Can Councils be Capped?
The status quo is unsustainable. Councils have to decide what’s genuinely for the public good – and what’s just self-interest wrapped in bureaucracy.
NZ Politics
National’s Chances Under Luxon are Bleak at Best
“Why can’t you just answer the question; you see this is why you get yourself reputationally in so much trouble…Would you have sacked him, yes or no?”
Labour’s Measles Meltdown: Seymour Shows Spine While Hipkins’ Mob Hyperventilates
We all need to grow the hell up and stop demanding someone does something. It’s the measles – big yawn.
Bayly Bites Back: Misled, Mugged and Now Gunning for Luxon
This saga exposes the dirty underbelly of party politics, where loyalty goes out the window when it suits the top brass. Keep watching: the real fireworks are just starting.
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Free GP Visits Sound Nice, but I’ll Happily Pay My Way
There’s a difference between compassion and overreach. If you can afford to pay for your doctor, you should. It’s that simple.
The Greens and the Cannabis Argument
The Greens will struggle to persuade New Zealanders that we shouldn’t continue to say nope to dope, given the overwhelming evidence of the harms of legalisation.
Did We Screw Up or Did We Not?
The consequences of our passivity, our surrender, and our loss of autonomy are not over. They’re just beginning.
The Deep State
Unless a government steps in and removes the separatist framework upon which they are building their success, they will succeed. Doing nothing is no longer an option.
Principals Whinge About Curriculum Changes While Ignoring Epic Education Failures
If teachers churned out these pitiful results in the private sector, they wouldn’t be complaining about changes. They’d be shown the door – fired on the spot. No golden parachutes and no endless consultations. Just accountability.
Face of the Day
Speaking from South Korea at the ASEAN summit, Luxon said comments about his finances were a political diversion. “I’m aware that they’ve had a pretty rough week, with the capital gains tax – the policy that’s their fourth failure I think in the last two weeks.”
The Fish-Hooks With the Charter School Announcements
The Wellington Phoenix school and the Sisters United Academy must accept applications from all students/families and cannot add any criteria.
It Is Time to Start Thinking About the Big Picture
Even though time is passing and memories may have faded. The effect of the New Zealand Gene Technology Bill, if passed, will be not peripheral to our personal interests or safety.
I See – Promises, Promises
Labour's Future Fund recalls KiwiBuild, but with even less detail.