The Regulatory Standards Trojan Horse rolls on
David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill reported back by select committee, Opposition criticises ‘egregious failure’ A select committee has recommended several…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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I don’t care about Labour’s incrementalism, Green’s wokeness or Māori Party defiance – they aren’t as cruel as National, ACT or NZF
Look. Labour’ Incrementalism and neoliberal tinkering breaks my heart. The Green’s middle class identity politics shtick is deeply alienating and…
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Scumbag Government allow Corporate Farmers to burn the planet with methane
Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes The government has announced new “science-based” methane targets for 2050, which it…
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Another Drug Report that no one will listen to
Another compelling drug report that shows our war on drugs is an enormous social policy failure… Decriminalise, depoliticise, destigmatise: New…
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AI Girlfriends??? – Maybe men and women just hate each other more than before?
‘I was exhausted with dating’: Why young Kiwis are moving overseas for love For Shannon Lee, moving to London wasn’t…
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Terf turf wars – another delightfully radioactive and hateful Trans fight
Oh sweet Zombie Jesus, what new madness is this? Media Insider: Journalist ejected from Human Rights Review Tribunal hearing under…
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Local Council results – weaponised apathy is the winner – democracy is the loser
The pitiful turn out is lower this year than it was 3 years ago! How dare Wayne Brown pretend he…
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So about NZer Peter Thiel and his secret anti-christ lectures I was talking about.
When I first blogged about this last week, most thought I was off my rocker claiming one of the richest…
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2026 Election will be Old Zealand vs New Zealand
Bernard Hickey makes the point from the latest polling data… Old anti-vaxx men prefer the coalition. Young women don’t. A…
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Time for the Political Left to look at Sovereign Credit to fund our infrastructure
Current government policies not suitable for long-term – Treasury outlook on fiscal future The latest Treasury outlook on New Zealand’s…