Victoria Is a Crystal Ball for Swarbrick
Australia’s wokest state has barely started transitioning to ‘full electrification’ and it’s already a disaster.
NZ Politics
Luxon Isn’t Talking to Me
And it’s not just him. Hipkins is the same. They talk to this particular group. Is it their group? Their friends and colleagues? Or is that the group that contains the swinging voters?
Pushing the Views That Suit Them
Would RNZ have been remotely interested in her view on National’s leadership imbroglio if she had said Luxon was secure and deserved to lead the party into this year’s election? Somehow I don’t think so.
This Is Evidence of Control Creep
How the Department of Internal Affairs is building a social media surveillance regime before parliament has spoken.
Why This Last Inquiry Was Always Going To Disappoint
The Covid era was a reckoning. It showed us that rights – the basis of our democratic nations – only matter unless someone decides they don’t any more and the reasons for that decision can be side-stepped and not really talked about.
The New Zealand Herald’s Shameful Attempt
Trying to overthrow a democratically elected prime minister.
National’s Desperate Attack on Winston Peters Reveals the Old Playbook and Deep Panic
National can keep ignoring the polls and the voters if they wish. They will reap what they sow.
Maree’s Book Review: Killed to Order
Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America’s Biggest Adversary, by Jan Jekielek
Rinse and Repeat
National's current woes are not unique to them as a political party, but instead indicative of cultural and structural problems within New Zealand’s political landscape.
Christopher Luxon Must Have a Death Wish
If National keeps this up, the only winners will be the opposition parties watching from the sidelines.
This Is a Matter of Law, Democracy and Public Accountability
Your offices exist to intervene when statutory boundaries are crossed. Those boundaries have now been crossed. Immediate enforcement action is required.
NZ First in the Box Seat
If he could do the job as well as he handles foreign affairs then the country would indeed be better off. Who knows what the polls might throw up between now and the election but one thing is for certain, Winston and NZ First are on a roll.
The Idea of Electrification as an Answer
Unawareness, blind ignorance and a sense of unreality.
Shane Jones Serves up a Spicy Reality Check on the India Trade Deal
The India FTA may yet get signed but, thanks to Jones, it will not slide through quietly. He has ensured the concerns are on the table, served up with a side of humour and zero apology.