More Concerns With Euthanasia in New Zealand
The author argues that presenting euthanasia as a compassionate option is misleading when basic end-of-life care is so unevenly distributed.
NZ Politics
Let’s Make New Zealand Secular
Or keep playing this two-tier tribal game until the entire country’s run like a mana-based Monopoly board.
The Pro Ana Link
If nothing else, Farrier’s story successfully exposes the tactics of the gender zealots. Ideology trumps reality and, in this case, compassion.
She’s Back and So Is the Austerity
It’s as if she’s been wheeled out as a kind of ready-made austerity dispenser, a convenient tool to guilt and whip the already battered, overtaxed and overcharged people of New Zealand.
What Is With the China Blindness?
Why do ‘yesterday’s leaders’ desire to cozy up with the totalitarian regime running China?
Labour’s Nasty Streak Laid Bare as MPs Swear and Sneer at Seymour
Labour’s Nasty Party reputation is well-earned and no amount of crocodile tears will wash it away. Next time Russell or Webb feel the urge to swear, they should try coming up with an actual argument instead.
This Just Makes No Sense
As I have argued previously, our model should be Singapore – friendly with both the US and China, but not in a military alliance with either country.
Polls Are Not Kind to National – Why?
If National doesn’t start listening to its voter base then the damage it is inflicting on itself will only get worse.
NZ’s Response to Israel Striking Iran
Christopher Luxon will have much to think about on his 12-hour flight to China. Israel’s strikes on Iran complicate an already complex geopolitical picture. The fog of war is here.
The Bureaucrats Who Are Crying Wolf
Why the Regulatory Standards Bill terrifies the Wellington priesthood.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 7 – Brian Tamaki
In episode seven of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam has a long and lively discussion with Destiny Church leader, Brian Tamaki.
Oh Dear: “Trickle-Down”, Again
Trickle-down economics deserves recognition – as economics’ most successful bogeyman. Forever attacked, never defended, because there’s nobody home.
Lockstep Lawfare and Legal Privilege in NZ
Unlike other judicial systems, we have no ‘independent’ panel or transparency of appointments.
The End of New Zealand’s ‘Good Chaps’
This is the hard path New Zealand must now walk, moving from a system based on trust and informal codes to one with rigorous oversight and enforcement.