The Warehouse – where everyone gets a virus
As of 11.59 on Thursday, most of New Zealand will go into “lock down”. People will be expected not to travel to work; not to socialise; and to stay home.
I will not be one of those people.
Frank Macskasy
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Citizens vs the Rogue Deep State
Perhaps even more shameful than Police behaviour has been that of the Fourth Estate reporting this issue to the public. Search engine checks (and confirmation by Martyn Bradbury) have both confirmed that only the NZ Herald and Magic Talk radio have reported the outcome of this case and the Police backdown and apology. The Herald article is pay-walled and consequently of little use to non-subscribers.
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Referenda on Euthanasia – NZ First’s Victory – or a Major Miscalculation?
.NZ First’s success in putting the euthenasia bill to a public referenda may not be the victory they believe it to be. They may even have sounded the death-knell for a second Labour-NZ First-Green coalition.
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Ihumātao – What Pākehā should *NOT* do
With some historical and present context, it should become readily apparent to Pakeha that the occupation at Ihumātao is not a free-for-all conflict for any and everyone to become involved in.
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Simon Bridges: the 15 March Christchurch massacre and winning at any cost
Just when you thought Simon Bridges couldn’t sink any lower – he has.
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The Abigail Article and My Response
As a blogger, I will continue to write for those who are marginalised, attacked, scorned, and powerless. I will continue to support Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transpeople to be included in our society and to have the same rights and privileges straight cis people take for granted.
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National and petrol taxes – when journalists get it right
It’s not often that it happens, but every so often one will stumble across examples of journalism that probes deeper than the immediacy of the here-and-now, and actually takes a step back in very recent history to put political events and utterances into context.
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Judith Collins – Foot in Mouth Award? Or something more sinister?
Former Police, Corrections, and Justice Minister in the previous John Key government, Judith Collins, has been ridiculed on social media after posting a comment on Twitter that was patently untrue;
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Recycling – National Party style. Something embarrassing about Mr Bridges conference speech uncovered
When this blogger heard certain parts to it, there was a sense of deja vu. It was as if I had heard the speech before. In fact, listening to other parts of it, I was sure I had. From eleven years ago.
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Back to the Future Past with Paul Goldsmith
If the definition of lunacy is to repeat the same thing over and over again, expecting differing results, then the National Party has been wildly successful: it is a party of lunatic ideologues.