David Farrar David Farrar blogs at Kiwiblog bassettbrashandhide.com 1 News reports: Christopher Luxon says he was told by some Kiwis on the campaign trail they “didn’t know” the difference between Waka Kotahi, Te Pukenga and Te Whatu Ora. Speaking to Breakfast, the incoming prime minister said having English
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Newzealanddoc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. newzealanddoc.substack.com Transcript Below Okay, welcome and this is Dr Matt Shelton and it is a
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Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz IT’S NOT A BRIBE New Zealand’s media has had an absolute gutsful of our new deputy prime minister Winston Peters. From the moment the combative politician regained his position in government, he has been on the attack. Peters has labelled the Ardern-era “public interest
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It’s been an interesting, and worthwhile-watching, week so far – with the entertainment provided by Mr Scab-Ripper-in-Chief Peters turning the tables, so to speak, in holding media to account, a highlight. They don’t like it up ’em, do they Captain Mainwaring? To see the industry figures run for cover
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com The mass media indignation of recent days ignited by Winston Peters’s accusations of bribery reminds us of a famous
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From the moment the new government was sworn in, the news media have been floundering, They have been thrashing around, having taken the bait laid for them by none other than their long-standing nemesis, Winston Peters. Winston, playing a part equivalent to the artful dodger (a crafty person behaving in
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com We are witnessing a remarkable turnaround in New Zealand politics. The Coalition agreement entered into by National, ACT and New Zealand First reflects the first three-party coalition deal in our country’s history. Democracy can be seen to have prevailed, with MMP delivering what a
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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It takes a special kind of stupid for a politician to call up a mate to run a story decrying the ‘attack’ on the Public Interest Journalism Fund, when that journalist and his stories are paid for by the very same PIJF. Then again it is Willie Jackson. Former broadcasting
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