Balancing The Climate Narrative – The Science Is Not Settled
If scientists condemn without evidence others’ work, they are likely breaching their fundamental responsibility never to treat science as settled and closed to debate. Climate science has become the standout example of this in our generation.
Are we free to talk about foreign interference in NZ? It’s worse than I thought
Nick Hanne: Both have been subject to surveillance by the CCP, although neither has backed down. We cannot in good conscience let this situation continue. I for one refuse to let it happen in my own backyard.
Hipkins’ role as Covid czar thrust into spotlight
Labour leader can no longer pretend to be the Man Who Wasn’t There.
Stanford’s sly Treaty move backfires
National on back foot over Education bill.
Greta's Aid will get through, thanks to the new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Ironically unlike past NZ Aid - more likely straight to a terrorist's stomach
The 2025 NBR Rich List once again shows who runs this country
While the NBR frames its yearly celebration of the ultra-wealthy as recognising “wealth creators” who generate jobs and economic activity, a closer reading reveals something far more troubling: a roadmap of oligarchic power in New Zealand.
Silenced for exposing foreign interference in NZ? Surely not.
We can't leave a few brave souls to fight this situation by themselves. A small principled voice, though mighty like Portia's, will not be enough to combat the growing influence of foreign and domestic censorship.
When bureaucrats promote racism: a cautionary tale
As you can imagine, I went ape (hopefully, intellectually ape but ape nonetheless). I charged that we were taking $2 million a year from hard-pressed ratepayers.
Keep calm and carry on speaking
Anti-democratic approaches are no longer stigmatised. Many now embrace illiberalism online, not just in fellow democracies but here too in NZ.