Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Christopher Luxon was caught on microphone this week telling farmers, “We have lost the plot, and we have to get our mojo back”. He
Dieuwe de Boer rightminds.nz You can follow Dieuwe de Boer on Telegram or Twitter. The summit organised by Peter Mortlock was on the North Shore at 7 pm on a Tuesday evening, so I arrived late. It was very well attended, perhaps 700 people, and we needed to park
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
A replay of yesterday’s A Political Agenda: Panel discussion with Cam Slater, Olivia Pierson and Marty Gibson. Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk? * For security reasons, credit card donations require
Graham Adams commonroomnz.com Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This article was first published at The Common Room Debate has been shut down by allegations of ‘dog-whistling’. At a time when the dilapidated state of New Zealand’s
Well, well, well, the final straw was not Meng Foon’s dodgy donations to Kiri Allen and the Labour party, but his dodgy undeclared conflicts of interest that finally broke the camel’s back. Another Labour flunky goes down hard. Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has resigned from the role
The present-day Maori language is nothing like the Maori spoken by the gracious Maori of 60 years ago. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just
The Companies Register lists him as a current director of one company and former director of a further six, including Triple Eight Investments, which made a $9185 contribution to Kiri Allan. One News The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon, who was in hot water over political donations, has resigned over
Phil Green We’re meant to get all exercised about the Opotiki ‘thing’ happening recently, with the tangi of an important gang member. All fluff and feathers. Whether we like it or not, the sages of New Zealand legality have deemed (over our heads) that Maori indigenous rights are akin
Mishaela Daken voicesforfreedom.co.nz On Friday 9 June, Whirinaki Whare Taonga, previously known as The Exhibitions Art Gallery in Upper Hutt, Wellington, hosted a ticketed event called “An Evening With Sir Ashley Bloomfield.” The presentation, which ran from 7 pm to 9 pm was part of a COVID-19
At the Fieldays in Hamilton, Winston Peters has again reinforced that, despite the leadership change in Labour, there will be no deals for them with NZ First. He was unequivocal: there will be no deal with Labour, at all. He said he did have “a bit of a yarn to
Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom
Had the star of the story been the Labour prime minister the real story behind the Tesla (non) story would have been immediately up in headlines on all media outlets. Sadly that was not to be, as coverage of Christopher Luxon is strictly controlled and sanitised; whenever possible, negative, humiliating
Ted Johnston, Deputy Leader of New Conservative states, “As a criminal lawyer working for 3 decades in South Auckland I have seen the constantly worsening state of the criminal justice system.” The recent assault on a 12-year-old by a group just highlights the decline in behaviour and increase
