No one is seriously surprised by the Alan Hall investigation of Crown Law are they?
Alan Hall case: Solicitor-General asks police to investigate after report into Crown lawyers received Following an independent report into the…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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No one is seriously surprised by 501 decision are they?
Court decision on 501 deportee set to force rethink by Parliament The High Court has delivered a bombshell decision on…
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2022 – A year of competing cults & wounds
2022 was a competition between competing cults & wounds. I don’t think we have comprehended the psychological carnage social media…
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The Infamous TDB Political Awards 2022
It was a political year unlike any in modern NZ history when a Dumb Lives Matter protest exploded on Parliament’s…
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Why National are performing so poorly against a self mutilating Labour and why capacity is the real issue for 2023
The truth of the polls at the moment, is that despite enormous self inflicted injuries, National are not soaring ahead….
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From prick to arshole – why Jacinda’s attack on David Seymour was so wrong
Jacinda Ardern, David Seymour to raise money for ‘pricks’ – prostate cancer charity Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Act leader…
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Why the septic wound of the Rotorua emergency housing sums up NZ so perfectly
Extension to emergency housing in motels irks Rotorua residents Commissioners decided the motels could provide emergency housing under contracts with…
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The joy of the privileged righteousness of white man anger
There are two rules of the NZ Police. 1: You can beat the shit of, kill and chase to death…
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Police interrogation techniques just bullying vulnerable people into false confessions
This is so outrageous and is the biggest story that flew under the radar in 2022… Confusion reigns over controversial…
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The quiet militarization of our Airport Security (why I hate Wellington Airport)
I am always giddy with excitement and terror when I get to the domestic terminal of Wellington. Part of me…