Te Kāika and the Broken Model
All three of these state-funded charities – Te Kāika, Waipareira Trust, Manukau Urban Māori Authority – have featured what looks like nepotistic governance structures.
NZ Politics
The Clock Is Ticking: Can Christopher Luxon Turn It Around Before November?
For New Zealand, November’s about accountability for broken promises. Luxon’s broken promises are catching up on him.
Is This a $110 Billion Illusion?
After nearly 20 years and billions in subsidies, no one has shown that KiwiSaver has made New Zealanders wealthier. Still, the instinct across the political spectrum is to make the scheme bigger.
How the World Lost Its Refining Buffer
Covid-era capacity destruction, post-pandemic concentration in Asia and the Middle East and what it means for New Zealand in 2026
The Problematic Size of Government in NZ
It is an election year. Who will, with credibility, propose to shrink the size of government in NZ to a level that allows genuine comparison with the best of the OECD?
Luxon the Albatross as National Stagnates and Labour Creeps Ahead in Latest Poll
The numbers show a country unhappy with the current government but not yet convinced Labour has all the answers either.
New Zealand Rejects WHO Pandemic Reform
Push back on globalist bureaucrats, national sovereignty cited.
A Win for the Government?
When prices rise, families feel it immediately. When tax revenue rises, the government feels it immediately too – but silently.
This Was a Lost Opportunity
The Royal Commission report into Covid was an opportunity for people's voices to be heard. Sadly, it has failed, preferencing power over humanity.
Now the Eagle Has Floundered
Labourite Chatham Islands CEO comes a criminal cropper. Where are the coppers?
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 27 – Eeryk McRae
Passionate, articulate and sharply tuned to the political mood of the moment, Eeryk dives into government overreach, the rise of active young voices in online political debate and the increasingly fractured state of public discourse.
Latest Benefit Numbers – Beware the Spin
What really matters is the year-on-year comparison.
This Sudden Discovery of Restraint and Empathy
But is social media really the root of the evil of political scandals?
Lucy Needs Your Help So She Can Sue the Police
My hope is that if the defamatory press release put out about Lucy as a result of the botched police investigation results in findings against the police in court, then they will start caring about whether investigations are conducted competently.