By 8 am Auckland was in gridlock. At 9 am when most retailers would open, Queen St was in turmoil without those parking spaces. Most motorists were blaming the motorcyclists, as this deliberate move to bring Auckland CBD to its knees was kept reasonably quiet so no media warning of this protest parking strategy had been published.
Why New Zealand's lack of national narrative keeps me up at night.
Barry Soper’s honest reflections from the halls of power.
Books both wonderfully bonkers and usefully thought-provoking.
Seen every day by millions, but almost never remembered.
Dissecting emotional collapsology. Faced with contrary evidence, the response is not reconsideration but defensiveness: manoeuvring, bile, denunciation and the familiar attempts to exclude or silence those who refuse to conform.
Germany’s detailed 2025 figures provide a data-driven mirror and highlight the value of nationality-specific monitoring, targeted integration programs, and selective policies that prioritize skilled migrants with strong assimilation prospects.
The argument that marijuana is a gateway drug and causes psychosis, violence and crime has long been used to support its criminalisation, the war on drugs, and draconian control measures. In this article, I will argue why these claims are not based on reality.
