The Anatomy of Welfare Dependency in NZ
All government social service contracts for the able-bodied should not only be tied to measurable outcomes that reduce state dependency, but lucrative race-based funding streams must be eliminated as well.
NZ Politics
Vaping Debacle: Ministry of Health Caught in a Web of Deceit
The vaping debacle is a case study in bureaucratic arrogance and political cowardice. The MOH needs a clean-out, starting with the clowns who thought they could pull the wool over everyone’s eyes.
NZ Herald Scrapes the Barrel
Maurice Williamson’s mic slip from 2023 resurfaces as ‘breaking news’.
The Hidden Story of Marsden Point
How New Zealand’s taxpayer-owned refinery was lost to global neoliberalism.
You Don’t Miss the Water Until...
There is a cultural agenda being imposed on New Zealand. It has been allowed to develop thanks to successive governments. Our civil service, education system and even our courts and judiciary are now pervaded by an irrational desire to disembowel democracy and replace it with ethnocracy.
News Briefing: 24 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOBBYING, INTEGRITY ISSUES David Williams (Newsroom): Who Benefits: The power of the farm lobby, part one Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns Andrea Vance (Post): Public Service Commission
Guyon Espiner’s Latest Witch Hunt Against Winston Peters Falls Flat
The documents are stale, the connections are imaginary, and the public isn’t buying it. Winston’s response laid bare the absurdity and the declining listener numbers prove New Zealanders are done with the narrative.
The Fate of Sex Realists in Trans-Saturated Workplaces
The successful outcomes in the UK cases contrast with the unsuccessful case here. Sex realists have to hope that the success of their UK counterparts may yet influence local events.
The Law Commission IA Tangata Review
A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.
Chris Hipkins and the Pie
This is propaganda. Chris Hipkins presided over lockdowns, mandates, a broken education system and an explosion in youth and gang crime.
News Briefing: 23 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly' Steve Randerson (Spin0ff): It’s time to shut the alcohol industry out of health policy in Aotearoa David Farrar: Smearing public servants is not
Labour’s Pet Pollsters Paint a Rosy Picture, but the Coalition’s Still Standing
This poll’s a wake-up call for National. Luxon needs to stop playing the bland CEO and start showing some fire.
Face of the Day
“I’m not taking any lectures from frickin’ Chris Hipkins and the Labour Party” – Luxon