The Need For Schools to Develop Creativity
Are New Zealand schools narrowing education to basics? Why creativity, arts education, and imagination are essential for children’s future success.
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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Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting history
As Epstein disclosures resurface in 2026, the real story may be institutional trust, media fragmentation and the battle over elite accountability.
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Why are so many people are concerned about Education & Training (System Reform) Bill?
I could write for many weeks about the Education & Training (System Reform) Bill that is making its way through…
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Analysing Ukraine: Starlink down, Ukraine attacks
In-depth analysis of Ukraine’s evolving land campaign after Russia’s Starlink loss, NATO’s $38b Ramstein pledge, and the strategic attrition shaping the war’s outcome.
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Death of Palestine solidarity stalwart Roger Fowler
PSNA is deeply saddened by the death of Palestine stalwart Roger Fowler last night. Roger has been a legend of…
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Stanford’s Dictatorial Education & Training (System Reform) Bill, Continued
I discussed this very concerning bill in my previous article. As it was getting too long, I had to omit…
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Beware of Stanford’s Education & Training (System Reform) Bill
Critics warn Erica Stanford’s Education & Training (System Reform) Bill centralises power, weakens teacher autonomy and risks long-term damage to NZ’s education system.
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Bubble, Bubble, toil & trouble
The US stock market is dangerously overvalued, driven by AI hype, Nvidia’s monopoly and extreme inequality. Is a 2026 crash inevitable? A deep dive into the bubble.
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The Nonsense of the Knowledge Based Curriculum
One of the mantras of the current government’s education policy (or, more precisely, Erica Stanford’s education policy), heavily based on…
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Education is much more than ‘The basics, done well’.
Is education just about the “three Rs”? A look at Clarence Beeby’s vision, inequality, structured literacy reforms and the future of NZ schooling.
