2026 Election Looks Clear Cut
The upshot is Luxon will be saved, to some degree, by what the alternative is.
NZ Politics
The Substack That Didn’t Age Well
Te Pāti Māori win easily – but how about that turnout?
Latest Taxpayers’ Union Poll: National’s Woes Continue as Trends Turn Sour
The big worry is that Labour needs the nutters in the Greens and the racists in Te Pāti Māori to govern. That is a toxic mix waiting to happen if the centre-right does not get its act together.
Te Reo – A Parent’s Journey
I could send my son to school – but he would not be learning te Reo as a language. He would be learning te Ao. I do not consent.
Māori Privilege Is the Real Story
With arrests taking place in both Australia and the UK over people simply displaying the national flag, it is worth highlighting a disturbing case closer to home.
Boomers up in Arms
There’s no good reason why a bunch of friends in what amounts to a private place, or similar, shouldn’t be able to enjoy a few drinks. I’d say the police are bored with nothing better to do. Or maybe they’ve been looking at the UK and thinking “If it was only like that here…”
Barrister’s Gaza Protest Paint Job Backfires Spectacularly: Conviction Sticks, Career on the Brink
Actions have consequences, Hannah. You fucked around: now you’re finding out. Stupid is as stupid does.
Hooton’s Luxon Doom and Gloom: More Maverick Fantasy Than Political Reality
Hooton’s piece is entertaining fodder, but it’s wishful thinking from a guy who has been wrong before. The National Party’s inertia will keep Luxon in the saddle, for better or worse.
Yes, Really
I guess men these days are such delicate petals, that they need such extremes of protection. Sure, I have no problem with this, so long as protecting these fragile creatures is not to the detriment of women.
Research Signals Growing Support for Expanding Euthanasia
Some of those surveyed talked of the anxiety about their work and not being open with their peers or friends about their involvement.
An Absolutely Biased Guide to This Mayoral Election
I will rank each Auckland mayoral candidate from $ for radical leftists to $$$$$ for small-government dynamos. For some candidates, the 🤡 to 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡 scale may be more appropriate.
This Is a Failure in Judgment
I think both Savage and his editors were guilty of a gross failure of editorial judgment for running a story that presented him as someone worthy of our respect.
Luxon Wets Himself Again as Seymour Calls to Ditch the Paris Farce
It’s a feel-good exercise that’s doing far more harm than good. Seymour is right to demand change or walk away.