Iwi v. Peewee – How Seymour lost the Treaty principles debate
The Treaty Principles debate on Tuesday’s ‘The Working Group’ – the first with David Seymour – was a runaway success…
Author: Tim Selwyn
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HMNZS Manawanui – New Zealand’s reputation sunk with her
Before I start on an examination of the HMNZS Manawanui fiasco – because that is what it is, a fiasco…
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Truth and consequences – the Vance-Walz VP debate’s nuclear moment
The first of the two moderators at CBS headquarters in New York promised “a consequential night ahead” – everyone knew…
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N Word, please! – Trump’s Black male voting strategy
“Do I have to say his name?” He had held his hand up to indicate to the host he intends…
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Reigning Cats and Dogs: Trump and Harris’s Black Swan Event
After watching the Trump – Harris live TV debate on Wednesday (Tuesday 10/09/2024 NZ time) and rallies from both of…
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Right keys, wrong notes: Lichtman’s 13 Keys to the White House
Professor Lichtman has called it for Harris/Walz over Trump/Vance. Has the big-brained, big-haired political Nostradamus wigged out? Through his own…
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Kingi Tuheitia – Tangi observations and notes on succession planning
Ka arohanui te whanau pani Kingi Tuheitia Paki Potatau Te Wherowhero VII. The Paki is there out of respect. I’m…
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No opinion: AI, Dr Bryce Edwards, Tim Watkin, the NZ Herald and the future of writing
When I heard the news that the NZ Herald was using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write their editorials I happened…
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That John Campbell Q+A interview: Oranga Tamariki v. Christian social services
Jack Tame has enough discernible quirks to be unlikeable at this stage in his career. We know his gotchas before…
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Trump’s winning shot
When the twitter timeline had something about “BREAKING” and Trump shot – or whatever – I cocked my head about…