OCR cut shows how bad economy is going vs Trump tariff reality
I think the Economy is screwed and that the OCR predictions of feeble growth suggests a terrible softness to the…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Covid restrictions did have an impact on social cohesion – what NZ got wrong
Covid-19 inquiry: Vaccine mandates ‘undeniably’ eroded trust, harmed some New Zealanders The first phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry…
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Obesity is a public health issue in a culture awash in Fast Food Corporation and Big Sugar Interests
Obesity challenge: Crack down on junk food ads, takeaway shops, says Helen Clark Foundation A third of NZ adults are…
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Dear Public Transport Sufferers – TDB told you this User Pays Government were going to screw us
Urgent meeting sought over possible spike in bus, train fares Public transport leaders have requested an urgent meeting with the…
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Dumb Lives Matter Parliament Protest 2022 vs Hikoi 2024
There was a real double standard in protests between the recent Hikoi and the far right Dumb Lives Matter protest…
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Hawke’s Bay highlights the new urban sprawl agenda
Here’s what National’s new urban sprawl agenda means in the Hawke’s Bay… Hawke’s Bay housing to be built over ‘the…
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Putin is going to win – what the West needs to do now
With Trump in power, Putin is going to win and we need to understand what has given him to the…
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Will NZ arrest Netanyahu if he visits?
I hate to be ‘that guy’, but if someone accused of war crimes with a current arrest warrant out by…
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Sending an artist to prison for 2 and a half years for selling drugs highlights how evil the war on drugs really is in NZ
This is fucking insane… Hastings artist Dali Susanto sent to jail for dealing LSD, MDMA, magic mushrooms, cannabis Artist Dali…
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Whenever I hear old people complaining about hospitals my first thought is ‘who did you vote for’
Patients referred for orthopaedic surgery not even making waiting lists GPs say patients who desperately need hospital treatment are increasingly…