NZ Politics
The Good but Misplaced Intentions of Modern Slavery Laws
Proponents of such laws mean well. But, in my view, many policy makers in rich nations have little understanding of working conditions in poor countries or how humans respond to incentives. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Goodness Another Very Important Promotion
Helen Clark’s appointment as chair of the Gavi board is much more meaningful than most people realise.
The Ideological Capture of Our Health Sector
The Nursing and Medical councils make political views compulsory.
Get Rid of the Sole Parent Benefit
Get rid of the sole parent benefit. Lift aspirations for those mothers and better outcomes for their children will follow.
Luxon’s Boat Anchor Leadership Drags National to Six-Month Low
Luxon needs to pull his tiny little hands out of his pockets, shelve training for the world pocket billiard champs and start doing politics better. Show some fire: tackle the issues head-on and rebuild that voter base.
Hey Australia, Can We Have Pauline Hanson?
The era of halo politics is over. The appetite now is for grit, clarity and leaders who are not afraid of being unpopular if it means being honest.
What Is It They Are All So Keen To Support?
Chris Bishop, David Seymour and even police.
Luxon Continues to March Backwards Faster Than a French Army: Another Correction on Iran War Visas
Luxon is National’s boat anchor. While he remains there, National will not develop any momentum.
Hey Australia, You Can Have Jacinda, We Don’t Want Her
We are told she represents the best of us. For a large and growing number of Kiwis, she represents a period they would rather never repeat.
Blobudsman Shows His True Colours
New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman unlawfully sides with the forces of opaqueness and censorship.
What It Actually Costs To Live ‘Green’ Like Chris Hipkins
Forget ‘let them eat cake’, now it’s ‘let them have solar’.
Luxon’s Iran Flip-Flop: Faster Than a French Retreat
He hedged his bets and has now found himself on the wrong side of history, like the legacy media, the opposition politicians and Keir Starmer.
Government Introduces Traffic Light System For Beneficiaries
Immediately discovers New Zealand also needs jobs.
The Subsumption of a Culture
Have you ever heard the term inverse acculturation? New Zealand is undergoing it.