TPM’s Politics of Grievance Delivers Nothing
Te Pāti Māori has delivered protests that changed nothing, attendance that insults voters, and expenses that enrich its own leadership. That is not representation. It is the ultimate grift.
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The Rot: Taxpayers Are Paying for This
Oranga Tamariki and Ministry for the Environment have race-based leave entitlements.
There Is Just Waste Everywhere
Defund da sewerage. The albatross around New Zealand’s neck.
Bryce Edwards Keeps Chasing Shadows: Another Fantasy About Labour and Winston
The next election will not be decided in the echo chambers of the commentariat. It will be decided by voters who are fed up with the same old games. Winston Peters understands that better than most.
Judge Ema Aitken’s Northern Club outburst may end her judicial career
Whether Aitken keeps her job is now in the hands of the politicians she clearly has strong feelings about. That is the irony she may soon have plenty of time to reflect on.
A Documentary: My Covid Story
A lived account of lockdowns, mandates and the human cost in New Zealand.
This Is Not What Is on the Dinner Plate
This narrative normalises failure and lowers expectations. It tells people their circumstances are not really changeable without sweeping political transformation. That is not empowerment. It is treating people like children dressed up as compassion.
Winston Peters Springs the Trap on Māori Seats – And National’s in a Bind
This forces Christopher Luxon and his crew to confront their bad habit of selling out to Māori interests, a pattern that kicked off under Jim Bolger and went into overdrive with John Key.
Rugby, Risk and Finding the Truth
High‑impact rugby, young men in their prime and families left with more questions than answers.
Here To Change This Rotten Government
Given his propensity to shoot from the lip, Willie is well practised in retractions and back tracks.
Free Jimmy Lai
A good man is going to die in a Hong Kong prison for believing in freedom and democracy. His name is Jimmy Lai.
LNG Imports: A Band-Aid on Labour’s Self-Inflicted Wound
This LNG terminal might buy time, but it is no victory. It is an admission that ideology trumped common sense and now Kiwis foot the bill.