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JD The disruptions of NZ society by radical Maori, driven to some degree by Te Pati Maori and ably abetted by the MSM, beg the question of its genesis. How is it that these protests can be so readily organised? One simple answer is that Maori are easily identified or
DTNZ Before he was shot at a campaign rally, former US President Donald Trump faced a barrage of threats from Leftist ‘liberals’, including state broadcaster TVNZ. While the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has been roundly condemned by his political opponents, liberal politicians and pundits have – implicitly and explicitly – called
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISION Maiki Sherman (1News): Darleen Tana: ‘I’ve been silenced, I’ve been isolated’ Tom Kitchin (RNZ): The Detail: It's not easy being Green Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Ex-Green MP Darleen Tana: ‘Easiest thing’ might be to leave Parliament Laura
In the immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump it was a strong and defiant Trump who stood and raised his fist to show the crowd he was fine despite the attempt on his life and his own blood dripping from his face. And then the media and
Republished with Permission Author: Chris Trotter AS ANGRY TRUMP SUPPORTERS filed out of the Butler showgrounds, many paused to hurl abuse at the media pack. As they vented their anger upon the assembled “mainstream” journalists, I couldn’t help recalling the behaviour of an even angrier crowd as it filed
Richard Shaw, Massey University It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14 – was no laughing matter. After nine years of economic
Toby Rogers Toby Rogers has a PhD in political economy from the University of Sydney in Australia and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of California, Berkeley. I would like to start a conversation on the relationship between science and power. By “science” I mean the field
The latest Taxpayers Union Curia Poll makes for good reading if you come from the centre-right. National and New Zealand First made gains (two per cent and 1.7 per cent) while ACT stayed pretty much unchanged. The party to suffer most on the left was Labour (down 3.5
Lisa Asher, University of Sydney and Catherine Sutton-Brady, University of Sydney The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from happening? New Zealand currently
The Waikato Settlement Centre is a building in central Hamilton to support immigrants and refugees from around the world. The recently revamped and extended building, partly funded by Hamilton City Council, was due to open last Thursday but that got cancelled when there was news of a planned Palestinian protest
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006. Four months ago, I described a speech by Chris Bishop in his capacity as Minister of Housing as perhaps the most important speech given by any Government minister since the
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Andrea Vance (Post): Law-breaking, tantrums and misconduct. Just an average week in Parliament (paywalled) Tracy Watkins (Post): The long and ignoble list of MPs who resigned badly (paywalled) Kelly Dennett (Post): The one about Winston Peters and the media conspiracy (paywalled) Max Rashbrooke
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll shows a slump in support for Labour Party and a rise in support for the Coalition Government. It also appears that Christopher Luxon has substantially improved his preferred PM poll ratings. National is up 2.2 points on last month to 37.6% while
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. Political commentator Matt McCarten returns to discuss what is happening in the geopolitical sphere, as well as what goes down in the backrooms of politics. Hugh Devereux-Mack, spokesperson for Council of Licenced Firearms Owners and marketer for NZ Deerstalkers Association,
John & Nisha Whitehead Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. “The biggest mistake I see is people waiting for A Big Sign that’ll tell them that things have gone too far. One Big Thing that police or lawmakers or the
