WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Regulatory Standards Bill a disaster for Māori and every Kiwi
It is difficult to underplay what an enormous abuse of power to the interests of every New Zealander that the…
New Zealand Politics
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1-on-1 in 10: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on Māori leadership, wealth tax & 2026 reset
This week’s 1-on-1 in 10 features Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of Te Pāti Māori, in a powerful conversation about leadership under…
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Woke identity extremism poisons puberty blockers which empowers political transphobic spite
Govt’s puberty blockers move attracts strong reactions The imminent pause on puberty blockers has provoked strong feelings on both sides…
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Tobacco pimp Casey Costello defends plunge in global tobacco control ranking
‘Absolutely ludicrous’: Casey Costello defends plunge in global tobacco control ranking Associate health minister Casey Costello has labelled New Zealand’s…
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A few bad apples becomes 20
A few bad apples. It’s a few bad apples. Don’t judge all the Police this way, it’s a few bad…
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The Dictator of Education Makes her Move
Erica Stanford, the Dictator of Education, has been steadily making moves to centralise power, and the details of this were…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Gaza doctor speaks truth to genocidal power; NZ government needs to listen, learn & act
In 1962 Bob Dylan released his famous Blowin’ in the Wind, a protest song that uses a series of rhetorical questions…
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My Final Word: Police power, settler myths & why oversight matters
This week, Martyn takes aim at New Zealand’s long-standing cultural deference to the police — and why it’s time to…
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GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – goodbye Gaza. Watch out NZ
After World War II, many Palestinians opened their homes to Jewish refugees. But, in a few short years, Zionist militias…
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – NZ joins the Budapest Convention
I run several companies involved in technology and telecommunications in New Zealand. I am therefore subject to certain lawful intercept…
