WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Who will people complain to about Māori now BSA has been shut?
The BSA became a complaints box for people furious at hearing te reo Māori. But scrapping it without stronger media standards is madness.

The BSA became a complaints box for people furious at hearing te reo Māori. But scrapping it without stronger media standards is madness.

The Taxpayers’ Union used to talk about waste. Now it’s talking culture war, and people are starting to notice.

ACT loves free speech, right up until it doesn’t. Now their attack on the Greens is raising awkward questions.

Barry Soper once had mana. Then Jacinda broke his brain, ZB fed the fever, and now he’s a cautionary tale for every culture war Boomer.
NZ First’s online hate trolls may be doing more damage to the party’s brand than its opponents ever could.

If Luxon falls, it won’t stabilise National — it could detonate the whole political cycle.
A law that solves nothing. A culture war that solves everything — for politicians who need one.

Trump starts redefining war crimes. New Zealand starts arguing about culture wars. If that doesn’t alarm you, it should.

NZ First supporters aren’t just angry—they’re reshaping politics into something uglier. And if National wins, guess who gets the keys again?

Fuel crisis. Inflation rising. Jobs under threat. And this is what politicians are arguing about?