NZ Politics
Yes, Really
I guess men these days are such delicate petals, that they need such extremes of protection. Sure, I have no problem with this, so long as protecting these fragile creatures is not to the detriment of women.
Research Signals Growing Support for Expanding Euthanasia
Some of those surveyed talked of the anxiety about their work and not being open with their peers or friends about their involvement.
An Absolutely Biased Guide to This Mayoral Election
I will rank each Auckland mayoral candidate from $ for radical leftists to $$$$$ for small-government dynamos. For some candidates, the 🤡 to 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 scale may be more appropriate.
This Is a Failure in Judgment
I think both Savage and his editors were guilty of a gross failure of editorial judgment for running a story that presented him as someone worthy of our respect.
Luxon Wets Himself Again as Seymour Calls to Ditch the Paris Farce
It’s a feel-good exercise that’s doing far more harm than good. Seymour is right to demand change or walk away.
The Wound Is in the Living Room
We medicate children rather than transforming homes. This essay explores how parenting, trauma, and emotional maturity are the roots of New Zealand’s education failures.
PM Reacts to Smiths City Closure
Smiths City was founded in Christchurch in 1918 and is a long-standing name in New Zealand retail, selling home appliances and furniture. The company has been under increasing financial pressure, with sales continuing to fall despite store closures and downsizing measures.
Know Them by the Company They Keep
Take careful note of who’s fawning over Xi’s little brag-parade.
Roy Morgan Poll Spells Trouble for National: Kiwis Forgetting the Mess of the Last Lot?
If National doesn’t sort itself out, and quick, that nightmare could become reality.
Stanford’s Underwhelming Response to a Key Question
Stanford might be better than Hipkins and Tinetti, but that is a VERY low bar.
Do Rising House Prices Damage Growth?
Just when this trend looks like it might gradually make housing more affordable, with immense social benefits and, apparently, considerable benefits in improving our disappointingly poor record in productivity growth, the prime minister panics.