The Problem with Crime in New Zealand
Recently, when my friend visited from Australia, he read the NZ Herald and said, “The news is all about crime. Bus drivers and police are being attacked. What’s going on?”.…
Why I Did Not Want to Return to New Zealand
For the first time in over 45 years of traveling overseas, I did not want to return home. New Zealand is slowly slipping into a divisive situation. Ministers of the…
Kill All White Men as All White Cis Men Cause Violence.
(Critical Race Theory has gone mad) This article was written before I went overseas a few weeks ago and subsequently got lost in that process until now. It may be…
The Differing Views on Co-Governance
And what they really mean When Chris Hipkins became Prime Minister in January 2023, he announced a bonfire on proposed controversial government policies to focus on bread-and-butter issues and he…
Critical Race Theory and the History and Science Curriculums
Over recent weeks, changes to the history and science curriculums have been discussed. The changes fit neatly into the Critical Race Theory (CRT) narrative. While there has been criticism of…
Critical Race Theory in the Education System – It’s coming to New Zealand too.
At a recent Christmas function, I spoke with someone about education. He informed me of an education conference that claimed that Māori failure at schools was due to middle-aged white…
The Battle of the two Chris’
What you need to know Since Chris Hipkins succeeded Jacinda Ardern as the prime minister, a lot has been written about him, much in glowing terms. Yet, there has been…
What did Jacinda Ardern and Labour give us in 2022, (or more importantly, take away from us in 2022)
And what does this mean for democracy in the 2023 elections? Like a bolt out of the blue, Jacinda Ardern dropped a bomb shell by resigning as Prime Minister (all…
The Entrenchment Debacle and Mahuta’s Outrageous Defiance.
There are many concerning aspects to the Three, now Five Waters legislation, but none more so than the move by the Green’s Eugene Sage and Nanaia Mahuta to entrench part…
The Government’s ‘Future of Local Government Review Panel’ – why this is a problem
The “Future of Local Government Review Panel” is a worrying report for both democracy and governance. The report is designed to remove the current structures of governance and democracy, and…