. Over the
Matt Halliday, Auckland University of Technology Can we imagine a world without fossil fuel advertising, let alone fossil fuels themselves? That was essentially the question posed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres this week. Calling the coal, oil and gas industries the “godfathers of climate chaos”, who had “shamelessly
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Twelve agencies, including police are investigating Te Pati Maori data allegations. Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott said that action was underway to ensure the
It’s a shocking public lynching! Hung, drawn and quartered in the public arena, even though I did nothing wrong. In the dock of public opinion, MSM have put me on trial. The story should be about the offender and the incompetent police… Not me…and not Destiny Church! The
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com The Te Pati Maori scandal is becoming much fiercer and more serious. Ever since the allegations emerged on
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com The Coalition Government has announced a boost of funding for pothole prevention, with indicative funding levels confirmed by NZTA showing a record increase in funding
bassettbrashandhide.com The following letter to the Gisborne Herald appears under the title above and the name of Eddie Tuhaka: Rawiri Waititi’s divisive comments and behaviour against the present Government, calling them a white/Pakeha Government, is racist and unacceptable. He and the rest of them did not complain
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com New Zealand has a severe doctor shortage. Hospitals and GP clinics are desperately understaffed. Unfortunately, this looks likely
New Zealand is basically a snake-free country. From time to time sea snakes arrive carried on the currents and will come ashore to lay their eggs. It is well known that there are no land snakes in the country…until maybe now. These are the ‘snakes in the grass’ of
Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com THE DEMAND for a “Maori Parliament” needs to be carefully unpicked. Some Pakeha, thoroughly alarmed by the incendiary rhetoric surrounding the proposition have taken to muttering darkly about “sedition” and “treason”. This is not a helpful line of reasoning to pursue since a threat, if
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Olivia Pierson, Kathryn Ennis-Carter and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! KATHRYN ENNIS-CARTER: Senior Development Consultant: On The Budget And The Maori Renaissance Being Institutionalised Into Public Policy Kathryn Ennis-Carter, Senior Development consultant, returns
