BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?
When he took command of Ukraine’s military in early 2024, General Oleksandr Syrski stated his plan to defeat Russia. It…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Police pay $10,000 in compensation to PSNA Campaign Co-ordinator John Minto
The non-confidential payout received this week follows negotiations after last year’s IPCA (Independent Police Conduct Authority) report finding that police…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.
Shangri La Dialogue 2026 – Notable Trends The Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri La Dialogue is the…
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Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.
The awarding of a damehood to Elizabeth Rata has caused a great deal of kerfuffle and raising questions which need…
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A Principal’s Lament
Of Stanford’s many and multifaceted attacks on New Zealand education, her attitudes towards, and treatment of, the principals and teachers…
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Elizabeth Rata Dame Honour Sparks Education Backlash
Elizabeth Rata has been made a dame. Critics see more than an honour. They see the Government rewarding a curriculum agenda that walks back bicultural education.
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Something Smells at the Teaching Council of Aotearoa
Three elected teacher representatives resign early. Erica Stanford moves towards a fully appointed Teaching Council. And the same ugly question keeps surfacing: who is really in charge?
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How Do You Define A Woman? Not Like This!
After years demanding Labour define a woman, NZ First’s answer appears to be: a woman is a biological female and a female is a biological female.
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Can Labour centrism win the election? No. But why?
The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
