NZ Politics
Another Timeline for Hipkins, Ardern and Bloomfield
If the government did not turn over every stone, it is an absolutely appalling episode in the history of our nation.
This Is a Wake-up Call
Energy security is not optional. It’s the foundation of economic strength, social stability, and national resilience. If we are to protect our industries, our households, and our sovereignty, future governments must put fuel and energy security first.
Luxon the Albatross: National Sinks While Coalition Clings to Life
National caucus members who want to keep their jobs should act soon. The longer Luxon stays, the deeper the hole becomes.
It Is More Than Dismal Now
My personal perspective on all this is much darker than Damien Grant’s. We have consistently failed to meet the challenges of the future over the last 25 years and each decade (or even half-decade) has felt more constrained, stressful and gloomy than the one before it.
Alfred Ngaro: Back in the Arena
Alfred Ngaro, ex National MP, leader of NewZeal Party, is now getting behind New Zealand First. But is NZ First truly becoming a ‘socially conservative’ party?
Just More Woke Entrenchment
Mechanisms of ideological Identitarian societal capture…complete with a case study.
The Catholic Church and Matariki
The issue is not mere cultural acknowledgement: it is syncretism.
Of Fuel and Fury
How can a government ministry blatantly fund political and ‘furious’ activism, yet there be so little media scrutiny? And why the fuel crisis should have been anticipated.
National MPs meet, rumours fly, and Luxon starts sounding like Sir Humphrey
The cabinet reshuffle on Thursday will be spun as business as usual. Do not believe it for one second. The meetings, the leaks, the grumpiness in Auckland and the raw numbers in caucus tell their own story.
NZ First Digs Deep: Smashing DOC Barriers to Revive Provincial Prosperity
We’ve been fooled by false narratives before, including me, but the reality is clear. Mining done right drives growth, jobs and regional revival.
This Is Another Academic Freedom Case
How exactly I was supposed to incorporate ‘Māori and Pasifika perspectives’ into my courses on ancient Greece is still something of a mystery to me. But the important thing about these expectations is that they seem to fly in the face of academic freedom.