We Need to Think About This
In a country where public safety is used as the justification for ever-stricter firearms laws on civilians, it’s unacceptable that those granted the highest authority to carry and use firearms face the least scrutiny.
Police
Face of the Day
Bridge pressed Coster several times, asking if he ever suspected any wrongdoing, noting that at least some of the alleged offending covered some of the time Coster was working closely with McSkimming.
Jevon McSkimming’s Downfall: The Police’s Self-Inflicted Shame
Chambers can play the disappointed boss all he wants but the buck stops with him. He’s presiding over a force that’s more skilled at dodging accountability than upholding the law.
Do Not Buy Ammunition
He recorded the sales against other people’s firearms licences without their knowledge.
Does She Seriously Think This?
Her arrogance is jaw-dropping. “I don’t actually care what you think because the people are with me,” she declares smugly. The truth is, most New Zealanders are not with her.
This Could Have Ended Badly
Why did no one bother to ask the questions I did on the actual day? When I was at school, that’s exactly what would have happened.
Road Deaths Fall, Police Testing More
Bishop said the increase in roadside testing helped drive the national road toll in 2024 to its lowest level in a decade.
ACT Stands Firm Against Flawed Firearms Registry as National Clings to Police Narrative
The registry doesn’t make New Zealanders safer – it just punishes the compliant while criminals laugh. National’s refusal to back a proper review, coupled with Mitchell’s blind faith in a discredited police narrative, betrays a coalition more interested in optics than outcomes.
Stuff’s Redemption Fairy Tale Blows Up in a 15-Conviction Firestorm
Stuff, do your job. Correct the record or pull the article. And to the police and politicians preaching about gun control while this mess festers – clean your own house before you come for ours.
The Hypocrisy of the Green Party
Calling to abolish the police one week, running to them the next.
Labour Distances Itself From Green MP’s Police Comments
While National warns of ‘radicalisation’.
The Green Party’s Troubling Pattern
The Green Party continues to align itself with individuals who exhibit highly questionable behavior, from theft to inappropriate online conduct.