Connolly’s Triumph and Ireland’s Tantrum
Record 13 per cent spoiled votes signal ‘electoral revolt’.
Politics
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Damien Grant Nails the BSA’s Overreach: Time to Pull the Plug on These Broadcasting Busybodies
Let the market sort it out: bad content dies a natural death when punters switch off. Time for the government to listen to their own minister’s old words and give the BSA the boot.
Paul Goldsmith’s Clueless Defence of the BSA’s Online Power Grab
David Seymour and Winston Peters came out swinging against the BSA’s power grab from the start. National just looks like Labour in disguise on media control.
Nose Ring Theory and the Rule of Law
The good news is that this cultish behaviour, where they’re signalling to one another that they belong in the cult, has also meant that men can see the same.
Public Sector Strikers Throw a Massive Hissy Fit Despite Ministerial Pleas
Many New Zealanders who earn far less may see the strikes as self-serving rather than justified, reducing the unions’ moral leverage.
We Stopped Practising True Capitalism
Nature is not socialist. It’s cooperative, but only when cooperation benefits the whole. It’s not about forced redistribution. It’s about contribution to the ecosystem.
How to Hide a Truth in Plain Process
There are no secrets, but, if there were, no one knows anything about them. And this is the point. This is how secrecy works in a modern process organisation.
Te Pāti Māori Torch Government Bill in Latest Display of Democratic Contempt
On all the evidence before us, Te Pāti Māori are acting no better than a bunch of violent scribble-faced savages, even as their own party falls apart under them.
Give Us Liberty and Risk
If we want a free, dynamic society of responsible citizens, safetyism browbeating has got to stop.
The Radical Women in Our Institutions
One of the reasons why our society is such a mess today is because we have allowed vast hordes of extremely liberal ‘HR ladies’ to run things.
Labour’s Latest Shambles: Hipkins Caught Flat-Footed on Health Policy Fiasco
Labour, sort your house out. Or better yet, step aside and let someone competent have a go. The rest of us are tired of the circus.
Labour’s ‘Future Fund’ Rip-Off: A Temu Knock-Off That Won’t Fool Anyone
If Hipkins thinks copying Winston Peters is the path to victory in 2026, he is dreaming. Peters called it ridiculous and Bishop called it a joke. They are both right.