Written By: - Date published: 4:01 pm, November 7th, 2025 - 4 comments
The importance of a New Zealand focus
on the rebuild of Gaza.
Written By: - Date published: 2:46 pm, November 7th, 2025 - 9 comments
The Government’s class prejudices are now on clear display. In the same week that news emerged that the Government is considering a ban on rough sleepers in major urban town centres further news emerged that it is subsidising Michelin to award Michelin stars to local restaurants.
Written By: - Date published: 10:51 pm, November 3rd, 2025 - 52 comments
As measles cases increase, National and ACT have chosen to come over the top of health officials and schools exercising caution.
Written By: - Date published: 12:15 pm, November 2nd, 2025 - 90 comments
Ryan Bridges fawns over Tend’s Telehealth corporate model which is subsidised by taxpayers, rewards private equity investors, and costs about $80 per consult
Written By: - Date published: 10:17 am, October 31st, 2025 - 24 comments
Individual State Schools face the prospect of hostile takeover by groups that may wish to change dramatically the way that the school is run. And Kelston Boys High School is a test case for how the process may work.
Written By: - Date published: 10:06 am, October 30th, 2025 - 140 comments
The usual voices have publicly attacked Labour’s proposed Capital Gains Tax using arguments that do not stack up.
Written By: - Date published: 6:06 am, October 27th, 2025 - 17 comments
On this Labour Day, a massive shout out to all the workers in Southland, Otago and other areas affected by the storms last week. Paid and volunteer, obvious and those in the background doing support for the frontline workers.
Written By: - Date published: 9:40 am, October 25th, 2025 - 23 comments
National has announced it will be spending nearly three times as much on Roads of National Significance as it campaigned on and has justified dubious investment decisions by changing how benefits are calculated.
Written By: - Date published: 1:35 pm, October 19th, 2025 - 15 comments
The senior National Party Cabinet Minister has penned an “Open letter to the people of New Zealand” on the New Zealand Government’s official website
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, October 19th, 2025 - 5 comments
An exodus of professionals are leaving – with Kiwi citizens fleeing at levels we haven’t seen in 24 years. These incl. community GPs, doctors & nurses – and Simeon is going after those that remain
Written By: - Date published: 9:02 pm, October 18th, 2025 - 23 comments
Our multi-billion billion spend-up on Defence has nothing to do with repelling a foreign invasion. It is all about being led by the US to join in attacking a target – China – located far from our shores.
Written By: - Date published: 1:31 pm, October 16th, 2025 - 46 comments
Sean Plunket has threatened to sue the Broadcasting Standards Authority after it released a draft opinion suggesting that broadcasters using the internet should be subject to the same requirements as traditional broadcasters.
Written By: - Date published: 12:54 pm, October 16th, 2025 - 5 comments
Violent crime, sexual assaults and retail crime soar under National Party
Written By: - Date published: 10:02 pm, October 14th, 2025 - 88 comments
Brian Easton says we cannot attain a sustainable Scandinavian-type quality of life while keeping the existing tax system in place
Written By: - Date published: 11:05 am, October 7th, 2025 - 57 comments
Martyn Bradbury’s attacks on Winston Peters and an attack on his home has allowed Winston to claim victimhood status and hog the media spotlight.
Written By: - Date published: 2:22 pm, October 4th, 2025 - 8 comments
Anti vax organisation Voices for Freedom has published a glossy well presented booklet suggesting how local body campaigns should be run. And it looks like a number of right wing campaigns are borrowing heavily from the information in the booklet.
Written By: - Date published: 11:07 am, October 1st, 2025 - 4 comments
The British multinational meeting was first reported by ODT. Plus: Physician Associates spell more danger for the health of our health system
Written By: - Date published: 7:04 pm, September 29th, 2025 - 4 comments
The last time New Zealand put itself on the wrong side of history was when a New Zealand rugby team toured apartheid South Africa just after schoolchildren were gunned down on the streets of Soweto.
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, September 28th, 2025 - 24 comments
Christopher Luxon is sticking to his lines that the proposed changes to the Electoral Law will speed up the result even though this will disenfranchise an estimated 55,000 kiwis and even though the Chief Electoral Officer has said that if properly resourced the changes will make no difference.
Written By: - Date published: 11:02 am, September 23rd, 2025 - 37 comments
Christchurch joins Nelson ED to sound the alarm as Code Red rages across NZ departments
Written By: - Date published: 9:42 am, September 23rd, 2025 - 7 comments
In the hope that it can address the Construction Industry crisis National has announced a partial reversal of cuts made to school building project made earlier in its term.
Written By: - Date published: 10:11 am, September 21st, 2025 - 100 comments
National MP for Southland Joseph Mooney has been trying to capitalise off the US culture, and using free speech to attack academic free speech
Written By: - Date published: 8:41 am, September 9th, 2025 - 59 comments
It’s been alleged that Taxpayers Union is involved in “bullying and intimidation” of local council candidates around the country.
Written By: - Date published: 5:55 pm, September 5th, 2025 - 6 comments
Perhaps the biggest news from a jam packed news week is how, under National’s Health Ministers Shane Reti & Simeon Brown, Health NZ illegally hid staffing data for over a year to conceal their systemic understaffing of our public health.
Written By: - Date published: 2:17 pm, September 4th, 2025 - 43 comments
In 2026 New Zealand First in all likelihood will be back in power because Labour and National will need them to form government.
Written By: - Date published: 8:36 am, September 3rd, 2025 - 27 comments
Remember Act’s Regulatory Standards Bill which would establish principles of responsible regulation and increase transparency? It appears that not all policy will be subject to these requirements. Especially if they affect rich foreigners buying local mansions.
Written By: - Date published: 8:59 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 22 comments
NZ First’s legacy is now firmly NZ Last
Written By: - Date published: 12:45 pm, September 1st, 2025 - 7 comments
Part 2 of the Adrian Orr / Neil Quigley cover up scandal. Nicola Willis knew and did not divulge the truth until the Ombudsman forced their hand last week.
Written By: - Date published: 7:51 pm, August 31st, 2025 - 43 comments
Shane Jones has publicly attacked Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by accusing him of hiding. The chances of a snap election have just shot up.
Written By: - Date published: 12:12 pm, August 30th, 2025 - 12 comments
Kaipara District Council has circulated throughout the country a Franks Ogilvie opinion suggesting that local government obligations to Māori are limited. But even a cursory review of the opinion suggests that it is flawed and should not be used to minimise respect for Māori.
Written By: - Date published: 12:57 pm, August 26th, 2025 - 24 comments
David Seymour has complained that New Zealand has “some of the most anemic governing arrangements in the world constitutionally” without acknowledging that his Goverment could change this.
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