Minister Confirms NZ Readiness for Bird Flu
Clare Swinney highlighted the scale of coordination already underway across government and councils, modelled on Covid-era response frameworks.
NZ Politics
This Is Who Is Fighting This Bill
Critical analysis: NZ First’s Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill – the backlash, their funding, and who they are actually representing.
Yes, UNDRIP Is Enforceable Here
It is a coup, engineered by a small number of tribal elite thanks to successive governments willingness to sacrifice New Zealand democracy for totalitarian tribal rule.
Winston Peters Smacks Media Wankers Again – And Kiwis Love It.
If it weren’t for double standards, the media would have no standards at all.
The Weather and Safety Are No Excuse
A $400 fine is an annoying cost for many people. For someone living on a pension, it can become a fortnight-by-fortnight reminder that the safest decision still lost its appeal. And that is the real reason this story will irritate people.
What Happens if the Host Population Changes?
Less Anglo-Polynesian, more Asian. Does it matter?
Only Those Living off the Public Purse Could Be So Tone Deaf
As the old saying goes, turkeys don’t vote for an early Christmas.
Labour Is in Free Fall
In economic speak, nothing is free. This is a lesson the left appear incapable of learning. Barbara Edmonds’ economic baking will be a recipe for economic pain not economic gain.
The Politics of Envy Won’t Make New Zealand Rich
The fantasy behind the Greens’ tax plan.
How NZ Councils Are Wasting Millions on Climate Change
I recently made a formal submission to the Kāpiti Coast District Council on their Draft Emissions Reduction Plan 2026–30. You are welcome to copy it and question your council.
The State’s Hunger To Govern the Internet
Why this should worry us more than the platforms themselves.
His Silence Is Becoming Deafening
Many voters will continue to ask whether he and his ally Tama Potaka are merely managing the pace of constitutional change rather than challenging it. And if that question continues to grow, Luxon may discover that silence carries a political cost of its own.
National Steals NZ First Policy Then Attacks Its Own Coalition Partners.
This episode sums up everything wrong with National right now. Arrogant, directionless and happy to bite the hands that help them.
Poll of Polls Shows Coalition Still Strong Despite TOP Fantasy
This is not the sign of a collapsing government. It is the sign of a media desperate to inject uncertainty where the numbers show strength.
Are We Not Living in the Most Privileged Time?
Isn’t capitalism and democracy history’s most powerful driver of human progress? By incentivising innovation and rewarding efficiency, haven’t free markets and democracy shifted NZ into a more egalitarian country?