The radicals on the right are radical because they don’t want to see crime … The radicals on the left are the problem – and they are vicious and horrible and politically savvy. They want men in ...

Watching NZME Newstalk ZB is like watching Fox News to my mind. Earlier in the year, Fox hosted then “DOGE” (Department of Government Efficiency) head Elon Musk where he spouted the “benefits” of his ...

In 2023, special votes meant National lost 2 seats and could not govern with ACT alone. The Green Party and Te Pati Māori gained after special votes were counted (special votes include from people who ...

Perhaps the biggest news from a jam packed news week is how, under National’s Health Ministers Shane Reti & Simeon Brown, Health NZ illegally hid staffing data for over a year to conceal their ...

It appears that not all policy will be subject to these requirements. Especially if they affect rich foreigners buying local mansions. Associate Finance Minister David Seymour, who has responsibility ...

Winston Peters Has Sold Our Country Out For Peanuts Yes, even putting aside its utter ineffectiveness as an “economic policy”, and allowance for managed funds as an “investment”, it’s also an ...

Having forced the resignation of the CE, Chair, and Deputy Chair of tge RBNZ, this government has gone far further than President Trump undermining the US Federal Reserve Bank. Willis could easily put ...

Shane Jones has publicly attacked Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by accusing him of hiding. The chances of a snap election have just shot up.

Kaipara District Council has circulated throughout the country a Franks Ogilvie opinion suggesting that local government obligations to Māori are limited. But even a cursory review of the opinion ...

Someone I know in the banking business (NZ is such a small place, it really is) told me there has been bad blood between Willis and the RBNZ since day one. Apparently they initially used to send ...

In the words of the Prophet Springsteen: "At the end of every hard-earned day people find some reason to believe" (Nebraska). It is complacent to presume voter party loyalty if you don't give them ...

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other ...