Kingi Tuheitia – Tangi observations and notes on succession planning
Ka arohanui te whanau pani Kingi Tuheitia Paki Potatau Te Wherowhero VII. The Paki is there out of respect. I’m…
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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Zionism and The Nazis
So the pen is mightier than the sword – really? Tell that to the Palestinians. Tell them, as they are…
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BEN MORGAN: Pokrovsk, does Ukraine have bigger plans there?
Putin remains completely committed to Pokrovsk, and although the Russian advance is slow it is persistent. In Kursk, Ukrainian forces…
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Government must follow UK lead and suspend Rakon bomb-component exports to the US
With today’s news that the UK government has finally begun to suspend arms shipments to Israel for its war on…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Australia’s defence university sets new rules for Chinese interaction
Last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), the nation’s military university is tightening…
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Another appalling TVNZ report on Israel’s war on Palestine – Complaint to TVNZ re 6pm news item, 29 August 2024
Kia ora TVNZ, In the introduction to the news item on Israel’s war on Palestine the presenter talked about an…
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1984, Year Zero: The Juggernaut story of the fourth Labour government and Unwinding neoliberalism in Aotearoa New Zealand
Contemporary experience is a misleading guide to tumultuous events. The old order may well be dying, but the new is…
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No opinion: AI, Dr Bryce Edwards, Tim Watkin, the NZ Herald and the future of writing
When I heard the news that the NZ Herald was using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write their editorials I happened…
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The Speaker, the MP and the US Ambassador
Parliament’s speaker Gerry Brownlee and National MP Hamish Campbell with the US ambassador at the Addington Coffee Coop this afternoon…
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Ben Morgan: Pokrovsk and Kursk, where will Russian resources go?
Ukraine’s plan in Kursk is to draw forces away from Russia’s main effort, capturing Pokrovsk. Ukraine’s attack into Kursk is…