Ben Morgan: Ukraine holds on, the situation on land is stabilising
Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on 9 May were punctuated by missile strikes launched from both sides of the border. Russia…
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Democracy For Sale Part 1 Should We Cap Donations
While it is often difficult to convince the few who have great wealth to share some it with the many…
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Data 4 – The Minimum Wage, MPs salaries, wealth & inequality
Members of parliament are to get a 10.5% pay rise over the next three years. Backbench MPs go from $163,961…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update A simple explanation of this week’s military and political developments in the Pacific
Chinese fighter plane fires decoy flares near an Australian helicopter Last week, Australia reported that the previous weekend (4-5 May)…
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Beyond the Headlines + into the fine print: Tax ‘cuts’, Waters ‘savings’, Corrections ‘rehab’ and ‘Free’ School Food questions
This Government excels at saying one thing but meaning something entirely different. Every time you go beyond the headline and…
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Comedy Fest an important canary in the economic coal mine
I haven’t gone to much NZ comedy over the last 5 years. I used to go a lot to local…
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What NZ First’s slavish worship of pollution means for climate change
We are in so much fucking trouble here, we just don’t understand! Look any this jump in CO2… Record-breaking increase…
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Woke sushi, genocide bread and his foot – the many things David Seymour is putting in his mouth
David Seymour started the week attacking ‘Woke Food’ so that no one would notice he was cheapening the free food…
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Simeon Brown cancelled the dam that would have dealt with the electricity spike problem and then blames gas and oil ban
Energy Minister Simeon Brown ‘incredibly concerned’ amid warnings of power cuts Energy Minister Simeon Brown told Newshub the potential energy…
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Latest Poll highlights Government has managed to become as popular as puberty blockers at a MAGA Rally
The latest Taxpayer’s Union Poll follows the TVNZ and Talbot Poll that showed the electorate turning away in disgust from…