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My Fashion Advice for Politicians
Clothes maketh the woman, but only apparently if they are madeth in the right placeth.
Former MPs launch ‘people’s committee’ to challenge pay equity changes
The real debate is this: should equal pay laws be based on verifiable discrimination or activist framing?
Z Energy uses U-GO to give the illusion of competition while tightening its grip on the fuel market
Prices under $2.20 are welcome but may be unsustainable.
New sanctions for beneficiaries aim to restore accountability and move people into work
“At the end of the day, we want fewer people on welfare and more people in work,."
Luxon admits Bayly handling was ‘wrong,’ says he should’ve answered clearly
“...didn’t want to put the boot in.”
Winston Peters visits crisis-hit Sri Lanka to strengthen trade and dairy ties
“We discussed the growing number of New Zealand companies working with and investing in Sri Lanka.”
Greyhound Racing NZ takes government ban to court, citing flawed process
“The industry has done itself no favours.”
Jones defends mining push, says NZ won’t be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment
“We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler.”
Semicolon use is plummeting; most students don’t know how to use them
A 50 percent decline in semicolon usage over two decades.
My Fashion Advice for Politicians
Clothes maketh the woman, but only apparently if they are madeth in the right placeth.
You Leave Your Free Speech at the Boss’s Door
Winston Peter’s heckler voided his free speech rights the moment he put the company lanyard around his neck.
It’s Not the Kids That Bother Me
The kids are fine. It’s the parents that need to be kicked in the butt.
Pay Equity Is Complete C***
Political reporters battle with their keyboards. They also have to battle for attention which is why, late at night after a few too many glasses of cab sav, they can fire off mean little diatribes.
Labour Plays the Politics of Aspersion
This is where the Politics of Aspersion have led us. No wonder Winston Peters held his head in his hands as Brooke van Velden read out Vance’s words on the floor of the House.
Pay Equity: Polls up or Balls Up?
With one week to go until the next budget, the coalition appears to have gained some momentum while their polling numbers improve. The challenge for Nicola Willis is to ensure the numbers in the books do the same next week.
Winston Peters Rules Out Labour Coalition, Signals NZ First’s 2026 Campaign Kickoff
Peters’ decision to rule out Hipkins is a calculated move to rally his base and frame the 2026 election as a referendum on Labour’s integrity. Whether this gamble pays off depends on whether voters share his distrust of Labour’s old guard or see his stance as political posturing.
Nuance vs Zealotry
How do we respond to those preferring cheap and quick emotional arguments, as opposed to those seeking more nuance and consideration?
Is It a Boost or Welfare?
Why is a government that preaches tight fiscal management willing to splurge billions on an uncapped corporate tax break?
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 5 – Dr Sheree Trotter
In episode five of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Dr Sheree Trotter – academic, historian and commentator.
The ‘New Normal’ in India-Pakistan Relations
Operation Sindoor was not about retaliation for Pahalgam but a redefinition of India’s strategic doctrine vis-à-vis terrorism from across the border in Pakistan.
El Pepe
Mujica was a total political animal, but in a world of aseptic, manufactured, and poll-obsessed politicians, he was one of a kind.
This Is Globalizing the Intifada
‘Words matter,’ we are constantly told. It’s true and it’s a lesson we learned anew last week.
Who Are the Afrikaners Seeking Refuge
In recent years, the African National Congress has been criticized domestically for failing to stop the killing of white South African farmers, with at least 3,000 having been killed since 1994.
Voters, Markets and the New Virtuous Circle in Argentina
Milei’s agenda gains strength.
Follow the Silenced: The Untold Story
This deals clearly with the reality of vaccine injuries and how the medical system failed to inform the public in order to protect the vaccine push, the statistical evidence of the wide scale of harms, and the attempts to silence the media, the vaccine injured and doctors who were whistleblowers.
We’re Sparking a the Conversation
The Rainbow Mafia is real. They doxx, threaten and get people fired for their beliefs.
Te Pāti Māori’s Gravy Train Exposed – And They’re Spitting Tacks
We are one people, one vote, one law and one flag.
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How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.