Hoiking for Hamas Least of Winston’s Bummers
Yesterday’s twitter flame war between New Zealand’s Foreign Minister and The Daily Blog editor Martyn Bradbury was a most amusing,…
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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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Australia’s AI drone fighter MQ-28A Ghost Bat
The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is ‘cutting edge’ technology. A new AI powered drone fighter plane designed to operate with crewed…
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A Superb Example of Quality Teaching
We’ve heard plenty from the Minister of Education, and from her influencers such as Dr Michael Johnston and Professor Elizabeth…
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Second letter sent to government re flotilla
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon Prime Minister c.luxon@ministers.govt.nz Rt Hon Winston Peters Foreign Minister w.peters@ministers.govt.nz Tēnā kōrua, We, call on the…
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BEN MORGAN: No Russian progress on the ground, means escalating hybrid war
Tension continues to build in Ukraine. Russia’s build-up of force in Donetsk during August and September is the prelude to…
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New Zealand Government Ignores Israel’s Atrocities By Refusing Palestinian Statehood
Here, it is important to cite New Zealand’s foreign minister in relevant detail. Winston Peters said at the United Nations…
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No New Zealand New York Minute: Winston and the Palestine Question
Once the official death toll in Gaza got to 50,000 I stopped following the number. The real toll will be…
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Treasury might have included ‘ frightening older people to death’ as a handy outcome of their dreamed-up alternatives.
A Long-Term Fiscal Statement (LTFS) is produced every four years and generally can be quite useful. The latest was a…
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‘Trump Boys’ in New Zealand Classrooms.
Over recent articles I have highlighted how difficult teachers’ jobs were becoming, partly due to the ever increasing demands imposed…
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Teacher salaries have plummeted over the years
As both primary and secondary teachers continue with their strike campaigns, let’s have a look at the background to their…