Protecting Freedom/Preventing Harm. Can New Zealand’s New Chief Censor Do Both?
IT IS TO BE HOPED that the new Chief Censor, Caroline Flora, will waste no time explaining herself. It…
Chris Trotter
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Mistrusting The Majority
I BLAME IT on student politics. This strange, behind-the-scenes revolution, currently unfolding with minimal media coverage, but making undeniable progress,…
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The Recession New Zealand Has To Have?
CONVENTIONAL ECONOMIC WISDOM insists that the only effective cure for rising inflationary expectations is a short, sharp recession. Easy to…
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MUST READ: Macho chest-beating won’t tame the gangs, but Poto Williams’ “softly, softly” approach just might
THE GROWING CHORUS calling for Poto Williams to be sacked as Police Minister bespeaks a fundamental misreading of her performance….
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Summer Is Coming
THE AMERICANS are doubling down on their commitment to keep the Ukrainian armed forces in the field against the Russians….
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Intriguing Last Words. Remembering Stan Rodger (1940-2022)
STAN RODGER, Minister of Labour, and Minister of State Services in the Fourth Labour Government, died on Sunday, 29 May…
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Let’s Keep New Zealand A Boofhead-Free-Zone.
RICHARD PREBBLE reckons the Aussie election should be read as a harbinger of doom for the Labour Government. It will…
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Kissinger Argues For Peace
WHEN HENRY KISSINGER, at the age of 98, feels impelled to weigh-in on the Russo-Ukrainian War, we should probably listen….
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An Exercise In Basic Accountancy
WHY HAS MAKING such a ridiculously big deal out of the whole Budget exercise persisted? The very notion that the…
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Budget Morning
She rises, unrested, and steps Onto the narrow balcony To find the day. To greet The Sunday God she sings…