The Iranian Imbecile crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis was solved by intelligent leadership acting in the best interests of their nations. The current Iranian crisis shows no sign of quality leadership.
National’s incredulous plan for challenging times
An ideological reflex to an economic challenge has severe limitations by design.
Open Mike 11/04/2026
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Open Mike 10/04/2026
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Open Mike 09/04/2026
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Towards an independent Foreign Policy
Vanushi Walters has outlined a stark contrast between the Government’s appeasement of Donald Trump and Labour’s desire to have an independent principle based foreign policy.
Open Mike 08/04/2026
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Open Mike 07/04/2026
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Missing in action
As this Government’s inaction over the oil crisis becomes more pronounced more and more people are noticing that Christopher Luxon is missing in action.
Open Mike 06/04/2026
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Pawn takes Bishop
Christopher Luxon this week showed strong leadership by demoting Chris Bishop for a coup against Luxon that was staged six months ago.
What If Trump Is Right?
What if Donald Trump is right and the West should reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Open Mike 05/04/2026
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Open Mike 04/04/2026
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Open Mike 03/04/2026
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In a crisis the left does better
The Government’s complete reluctance to do anything about the approaching oil crisis is in stark contrast to the approach adopted by more progressive administrative governments overseas.
A change of government this close or this far away…
reasons to feel hopeful but not complacent.
Open Mike 02/04/2026
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Open Mike 01/04/2026
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“The future of everything is in New Zealand-made energy”
This is the kind of Just Transition story that turns us in the right direction.
Open Mike 31/03/2026
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The oil crisis: what we should be doing now
Responses to the government’s National Fuel Plan.
Open Mike 30/03/2026
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David Seymour wants to snuff out bottlenecks and barriers to our response to global fuel uncertainty
David Seymour is supplying misleading ideas on how to boost our fuel resilience.
Open Mike 29/03/2026
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Wise Response: What can I do in response to the Fuel Supply Crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand?
In the tradition of Community Mutual Aid, Wise Response have published When the Trucks Stop: Mutual Aid Arrangements for a Fuel-Constrained New Zealand
Open Mike 28/03/2026
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Shane Jones: Government isn’t Nostradamus
Shane Jones appeals for understanding for the Coalition, but did he extend any to others?
Why did NZ First cancel country’s public diesel reserves?
NZ First have been busy sowing disinformation. So why don’t they take responsibility for cancelling a decision to stock public diesel reserves and increase duration?
The Government’s National Fuel Plan
Nicola Willis and Shane Jones present the details in the current plan for the Hormz oill crisis.
Open Mike 27/03/2026
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The Government wants to make workers more unsafe
Stand with Pike representatives have submitted to the Government that its proposed changes to worker safety laws will make people less safe at work.
Keep calm and screw it up later – current government policy on fuel
Officials have been doing private, media excluded, webinars with selected businesses. That seems pretty dodgy while our diesel stocks look like they will run out in a few weeks. Rather than (maybe) tomorrow, the government should have been rationing the unproductive Remuera tractors weeks ago.
Open Mike 26/03/2026
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Is the Government’s $50 a week a vote winner?
The Government’s targeted fuel support is pork-barrelling.
Destroying Business 2025
This government has an appalling record of large scale business closures, which continue to damage the careers of thousands of New Zealand workers.