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“The city needs change and I have been approached by a wide range of people asking me to run” – Little
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News Briefing: 8 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DEFENCE Anneke Smith (RNZ): New Zealand has joined the arms race - law professor Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt’s defence spend comes with darker edge Sam Smith (RNZ): Government hikes defence spending amid ‘tectonic shifts’ in geopolitics Thomas Coughlan (Herald): What the $12b defence
Asking the Wrong Questions
This is not the poll Labour should be running, as it doesn’t directly target Luxon. You need to exert pressure and this poll doesn't do that, which makes it kind of pointless.
News Briefing: 7 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Minister Andrew Hoggard’s sister lobbied him opposing tougher baby formula rules Bryce Edwards (The Integrity Institute): Andrew Hoggard’s conflicts of interest and NZ’s culture of complacency David Fisher (Herald): Winston Peters to deliver ‘roast’ as Whale Oil’
David Fisher’s Desperate Hit Piece Can’t Diminish My 20-Year Legacy
Fisher can keep writing his bitter little articles, but they won’t change the fact that I’ve built a legacy of fearless journalism that resonates with Kiwis who are tired of being spoon-fed propaganda.
Winston’s War on Woke Wows the Masses: Peters Surges in Latest Poll
Winston Peters has shot up the preferred PM rankings faster than you can say ‘screw the woke police’.
Face of the Day
The committee reported back on the controversial bill on Friday morning, recommending by a majority that it does not proceed.
The Woke Right and Hoopleheads
Hoopleheads miss the core of conservatism and classical liberalism: liberty of conscience, with its hard-won place in Western history, fiercely battled for intellectually by figures such as the Jew, Spinoza, the Christian, John Locke and the atheist, Ayn Rand.
News Briefing: 4 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Don’t poke the bear: NZ’s calm amid confusion over Trump tariffs Rob Stock (Post): US documents show it knows its 20% tariff claims for New Zealand are false (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Trump lies about
Te Pāti Māori’s Tantrum: Thumbing Their Noses at Parliament and Dreaming of Apartheid
They’re not just thumbing their noses at Parliament: they’re thumbing their noses at reality. And history says that never ends well.