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Luxon’s Medical School Gamble: Throwing Cash at Waikato’s Shaky Reputation
Luxon’s Government gets a half-hearted pat on the back for sticking to their word. But pushing ahead with a medical school at an institution with a shaky academic reputation? That’s a gamble... and not a smart one.
News Briefing: 22 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards WAIKATO MEDICAL SCHOOL Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Waikato Medical School – A Costly case study in policy capture Adam Pearse (Herald): Neil Quigley denies conflict of interest as Reserve Bank chairman amid Waikato medical school deal (paywalled) Giles Dexter and Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Waikato
News Briefing: 21 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards INFRASTRUCTURE Keiller MacDuff (RNZ): 'Announcement of an announcement': Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push RNZ: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government promises $6b infrastructure blitz will create thousands more
The Ascendant Right and Wokeness
Wokeness is, of course, simply ‘radical leftism’ with its roots in African-American liberation theology and Marxist critical theory. It is not possible to apply the label woke to anything that is not radically left.
The SFO’s New Anti-Corruption Taskforce: A Toothless Tiger in a Corrupt Jungle
Let’s call this what it is: a PR stunt. The government is desperate to look like it’s doing something about corruption, so they’ve thrown together a hodgepodge of agencies, given it a fancy name and promised a report by Christmas.
News Briefing: 18 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LOCAL GOVERNMENT Russell Palmer (RNZ): 'Councils have lacked fiscal discipline’ Local Government Minister says Jonathan Milne Newsroom): Govt to explore sharing GST with councils next year Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): The tension between central and local government bubbles to the surface Sinead Gill (Press/
David Seymour Smacks Down Bureaucratic Whining Over Regulatory Standards Bill, Again
The deep state’s tantrums only prove his point: they’re terrified of a world where they have to show their workings.
News Briefing: 17 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards EMPLOYMENT Neil Sands (Law News): Minister adopts Uber’s wish-list when drafting employment law changes, rejects official advice Phil Smith (RNZ): Parliament considering big changes to employment law Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Legislation that lets workers talk about salaries likely to pass into law
The End of Open-Plan Classrooms: A Victory for Common Sense
Open-plan learning was sold as innovative, but it was a con – prioritising vibes over results. The Government’s decision to ditch it is a rare win for commonsense.
News Briefing: 16 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards REGULATORY STANDARDS BILL Jonathan Boston (Post): The Regulatory Standards Bill and how not to govern a country (paywalled) Jamie Ensor (Herald): Winston Peters, David Seymour dismiss claims Government in disarray over United Nations letter (paywalled) Bridie Witton (Stuff): Labour leaps on UN letter as
Luxon’s Toothless Tell-Off of Seymour: A Globalist Puppet’s Pathetic Play
Luxon’s ‘telling off’ of Seymour is a joke: a transparent attempt to look tough while doing nothing of substance. The UN’s been told where to go and Luxon’s left looking like the weak link he is.
This Would Cost Over $2.4 Trillion in Battery Backup
That battery backup cannot make wind and solar powered grids possible is obvious given these incredible numbers. The electric power industry must know this, but their silence is deafening.