NZ Politics
Decisions Overseas Challenge Our Way of Life
We need to recreate a ‘buy Kiwi’ mindset. This extends to every field of life. It will help prepare us for an uncertain future. The government has to facilitate this process rather than turning a blind eye as our Kiwi resources are sold to overseas interests.
This Is the Wrong Map
The map is wrong because it points to a destination that describes 2020 and does not describe 2026. Using it will generate the wrong expectations in citizens, the wrong reassurances from officials and the wrong policy responses from a government reaching for familiar tools in unfamiliar territory.
On Rising Above the Parapet
Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas – Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Winston up to His Old Tricks
Winston is doing himself no favours by playing silly games.
The Truth About TOP
TOP isn’t above left and right. It’s just the left in better packaging.
Unions Howl as Stanford Torpedoes Their Failing NCEA Empire
Erica Stanford must be a very good education minister if the unions are this furious. Let’s keep it that way.
Renewed Push for Oil and Gas Exploration
The application follows the government’s decision to remove the petroleum exploration ban in late 2025.
Local Water Done Well
Your coalition government’s “Local Water Done Well” is not only an abject failure to honour an election pledge it is an attack on the equal rights of all New Zealanders.
Te Kāika and the Broken Model
All three of these state-funded charities – Te Kāika, Waipareira Trust, Manukau Urban Māori Authority – have featured what looks like nepotistic governance structures.
The Clock Is Ticking: Can Christopher Luxon Turn It Around Before November?
For New Zealand, November’s about accountability for broken promises. Luxon’s broken promises are catching up on him.
Is This a $110 Billion Illusion?
After nearly 20 years and billions in subsidies, no one has shown that KiwiSaver has made New Zealanders wealthier. Still, the instinct across the political spectrum is to make the scheme bigger.
How the World Lost Its Refining Buffer
Covid-era capacity destruction, post-pandemic concentration in Asia and the Middle East and what it means for New Zealand in 2026
The Problematic Size of Government in NZ
It is an election year. Who will, with credibility, propose to shrink the size of government in NZ to a level that allows genuine comparison with the best of the OECD?