Claire Bleakley on the Gene Tech Bill
She is asking for the bill to be withdrawn and rewritten or amendments put into existing legislation: the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms Act 1996.
NZ Politics
Why Is Doyle Allowed Anywhere Near This?
This man should not be anywhere near discussions about our children’s education – and it’s disgraceful that he still holds office.
News Briefing: 30 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET, ECONOMY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government trimming spending in big way - here’s what it might cut and why (paywalled) Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Five key insights into Budget 2025 Dennis Wesselbaum (The Conversation): Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ
Tory Whanau’s Exit: A Chaotic Farewell to Wellington’s Most Authentic Disaster
Tory Whanau is on her way out, thank goodness, but her legacy of chaos will linger like a bad smell. Andrew Little might be next in line but his history suggests he’ll just swap one set of disasters for another.
Face of the Day
“I was worried there were no viable candidates for mayor. Now that has changed, I can now focus on what is important to me” – Whanau
This May Be as Good as It Gets
NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices.
Turning Around New Zealand News for a Few Million Dollars
Calling on all investors to fire the going-nowhere, lost, Herald board.
News Briefing: 29 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Tory Whanau bows out of Wellington mayoral race Giles Dexter (RNZ): Tory Whanau quits Wellington mayoral race Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): Tory Whanau’s withdrawal upends race for Wellington mayor Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Tory Whanau drops out of Wellington’s
The Book Festival Where Books Are Optional
We may have a nominally centre-right government, but the steady flow of public funds to the entitled leftist literary and arts mafia continues unabated. Some things never change.
The Left’s Buzzword Is Backfiring
Now, facing growing public resentment, the left are scrambling to accuse their opponents of doing exactly what they’ve spent years doing themselves.
Can New Zealand Avoid Kleptocracy?
If we don’t decisively act now, New Zealand risks becoming another cautionary tale of how complacency turns democracy into kleptocracy.
One News Spends $1 Million to Attack
Who is One News to play God? It should be wound up. It serves no purpose.
News Briefing: 28 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE, ANZAC DAY Matthew Hooton (Herald): How military training could transform NZ society (paywalled) RNZ: Government set to fight latest legal battle in Agent Orange case Stewart Sowman-Lund (Sunday Star Times): Millions paid out for Defence redundancies amid multibillion-dollar boost (paywalled) RNZ: Drone warfare:
China’s Hissy Fit Over NZ MPs Visiting Taiwan: None of Your Bloody Business, Beijing
The sheer gall of China whining about this is laughable. They’ve got no business meddling in our affairs, yet here they are clutching their pearls because our politicians dared to set foot in Taipei.