NZ needs more people like Robert MacCulloch willing to speak out. But if the price of dissent is this high, how many will choose to do so? His story is a good example of what happens when you dare to speak truth to power in a small country where the elites are all too interconnected.
This budget move should serve as a warning shot to every media outlet suckling at the government’s teat. You’re on notice: do your damn job. Report the facts, not your feelings.
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Satire isn’t just comedy; it’s a form of critical thinking, and if people are falling for the most blatantly exaggerated nonsense, maybe we need to start teaching satire in English classes across the country and make it an NCEA subject before things get even dumber.
‘New Zealanders will see that for what it is’ – Chris Bishop.
Bishop and the coalition are to be congratulated for getting themselves out of a tricky situation.
Most New Zealanders will take a look at the disarray Te Pāti Māori have caused with their stunts and their defiance of the rules and agree that time is up for Māori seats.
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The heckler wasn’t just some random punter exercising his rights. He’s a vociferous DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) spokesman for Tonkin + Taylor, a company that prides itself on ‘inclusivity’ and professionalism, especially when dealing with Government clients like KiwiRail.
But racist when anyone else does the same?
If universities will not defend inquiry over ideology, then they forfeit their moral and academic authority. The public, the students, and the ideal of higher education itself all deserve far better.
It became increasingly obvious throughout the interview that, like the budget Rachel Reeves produced, it is based purely on ideology with no work whatsoever done as to what the consequences might be and how they might be mitigated.
Emergency housing is meant to be a lifeline, not a hunting ground for perverts like Ellis. MSD needs to answer for this.
There are laws that are doing real harm and I would like to see that acknowledged in the public debate.
