Call It What It Is
A recent fracas involving a government minister at a music event simply shows that an artist is allowed to provoke, but cannot be provoked.
NZ Politics
News Briefing: 4 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards 1NEWS-VERIAN POLL, RNZ-REID RESEARCH POLL, PARLIAMENT Tom Day (1News): Poll: NZ First keep rising as National and Labour fall 1News: 'Looking to other quarters': Minor party leaders on poll boost Russell Palmer (RNZ): Left bloc would have enough support to turf coalition
Stan Walker’s Political Stunt at Aotearoa Music Awards Sparks Outrage, Media Witch Hunt Ensues
Bishop’s comments weren’t a scandal: they were a moment of honesty in a world increasingly allergic to it. If Stan Walker wants to play activist, he should expect pushback.
Is This an Illusive Concept?
Does foreign bribery and corruption exist in New Zealand? Of course it does. What is the extent of the problem? No one knows. And it’s unlikely we will find out anytime soon.
News Briefing: 3 June 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DAVID SEYMOUR SWORN IN AS DEPUTY PM John Campbell (1News): Why is Peters laughing? And what is Seymour thinking? Luke Malpass (Post): Winston Peters departs as deputy PM with NZ First sitting pretty (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Sunday Star Times): The ‘impossibly ridiculous’ idea of
What’s up With Eru Kapa-Kingi?
The manufactured martyr of a Te Pāti Māori marketing machine.
Helen Clark’s Hypocritical Hysteria: Smearing Musk While Ignoring Her Own Backyard
Clark’s outburst isn’t about truth or lives: it’s about relevance. She’s a has-been, clinging to the spotlight by hurling insults at those reshaping the world. Musk’s pushing innovation – she’s pushing dogma.
When Identity Picks Winners and Taxpayers Pick Up the Bill
When one part of the market is lifted by genuine success, we all win. But when one part is lifted by the state, while another is weighed down by regulatory obligation, the market becomes not a forum for exchange but a theatre of inequality.
Budget 2025
Frank Newman, an investment analyst and former local body councillor, has examined the budget from a business perspective and raises concerns about the flagship ‘Investment Boost’ policy.
Load of Crap at the AMAs: Bishop, Seymour and the Hypocrisy of the Music Luvvies
Chris Bishop has every right to say what he thinks and, in this case, he’s dead right. David Seymour was right to back him up. The music luvvies need to grow a thicker skin and stop crying when their activism gets pushback.
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