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Not So Much ‘Annihilated’, Just Delayed
Kicking the can down the road is a time-honoured political strategy in New Zealand. What’s more, it usually works. Right up to the point where the politicians finally run out of road.
Peters slams ‘hysterical’ talk of trade war, rebukes Luxon for rushing to world leaders
“Close friends do not need to be, and should not be, confrontational and rude with one another.”
NZ gains from Trump’s global tariffs, but at a global cost
Based on modelling, NZ looks a winner.
Kiwis’ trust in news hits new low amid perceptions of political bias
Political bias is killing trust.
Waikato-Tainui partners with Brookfield in $1b inland port expansion – details not disclosed
Several details yet to be disclosed.
Government wants to scrap full licence test and reduce vision checks
“Right now, the process... is time-consuming and inefficient.”
‘Thx’ feels cheap: study finds shorthand texts erode sincerity
“Taking an extra second to type ‘thanks’ might be a wise investment.”
Not So Much ‘Annihilated’, Just Delayed
Kicking the can down the road is a time-honoured political strategy in New Zealand. What’s more, it usually works. Right up to the point where the politicians finally run out of road.
If Gender, Why Not Race?
They’re both ‘social constructs’, so why can’t people ‘transition’ their race?
Can’t Make It There Anymore
Trump’s tariffs are his way of saying to the world: We are strong enough. We can make it here. Donald Trump’s tariffs have stopped globalisation in its tracks.
The Green Carousel of Freaks
If the Greens have any sense, they’ll turf Doyle out of their party as quickly as possible to eviscerate any suggestion of paedophiliac apologism.
Why Did Everyone Defend Green MP Ben Doyle?
What separates those who think they are good and refuse to commit evil from those who know their actions will be seen as evil but do them anyway, is that the latter support each other. Evil always sticks together.
The NZ Green Policies Explained
Regrettably the Greens are very much here and closer to power than you think. We could wake up with Chloë Swarbrick as finance minister. So it will be a salutary move to hold our noses and delve into Green party policy to see just what could be in store for us.
Election 2025: And We’re Off
How is the field looking as the first week of the campaign unfolds?
It Is Australia’s Big Bribe
Labor’s cynical election budget bribes appear to be having the desired effect.
Luxon’s Deluded Surrender: The Treaty Principles Debate Is Far From Over
The Treaty Principles debate isn’t just about a piece of legislation: it’s about who we are as a nation. Are we one people, equal under the law? Or are we a patchwork of grievances, sorted by bloodlines?
Christopher Luxon’s Capitulation: National Party Betrays New Zealanders on Treaty Principles Bill
National’s betrayal isn’t just a political misstep – it’s a slap in the face to voters who backed the coalition to deliver bold, principled governance. They didn’t sign up for a leader who’d rather appease the mob than stand for something.
Face of the Day
Hipkins said National and NZ First could not claim to be on the right side of history just by voting against the bill today. “They lead nothing, they stood for nothing,” Hipkins told the government benches.
For the Love of Tariffs
The outrage over Trump’s protectionism is so hypocritical and self serving from every quarter that I hope he wins and rewrites the rulebook on global trade.
Tariffs Personally Cost Trump $500M – Forbes
The US president’s wave of duties on imports has roiled stock markets.
Trump Is in Winning Mode
Donald Trump was not elected to please the rest of the world. The bulk of Americans like what he is doing.
We’re Sparking a the Conversation
The Rainbow Mafia is real. They doxx, threaten and get people fired for their beliefs.
Te Pāti Māori’s Gravy Train Exposed – And They’re Spitting Tacks
We are one people, one vote, one law and one flag.
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Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.