Culture War Resentment trumping Economic Common Good – the new subjective politics of a brittle NZ Democracy
One stat from the latest Roy Morgan Poll stood out, the steep political divide between men and women… ‘On an…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Are we really saying Shane Jones, Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop are the Brains Trust of NZ? Really?
Are we honestly saying Shane Jones, Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop are the brains trust of New Zealand? Really? Shane,…
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This is a Government of Landlords, for Landlords in the interests of Landlords
Well, the budget made it clear, this is a Government of Landlords, for Landlords in the interests of Landlords. We…
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You must protest against the malice of this Government on June 8th
We have no option as citizens of Aotearoa New Zealand but to join this mass protest event on June 8th….
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Thanks ACT – the Breaking Bad meth crime wave begins like we warned it would
Well, well, well. The TDB ‘I told you so express’ is right ion time. We argued that ACTs weir desire…
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The danger to NZ of misreading China
How to handle China’s ‘big stick’ diplomacy on Aukus Chinese ambassador Wang Xiaolong’s decision to insert himself into NZ’s Aukus…
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I have zero time for Keir Starmer
No laughing at the back, please, but guess what Keir Starmer’s gone and done now? Labour Party leader Keir Starmer…
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Settler Boomer Rednecks can’t beat Māori demographics
Nō whea koe? One in five New Zealanders now Māori – Census New Census data shows a “young, resilient and…
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Budget 2024: We are all losers! Robbing Hone to pay Peter and Paul and John
A mirage Budget in a desert of debt – can 2 BigMac combos each week gloss over all the misery?…
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Māori + Pakeha allies strike on Budget Day + tone policing Māori Party by Cracker
By branding the Maori strike on budget day as ‘illegal’ Luxon has managed to throw petrol on a fire he…