Malcolm Evans – Banana Republic

Malcolm Evans – Banana Republic

Fuel shortages. Rising costs. Global war. Hipkins says we’re not ready — and that should worry everyone.
They tried to counter it. They barely showed up. Meanwhile, Auckland’s anti-war movement is getting louder.

No one was really talking about it — until she did. So why did Melania Trump just make this the story?

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.

Giga-yachts at the top. Food banks at the bottom. This isn’t a gap — it’s a system.