Face of the Day
Jones also described the Otago Regional Council as “the Kremlin of the South Island” after a dispute over mine expansion.
NZ Politics
Some People May Have Children to Gain Income Support
The reality is this: it is cruel and callous to incentivise the birth of otherwise unwanted children. And it is a cruel and callous person who produces a child purely for their own monetary gain.
Luxon or Time for Someone Else?
Pee Kay No Minister Heather du Plessis-Allan, in the article below, states, “But if they choose to stick with Luxon, they have to figure out how to limit his damage to the party’s polling.” What about National asking themselves this question, “If we do stick with Luxon, how
The ‘Land Back’ Pogrom Most Kiwis Don’t See Coming
If the country continues down this path, we should not expect peace, prosperity, or social cohesion. We should expect something much darker.
More Cold Water
Politically, pouring ‘cold water’ onto challenging issues in New Zealand is common place – be it the recent police scandal or instances of foreign interference. It’s time to sustain conversations.
Luxon’s Leadership on the Brink: Denials Can’t Hide the Growing Flames
Luxon might insist it is not a question, but the reality is staring him in the face. National needs a reset and the mutterings in the caucus suggest it could come sooner than he thinks.
The Agendas of Biotech Are Now Being Put on the Table
It is long past time for a public discussion of the limits of what is actually known about DNA and the risks to human life that are being recklessly hazarded.
The Choir of Experts
Where are the medical professionals supporting the ban on puberty blocker prescription?
This Is Out of Control
For the clinicians and nurses who just want to look after patients, the whole situation is beyond frustrating. They are watching a health system in crisis and, instead of fixing the basics, the leadership seems obsessed with political symbolism.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 21 – Geoff Upson
Geoff has spent years waging a one-man war on crumbling roads, bureaucratic inertia and the maddening gap between what officials promise and what actually gets fixed.
There Is a World of Possibilities
Now is the time for conversation (with or without TPM): it’s time to regroup, not just as Māori but as a people and a nation. Our country is at risk of being lost to foreigners and foreign influence and it has been that way for far too long.
This Backlash Is Only the Media
Athletes should be free to play and free to say “no thanks” to political messaging without the threat of cancellation hanging over them.
