It’s time the rich of NZ paid a wealth tax to rebuild and adapt from climate change
The extraordinary rebuilding and adaptation costs NZ has to undertake must not be borne by the poor, it must be…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Smug Hermit Kingdom – why degrowth sponge cities that have resilience and sustainability are our Isolationist hyper-regional climate warming future
For a very long time, climate change has been some theoretical future threat. The scientists have screamed at us. The…
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Cyclone Gabrielle has exposed enormous structural frailties and inequalities while highlighting Kiwi’s stoicism and community kindness
We still don’t know how much damage Cyclone Gabrielle has caused us. The unprecedented scale of the disaster has impacted…
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James Shaw’s crocodile climate change tears – are the Greens in trouble politically?
James Shaw is sad sad and he’s getting mad mad… New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake…
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Māori Party’s extraordinary Tamaki Makaurau candidate – should Peeni Henare be concerned?
The Māori Party have managed to gain Takutai Moana Kemp as their candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau… Hailing from the iwi…
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Has inflation peaked or is it merely pausing for breath to explode into hyper inflation Armageddon? Why 100 points must still be on Orr’s mind
To date those wanting Reserve Bank Governors to step back from OCR overreach have been crying out inflation has stalled,…
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Chinese spy balloons vs Māori Party neutrality vs 3% GDP military budget vs Australia as China’s Ukraine vs the geopolitics of 3 Waters
The geopolitics of the Pacific have all heated up over the last few weeks in ways that demand attention. Chinese…
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Fellow Kiwis – isn’t it time we were honest about climate change?
In our 2023 Predictions list, I wrote the following… Climate Change will continue to wreck NZ while Corporate Farmers will…
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The unspoken geopolitics of 3 Waters
To date the entire 3 Waters debate has been dominated by ‘da maris is stealing da water’ level of sophistication,…
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Why dumping religious hate speech is actually a victory for NZ Democracy
The middle class woke are beside themselves with fury that their hate speech laws won’t be passed, because many had…