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Jacinda Ardern once said that she’d “never told a lie in politics”. That was, of course, a lie. Since then there have been many instances where her lying ways have been caught out. Kiwibuild, all lies. Light rail to the airport within four years, another lie. MIQ was performing
Information Satire Sex, booze, banquets, parties and other excesses in the halls of power are guaranteed to boost flagging TV ratings. Sources close to the independent production company understood to have signed the contract to produce the show, confirm that production is scheduled to begin in just weeks and will
‘Not in a Democracy’: Maori Party Co-leader Rawiri Waititi Outlines His Vision for a ‘Tiriti-Centric Aotearoa’ Where the Majority Doesn’t Rule over Maori Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi thinks Aotearoa could be the “best nation in the world” – but not necessarily as a democracy. His comments
The Joe Pags Show is a nationally syndicated talk radio show broadcast on stations all over the USA with an audience of around 5 million. Here in New Zealand you can listen on iHeart radio or as I prefer to do, view it on Twitch TV. The show is on
I’m not much of a fan of Rebel Wilson, nor of celebrities using social media as a bully pulpit. But I’m even less of a fan of elite hypocrisy. And I’m absolutely a fan of free speech. The great philosopher of free speech, John Stuart Mill, wrote
Australia’s taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda machine likes to claim that it is uniquely beloved by Australians. But it seems strangely reluctant to put that to the acid test of the market. Ratings show that less than one in ten Australians tunes into the ABC. Yet all Australians are forced
Cornell William Clayton Michael Ritter Washington State University Cornell Clayton is the Director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, where he also serves as the Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Washington State University
Another day, another story of staggering COVID incompetence in Victoria. No matter what the “IStandWithDan” fanatics might say, there’re damn good reasons why Victoria is far and away the COVID capital of Australia – and they all lead straight to the government and the state bureaucracy. Hiring quarantine staff over
Michelle Grattan University of Canberra Michelle Grattan is one of Australia’s most respected political journalists. She has been a member of the Canberra parliamentary press gallery for more than 40 years, during which time she has covered all the most significant stories in Australian politics. Jeannette Young sounded at
Dear Editor Part-Maori Rawiri Waititi has dredged up the hoary tale of how the tribes ‘lost’ all but 4% of the land they once owned. Anybody less ignorant of our history than he appears to be knows that most of the 96% was sold eagerly by the tribal chiefs
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. This week New Zealand was officially pronounced the second most peaceful nation on earth – just behind Iceland – in
It’s not a silly question to ask how information becomes misinformation when we know a whole lot more about Covid-19 today than we did 18 months ago. Beliefs held back then cannot be relied on today. Some information has become misinformation – without being acknowledged as such. The line
Midge Holding is the co-owner of the small makeup company Minifies in Christchurch. Since she took over the business in 2009, she has been supplying fake blood and other special effects to the New Zealand Defence Force. Now, under the new procurement policy, mandated agencies have to award at
Chongyi Feng University of Technology Sydney Dr Feng Chongyi is Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology, Sydney and adjunct Professor of History, Nankai University, Tianjin. He is China’s first holder of PhD in contemporary Chinese history and served as head of China Studies at UTS for 11
