NZ Politics
Why Are High Achieving Teens Headed Overseas?
And why this is not necessarily a good idea.
National Is the Sneaky Party
The National Party is an affront to its founding fathers. Sneaky actions and hypocrisy both involve deception.
News Briefing: 30 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Guyon Espiner (RNZ): New 'rules of engagement' with alcohol lobby after alarm at 'way too friendly' interactions Ivor Popovich (Newsroom): The scandal of public vs private health care ODT Editorial: Faster treatment not always fairest (paywalled) RNZ: Māori, Pasifika
Will the Legislation Really Change?
The minister seems keen on teaching spiritual matters.
Taxpayer-Funded Electioneering? The Whānau Ora Ad Scandal and Te Pāti Māori’s Self-Interest
As New Zealand grapples with this controversy, the message is clear: taxpayer money should never be a tool for partisan agendas. Potaka’s push for answers is a step toward accountability, but it’s only the beginning.
The 500th Anniversary of the English New Testament
In March 2026, we will mark the 500th anniversary of this world changing event. The books were smuggled into England hidden in bales of cloth, crates of grain and barrels of merchandise.
Trevor Mallard’s Latest Disgrace: Sued by a Kid for His Parliament Protest Stupidity
This whole mess is classic Mallard: a puffed-up ego, a disregard for reason and a knack for landing himself in hot water. Tudor Clee has got him in his sights and, if past performance is anything to go by, Trev’s about to cop another well-deserved pasting.
A Sceptical Note on C-19 Vaccines
It is nonsensical to argue that a dramatic fall in Covid deaths after vaccination drive takes hold in Europe, UK and US is evidence of vaccine effectiveness, while an even more dramatic spike in Australia and New Zealand in the same period is also proof of vaccine effectiveness.
A Look at Funding for Home Schooling
A very key issue is why parents are choosing to educate their children is that the state system in their area is demonstrably failing them – despite paying their taxes.
The Folly of Calling for Diplomacy
Iran does not seek peace with Israel – rather its elimination. And yet New Zealand’s leaders – safe in the comfort of a South Pacific democracy – insist that dialogue is the path forward.
Free Speech Has Consequences
Now that leftists are facing the consequences of free speech, they can’t identify the inconsistency. I suspect that is more likely the result of political inconvenience than genuine confusion.
The Hidden Kiwi Roots of This Industry
Before gender ideology entered the school curriculum it was already playing on the stereo. Today these historical strands have come together in what critics now call a medical-industrial complex surrounding gender.