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There is constant noise coming from that group of silly old men, who believe they understand politics and the dire straits we New Zealanders now find ourselves in. These silly old duffers will grasp at any straw to put down NZ First, but at the same time will support the
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has distanced himself from former Labour MP Marja Lubeck after she posted to X, formerly Twitter, attacking the victims of alleged bullying by Labour MP Shanan Halbert. Last night, former staff told Newshub Halbert was a bully, and that he was “manipulative”, “scheming”, and “a narcissist”
Shauna Shames Rutgers University theconversation.com Motherhood language and symbolism have been part of every U.S. social movement, from the American Revolution to Prohibition and the fight against drunk drivers. Half of Americans are women, most become mothers, and many are conservative. The U.S. is also a nation
Where would you expect to read about a major hospital with rats in beds, mice around the operating theatre, and cockroaches in the meal trays? The slums of Bombay? Squalid Venezuela? The “world’s worst”, in Guatemala? How about Dandrewstan? Victoria’s major trauma hospital The Alfred is being overrun
“Never hold an inquiry unless you know the outcome in advance,” as the saying goes. Anthony Albanese has barely announced his “Covid inquiry”, and we already know what the outcome will be. A whitewash, courtesy of a broken election promise. In January 2022, Albanese promised a royal commission into the
Is there still hope left for the West’s universities? Probably not, to be honest. Some are giving it the ol’ college try (pun intended) of course: New College of Florida, a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, has just abolished its Gender Studies department. Provoking the predictable howling fury
Mike Munro, writing in the Weekend Herald, as usual, did not fail to disappoint. To most people this government has been the worst in living memory, but not to Mike Munro. On Munro’s bucket list of people to criticise is one, not unsurprisingly, Christopher Luxon. Mike is convinced that
Rod K So that’s it is it? Round one of a very boring fight? I really expected the ref to come out with a nice cup of tea and a packet of round wines, then a lie-down. Actually, it was very much like a lie-down. On the
Suze Wilson Massey University theconversation.com The live TV leaders debate between Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Christopher Luxon made clear the policy and leadership style differences between the two contenders to become New Zealand’s next prime minister. But as TVNZ’s post-debate analysts tended to
Graham Adams Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This piece was first published at The Platform bassettbrashandhide.com Ministers are pretending the former PM has simply vanished. Late last week, Tova O’Brien asked Grant Robertson on her Stuff podcast
The media luvvies are starting to act all unhinged now that they’ve realised that Winston Peters is back. They are hollering for Christopher Luxon to say whether or not he will work with Winston Peters. So far the calls are falling on deaf ears as the media try to
Honourable Richard Prebble The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. bassettbrashandhide.com There was a
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The incoming government will have such a huge majority as not to need New Zealand First. I believe New Zealand First will easily crack the 5% mark as Winston, being half Maori, alone feels safe addressing the big issue upsetting New Zealanders, namely outrageous co-government
More and more, it seems almost undeniable that schools are deliberately grooming generations of children who are righteously ignorant. Who cares if they can’t spell or do basic maths, so long as they can be relied on to “strike for climate”? Who cares if they don’t know that
Even if Australian PM Anthony Albanese survives the “Indigenous Voice” referendum, there’s an avalanche of political pain bearing down on him, courtesy of his government’s “Net Zero” obsession. Pollsters have noted that, as the Voice vote sinks lower and lower by the week, Australians are growing increasingly frustrated
