Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com HISTORICAL PARALLELS between the impact of the printing press and the impact of the Internet are not new. Both inventions almost immediately began to undermine the command and control hierarchies of their respective societies. In the case of the printing press, the reimposition of elite
Christopher Luxon really needs a quick remedial lesson in Cam’s Rules of Politics, particularly the first rule. Clearly, he seems unaware of the rule which is ‘Explaining is losing.’ He sure has been doing a great deal of explaining, that is for sure. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon got quite
One of the embarrassing attributes of left-wingers the world over is this habit of pretending not only that the modern day is some Dickensian novel come to life but also that they are warriors of some sort fighting a battle. The implication (presumably) is that you’re supposed to
Lisa Marriott Professor of Taxation, Victoria University of Wellington Jonathan Barrett Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Victoria University of Wellington Ahead of the 2023 election, it was clear there was not a lot in National’s tax policies to benefit the least well off. Nothing has happened over
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz BODY ON THE LINE David Seymour has put his money where his mouth is. The ACT leader has been outspoken about the Hurricanes Poua’s team haka, saying the team should focus less on politics and more on training. To demonstrate his commitment to the cause,
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Wellington mayor and Council are the most criticised of any in New Zealand, and not without cause. Wellington last had a decent mayor twelve years back with Kerry Prendergast, now deservedly a Dame. She remains one of the busiest people I know, notwithstanding being
Tani Newton Well, it’s that time – time to have our say to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into I-can’t-bear-to-say-what. I’ve only got as far as commenting on expanding the terms of reference, but I thought I’d share what I’ve written
J M White There is no New Zealand left for anyone to aspire to. Most NZ citizens couldn’t even tell you now what a New Zealander is since the very definition of the nation was destroyed by replacing identity with ideology. Once a government starts distributing national resources to
As delightful as the demise of the media has been, there seems to be a narrative building, especially from those same media people who failed to read the room, that somehow democracy is dying in the dark because media companies are failing. It is as histrionic as it is false.
Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. alwynpoole.substack.
dailytelegraph.co.nz THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION IS ALLOCATING $800,000 TOWARDS A DOCUMENTARY ON THE ‘LEADERSHIP’ OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN, AMIDST THE CONTEXT OF ‘RISING VIOLENT EXTREMISM’ AND ONLINE HATE IN NEW ZEALAND. According to a report in state news outlet RNZ, the documentary is not
Christopher Luxon needs to realise that the media are not his friends: in fact they are the enemy. The media also discovered that, when put under pressure, Luxon folds like a Warehouse deck chair. That’s why his ratings have plummeted in the latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll: PartySupportChange compared
Chloe Swarbrick has been elected co-leader of the Green Party. “The Greens care a lot about whakapapa. We know that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us. We know, as the late great green Efeso Collins said, no one stands alone, no one succeeds
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com It is almost exactly one year since we first published our article Fundamentals of Fifth Generation Warfare (reproduced below). At that time we had been approached by John Gregory, health editor at “fact-check” service Newsguard. One year on, we have
