Whanau’s Political Fall From Grace
From self-rated 8/10 to embarrassing Māori ward defeat.
NZ Politics
What It’s Like to File a Complaint
Trying to communicate with a multi-headed te reo gabbling chook.
Funding the Education for Children With Challenges
Flaxmere College receives $262,720 of marginal funding per year as the highest EQI school in NZ. This is a 2.14 per cent addition to the funding level any high school in New Zealand receives. It works out at less than five dollars per student per day.
Have Some MPs Been Oikophobic?
Many might think it would seem at least naïve not to at least raise the question as to whether the damage consistently inflicted upon a formerly far more stable and happy country has been at least partly because of politicians who may possibly be oikophobic, prioritising their own personal agenda.
Book Review: Pilgrim, by Bruce Logan
We have lost our way. We lack gratitude, humility and forgiveness. We lack brotherly love. We lack meaning and purpose. We can see it most clearly in our parliament with TPM and the Greens. There is no gratitude: just an endless whine of victimhood.
Poll Shocker: Labour Closes Gap, Luxon Sinks Deeper
If the opposition won’t opposition, at least the press is filling the void. But for National, this is a wake-up call. Ignore it at your peril.
The Acceptance of Violence in Māori Culture
From cannibalism to intimidation: violence has deep roots in Māori culture.
Study Shows Support Is Missing for ‘Detransitioners’
This exposes a new form of stigma – using the language of the left: detransphobia.
Profile of an Antifa Promoter in NZ
I came across this man-identifying-as-woman a few months ago. Recently he replied to one of my X posts. So I looked him up more and lo and behold - Antifa promoter!
The Gene Tech Bill: Profit Over People
The implications are chilling: home gardeners saving seeds, small-scale farmers maintaining heritage breeds or families keeping backyard hens could find themselves in breach of new bioengineering compliance rules.
Wellington Pride Taken to Human Rights Tribunal
The case most of New Zealand's media forgot to report on.
We Cannot Keep On Going Like This
The politicians most likely to get us out of this mess are Peters and Jones. These two need our support. We need them to have enough clout in the next coalition to force Luxon to stop his lunacy.
This Is Embedding More Co-Governance
We shouldn’t have a regulatory regime based on race and rent seeking. As it stands, the bill is a recipe for expensive rent seeking from those who will see it as an opportunity to hold up or ‘tax’ applications for gene and crop technology.
Luxon and Hipkins Tank, But Coalition Clings On
If Luxon does not turn things around quickly he might find himself on the backbench sooner than he thinks. And for the left, the infighting needs to stop before it costs them everything.
The Passage of the Gene Technology Bill
The Health Committee has examined the Gene Technology Bill and recommends by majority that it be passed.
