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The Committee Coup: Democracy Unravels in Palmerston North  

Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, December 4th, 2025 - 4 comments

The recent decision by PNCC to remove Rangitāne o Manawatū representatives from the Culture, Arts, and Community Committee, and to remove the independent member from the Finance and Audit Committee, is not an administrative tidying-up exercise. It is a political statement. 

The cult of reasonableness

Written By: - Date published: 8:08 am, November 11th, 2025 - 36 comments

Labour’s capital gains tax isn’t the end of the debate — it’s the beginning of a reckoning. The left’s real problem isn’t its policy. It’s the cult of reasonableness that’s made conviction sound impolite.

Why Changing the Government Should Be Enough

Written By: - Date published: 11:27 am, August 28th, 2025 - 30 comments

Outrage is easy. Outrage feels righteous. But outrage without discipline destroys the very people it claims to save.

If we want transformation that endures, we must build it brick by brick. Or watch it burn, again.

Fight Like You Mean It: Why Message Discipline Matters

Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, August 22nd, 2025 - 74 comments

Screaming on social media about how weak Chris Hipkins is as Labour leader may make us feel good. But It also won’t do much do push back against the Coalition of Cockups. So, what if instead of searching fruitlessly for ideological purity, we put our energy and effort into winning instead?