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Could New Zealand Be Collapsing?
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. Was Paul Henry correct when he questioned whether New Zealand is on the skids? It’s something we need to
Jones Calls a Spade a Spade and Wants to Use It
If there’s one politician in the current parliament who stands out as not being afraid to speak out against the woke and ideological left it is Shane Jones. Here is a man who takes no prisoners. What he does take is a pragmatic approach to what he sees as
NZ’s Ministerial Conflicts of Interest Under Scrutiny
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government. After all the conflict-of-interest scandals that dogged the last Labour Government, the public might have expected that the
Dodgy Is as Dodgy Does
Stuff continues to drip out unsavoury facts about Chinese involvement to subvert our democracy. We all know about both Labour’s and National’s dodgy donations, where the idiots at the Serious Fraud Office comprehensively destroyed any credibility they had by failing in all of their prosecutions because of the
Face of the Day
The end result can be not feeling like a “real” Maori, but not a “real” Pakeha either. That space between cultures is a strange and uncomfortable place […] Over time, I’ve learned the only way to coexist with that awkward space between is to remember who your tupuna were […] Let’
Replay Radio: The Crunch
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests were Senator Malcolm Roberts, Liam Hehir and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! MALCOM ROBERTS: Australian One Nation Party Senator: On The Changing Dynamics In Australian Politics, And His Ongoing Battle Against Globalist Organisations Senator Malcolm Roberts
Face of the Day
The Chinese Government is accused of an attempted kidnapping in Auckland of a Chinese man who was left hospitalised with serious injuries after he fought back. Liu “Michael” Quanzhou told his story to Stuff Circuit for the documentary The Long Game, an investigation into Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in
When Are People Going to Realise the CCP Are Not Our Friends?
First Helen Clark, then John Key, prostrated themselves before the CCP and all the while these sneaky little scumbags have been undermining our democracy. I can’t wait to see the next op-ed from John Key telling us all that the Chinese are our best mates: it can’t
Keep Swinging That Axe, Hard
Stuff keeps on banging on about state sector job cuts, like we all care as much as they do about it. We don’t. Most of us want to see harder and faster cuts and are bewildered why the Government isn’t swinging the axe hard. The axe is falling
The Dollar and Its Domestic Enemies
Peter C Earle Peter C Earle, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow who joined AIER in 2018. He holds a PhD in Economics from l’Universite d’Angers, an MA in Applied Economics from American University, an MBA (Finance), and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy
The Art of the Deal
While always avidly following politics and culture, James Hol was not politically active until the overreaction to Covid. In a matter of months, James gained invaluable insight into all levels of government, being heavily involved in Federal, state and local election campaigns. US Libertarians met for their National Convention in
Facing Forced Fluoridation Despite Community Pushback
Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand’s Director-General of Health has mandated the fluoridation of Oamaru’s drinking water, despite widespread opposition from locals. In April 2024, the Waitaki District Council instructed
Don Brash’s Speech: What Partnership?
The following is a speech delivered by Don Brash, February 23rd, 2019. If anything, five years on, it has gained in relevance. Earlier this month, something shocking happened at Waitangi. And no, I’m not referring to my being shouted down at the Lower Marae. That was rude, but not
National Better Get Serious, Soon
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll should be giving the National Party cause for concern as they continue to slide in the polls. National is down on last month to 35.4% (-1.9 points) while Labour is also down marginally on 29.4% (-0.6 points). The Greens remain