The State of Local Government
The coalition cannot ignore this state of affairs. They not only need to include in their reforms legislative provisions to remove advisory groups from councils, but they actually need to get on with the job.
NZ Politics
News Briefing: 2 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards YOUTH PARLIAMENT Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs accuse government of 'censoring' them, ministry says otherwise Russell Palmer and Giles Dexter (RNZ): Youth MPs told to remove criticisms of government from speeches Janhavi Gosavi (Re:News): Youth MPs claim censorship
Erica Stanford’s Treaty Clause Fiasco: Another National Party Sellout
The truth is: most Kiwis just want a fair go. They’re tired of being told that one group’s culture or history matters more than anyone else’s. National’s refusal to stand up to this divisive agenda shows they’re more interested in looking progressive than delivering results.
FDA Forces Pfizer to Expand Heart Warning
After mounting evidence of vaccine-linked myocarditis.
Invercargill Council Gets It Right
Other councils would do well to learn from this. Targeting Israel alone for boycott and exclusion is not a principled stance – it is a political one, dressed up in moral language.
No Swimming, No Fishing and No Voice
This rāhui is not about mourning. It’s about power. And it is being exercised with zero accountability and total impunity. Welcome to the tikanga takeover.
Where Are the Principles in the Treaty?
This sort of stupidity will not be solved until the principles are tightened up. We cannot have numerous interpretations of the articles of the Treaty: this is precisely what has created the mess we find ourselves in.
What Is in a Name?
Thank you, Minister Chhour, for being braver than most people who have taken a seat in New Zealand’s cabinet room. Thank you for seeing all of us and not reducing the importance, severity, or validity of our terrible experiences to a matter of our racial background.
Jones Taking Charge of Our Energy Needs
New Zealand has the resources, the workforce, and the engineering talent. What it has lacked is leadership willing to cut through the ideological fog. Now, that leadership has arrived.
If Reversed It Would Be Called Racism
Are we sleepwalking into He Puapua/Māori sovereignty? There is going to be a lot of shocked and disillusioned people clutching their pearls when this happens! The moral outrage will be vast. But too late, folks, the horse called democracy will have bolted!
News Briefing: 1 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Defence Force staff accepted smart watches and fishing charters from suppliers RNZ: NZDF receives hundreds of gifts from commercial suppliers 1News: NZDF accepted nearly half-million in gifts, probe finds Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): ‘No free lunch’ from scrapping superpowers
Luxon’s Tough Talk on Crime: Will He Back It Up or Buckle Under Judicial Pushback?
Talking tough is the easy part – any politician can do it. Delivering requires spine, especially when facing a judiciary that has shown it can outmanoeuver parliament’s intent.
The Good Oil Podcast - Episode 9 - Chris Trotter
In episode nine of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with political commentator and historian Chris Trotter.
Face of the Day
Luxon said the sentence would be longer than for the standard offence. “We’ve got a series of three, five and seven years depending upon the nature of the offence and I just think you know anyone would just say that makes perfect sense.”
Report Calls on Govts to Stop Child ‘Gender Transition’
This report is a refreshing read and it is good to see someone within the United Nations speaking clearly and sensibly on this issue. To that end, do not expect to see any reporting of this in New Zealand media.