National Party Candidate for Auckland Central worked for technofascist Palantir
Palantir’s critics warn of militarised AI, surveillance and “technofascism”. So why did National’s Auckland Central candidate work there?
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Palantir’s critics warn of militarised AI, surveillance and “technofascism”. So why did National’s Auckland Central candidate work there?

A taxpayer-funded antisemitism report has ignited a bitter argument over free speech, Zionism and whether criticism of Israel is being deliberately conflated with racism.

A fertiliser shock from the Iran conflict combined with a severe El Niño event could create the conditions for a catastrophic global famine.
The real danger from the Iran conflict may no longer be military defeat, but global economic collapse, fertiliser shortages and food insecurity spreading worldwide.

Nine years of Winston Peters? Critics imagine a future of endless culture wars, deregulation and political horse trading stretched across a decade.

The biggest danger from the Iran conflict may not be oil prices, it may be the collapse of global food supply chains feeding billions of people.

Aucklanders were told public transport was the future. Now many are staring at a half-finished rail project, endless congestion and another delayed promise.

The weirdest thing about Javier Milei may not be the dead dog stories anymore. Allegations around disinformation networks and political money are becoming far harder to ignore.

If the Prime Minister truly believes Winston Peters put politics ahead of the national interest, how can he possibly keep him as Foreign Minister?

Chris Finlayson’s call for “war” on NZ First says something brutal about National right now: one of the few people still willing to fight no longer sits in caucus.