WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate change
When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.

When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.

A war spirals, storms hit harder, and fuel prices keep climbing — so where’s the leadership? This week’s Bradbury Group pulls no punches as politicians and commentators clash over who’s really paying the price.

Kill the watchdog — and what exactly replaces it? That’s the question no one serious is answering.

If you bankroll the fight, should you also pay the bill when it collapses?

Fuel shortages. Rising costs. Global war. Hipkins says we’re not ready — and that should worry everyone.

Trump starts redefining war crimes. New Zealand starts arguing about culture wars. If that doesn’t alarm you, it should.

Bend the logic hard enough and anything looks defensible. That’s the trick. That’s also the tell.
Buy, sell, hold — that’s the conversation. Not what it does. Not who it serves. Just the money.

War abroad. Power at home. And an economy that doesn’t add up. Te Kaupapa pulls it all apart.

The Police Commissioner says nothing was hidden. The emails suggest otherwise — and the deeper this goes, the worse it looks.