Open Letter to the Hon Winston Peters and NZ First MPs
It is sensible to await the consideration of the Royal Commission before taking steps which will enshrine automatic approvals and emergency use of gene technology in NZ law.
NZ Politics
NZ’s Most Valuable Asset
Our over-65 pensioners aren’t a burden: they’re holding New Zealand together.
LARPing as Bums
And what about the half-empty cartons of Cody’s? The burnt meth pipes lying here and there? I mean, you have to at least be a little bit realistic.
The Many Are Watching While the Few Are Being Worshipped
A classroom coup in New Zealand. NZ’s education system risks collapse as identity politics replaces shared learning. When schools elevate the few, the many silently walk away.
News Briefing: 21 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): 'Announcement of an announcement': Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push RNZ: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government promises $6b infrastructure blitz will create thousands more
Jevon McSkimming’s Downfall: The Police’s Self-Inflicted Shame
Chambers can play the disappointed boss all he wants but the buck stops with him. He’s presiding over a force that’s more skilled at dodging accountability than upholding the law.
The SFO’s New Anti-Corruption Taskforce: A Toothless Tiger in a Corrupt Jungle
Let’s call this what it is: a PR stunt. The government is desperate to look like it’s doing something about corruption, so they’ve thrown together a hodgepodge of agencies, given it a fancy name and promised a report by Christmas.
A Duty to Resist, NZMJ
The editors are confirming their adherence to a political ideology rather than scientific excellence. They confirm that they are more interested in prioritising the work of selected groups and not in whether their research is valuable or not.
The Self-Hating Grifter Who Profits off Division
Rawiri Waititi: If he had to stand on merit alone, instead of racial grievance, he’d be invisible. He knows it.
Stretch, Breathe And Praise the Ancestors
How New Zealand's PE classes became Sunday School in sneakers.
Hipkins’ Role Is Thrust Into the Spotlight
The Labour leader can no longer pretend to be the Man Who Wasn’t There.
News Briefing: 18 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT Russell Palmer (RNZ): 'Councils have lacked fiscal discipline’ Local Government Minister says Jonathan Milne Newsroom): Govt to explore sharing GST with councils next year Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The tension between central and local government bubbles to the surface Sinead Gill (Press/
David Seymour Smacks Down Bureaucratic Whining Over Regulatory Standards Bill, Again
The deep state’s tantrums only prove his point: they’re terrified of a world where they have to show their workings.
Auckland Protest Over Gene Tech Bill
Auckland will see a peaceful protest this Saturday as advocacy group GE Honesty rallies opposition to the Government’s controversial Gene Tech Bill.