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Arthur There is a failure of local governments everywhere in New Zealand and it is a sorry saga being played out in various forms by all our councils infested with neo-Marxist nitwits, communist cretins and ex-student activists who have never grown up. It is particularly bad in Wellington where a
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com Shane Jones deserves full support for his round-arm swing at the Waitangi Tribunal which is now fiddling about with
New Zealand has a new coalition Government. Clearly, they will bring back some sanity and common sense to a shattered country. Even so, 2024 is predicted to be a ferociously tough year and the backlash is likely to be ultra-strong from those who lost the election. For now it’s
On the face of it I have some sympathy for Mr Singh who claims to have worked hard in prison to turn his life around and has passed drug tests since leaving there in September. But, due to violent neighbours, he has rejected a lodge where Work and Income placed
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. News That Is Actually Newsworthy Finally, six weeks after the general election, National, Act and NZ First have agreed to the terms of the three-party coalition government for the next three
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How is this news? Almost everyone has known for decades that this is where traditional media are heading. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone but it appears to be a surprise to the New Zealand media, who have had their heads wedged firmly up their own fundaments for
Dear Editor Why have a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi when it played such a small role in New Zealand’s political, legal and justice systems? This was achieved by the six documents below that are held at Archives New Zealand but, except for the Tiriti o Waitangi, are
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As the scandal over the UNRWA and its operations as little more than a front office for Hamas grows, more and more disturbing revelations are emerging. This is very, very far from a supposed “few bad apples”. It’d be harder to find a “good apple” — if not next to
Jack Vowles Professor of Political Science Victoria University of Wellington The coalition government’s approach to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) will inevitably set the scene for Waitangi Day next week, with the ACT Party’s Treaty Principles Bill already generating protest and ill will. But ACT’s
