Smith v Fonterra: Big Polluters Dodged Democracy
Private emails, hidden lobbying and big polluters trying to dodge Smith v Fonterra. This is what corporate influence looks like.
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King’s Birthday Honours 2026 Rewards the Establishment
Barry Soper gets journalism honours. Elizabeth Rata gets education honours. Martyn sees no public virtue here, just the establishment pinning medals on itself.
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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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The Bradbury Group Turns 1 Fighting Polluter Power
The Bradbury Group turns one because the old show was punished for saying the quiet parts out loud: Israel, think tanks, media power and big polluter influence.
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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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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.
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Javier Milei Allegations Raise NZ Influence Questions
The weirdest thing about Javier Milei may not be the dead dog stories anymore. Allegations around disinformation networks and political money are becoming far harder to ignore.
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This extreme weather will only get worse, there’s a point where the political spectrum shatters
A storm every eight days. At some point New Zealand won’t rebuild fast enough — and when that happens, politics changes forever.
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Why Taxpayers’ Union hate Māori so much
Same voices. Same outrage. Same targets. Why does every Taxpayers’ Union campaign seem to land on Māori?
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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.
