Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping
Hipkins carefully declined to be drawn on what views Xi expressed during the private meeting, saying that ‘wouldn’t be diplomatic or appropriate’.
Guest post: Why I have left the Labour Party
(As founder of the Progeni software company, Perce Harpham, now 91, was a pioneer of the New Zealand computer industry. He is also a former Green Party candidate.)
The Rich, the Marginalised, and the Right to Dissent
In none of these cases were the victims of such oppression those who would be considered the “elite” of society.
Hipkins’ government descends into farce
Conflicts of interest make ministers disappear.
The Era of complacency over political conflicts of interest is over
It should be alarming that he was so easily able to fob off any questions about his conflicts of interest from annoying officials. But, of course, politicians have surely been doing this forever in New Zealand.
Labour Jumps From Cow Pat To Cow Pat
Scarcely a one of their MPs has ever worked at a real job or demonstrated any administrative skill.
We Are Winning
However, this equivalent of a legal comfort blanket does NOT give men the right to enter women’s spaces.
Orthodoxy and Dissidence at Radio New Zealand.
Our Masters’ Voice: Promoting acceptable ideas and suppressing everything that challenges the prevailing orthodoxy may be the winning formula in Putin’s Russia, but it should not be Radio New Zealand’s.
The Troubling report into Stuart Nash’s conflicts of interest
Although it has been glossed over, the investigation discovered that Nash had been guilty of another breach of the Cabinet Manual – once again involving one of his major business donors.
Media ignore the real story behind Luxon's Tesla rejection
In his downtime, he favours a low emission vehicle which is not the most salubrious form of transport.