David Tamihere case collapses after corrupt NZ Police practice fumbles miscarriage of justice
When a court says evidence was “concocted to secure convictions,” it’s not just a case falling apart — it’s the system being forced to look at itself.
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When a court says evidence was “concocted to secure convictions,” it’s not just a case falling apart — it’s the system being forced to look at itself.

National in the 20s. Labour ahead. TOP rising. This isn’t just a bad poll — it’s a warning the election could break wide open.

Labour doesn’t just need candidates — it needs conviction. Max Harris might be the closest thing it has to both.

Talking tough is easy. Turning up isn’t. Especially when the invitation comes with real questions.

You can’t cancel the insurance and then act shocked when the house burns down. The diesel crisis wasn’t bad luck — it was a decision.

Trump’s war on Iran is colliding with New Zealand’s diesel vulnerability — and Shane Jones’ Marsden Point gamble suddenly looks catastrophic.

They say heavier trucks will lower costs. What they don’t say? Trucks already cause most of the damage to our roads — and we pay for it.

“Cuba is next.” That’s not strategy — that’s spectacle. Trump’s foreign policy looks less like planning and more like a victory tour.

When journalists are killed, it’s not accidental — it’s about control. From Lebanon to Gaza, the message is clear: don’t document what’s happening.

MAGA cheering Reza Pahlavi while Americans march in No Kings protests is peak imperial absurdity. The son of a coup-installed Shah is not democracy.