National’s Poll Doldrums Continue
National must lift its game or risk losing what should be a winnable position. Luxon needs to shake off the boat anchor label fast or the party will keep drifting.
NZ Politics
Face of the Day
Hooton revealed the government was planning to U-turn on changes it had made to Auckland densification rules that would allow for two million potential homes to be developed with greater density and building heights in some inner-city suburbs.
A Precedent in NZ Education That May Be Huge
Here is the key question: Given that Māngere College is under statutory management due to their students’ results – will the many schools that are doing worse, or only marginally better, also face that situation? Why or why not?
What To Expect After a Disaster
Even if a disaster is later found to have been foreseeable and preventable, families cannot sue for the deaths themselves. Support comes through ACC and accountability comes through WorkSafe prosecutions, coronial findings, and the public record.
We Are, Truly, a Nation Divided
Ngātiwai’s actions and DOC’s subsequent response of ‘do nothing’ is totally unacceptable. Ngātiwai’s breaking of the law was a deliberate criminal act, but they suffer no consequences.
This Was Not ‘Unprecedented’, It Was Authorised
The dead were not unlucky. They were failed long before the rain fell.
How They Frame the Narrative
The metaphor of truth as a casualty is slightly misleading. Truth does not die accidentally or of natural causes. It is assassinated, early, efficiently, and without remorse.
Luxon Plays the Race Card to Shut Down Legitimate Questions on Mt Maunganui Slip
This is a case of negligence, not racism to point out, and a failure of co-governance that prioritises cultural narratives over practical safety. Why remove trees that were protecting the slope? It begs investigation, not shutdowns from the PM.
AI Buries Global Change Notions
You listening Chris Luxon? “Politicians welcomed the chance to blame others: if a wildfire or a flood devastates your town, point the finger at the changing climate rather than your own failure to prepare.”
A Cozy Coffee With Coster
New Zealand’s public service commissioner remains strangely loyal to a disgraced ex-police commissioner.
Sounding the Alarm About the India FTA
Whistleblower warns of ‘uncapped’ immigration and systemic fraud.
The Old National Party Is Gone
This is why the election of 2023 now feels like a broken promise.
This Disaster Could Have Been Avoided
What we have just witnessed is a civil engineering failure thanks to iwi and council incompetence, not climate change, not spirits…
NZ First’s Poll Surge: Winston’s Winning While the Big Boys Flounder
NZ First rejects globalism outright and voters love it. This poll surge proves the public craves parties with spine, not more milquetoast mush from the majors. Watch this space: 2026 could be Winston’s biggest rodeo yet.