In recent weeks,  the demise of the last Labour government has been widely discussed. Most writers have focussed on a few central issues. However, when these issues are combined, it…

As we get closer to the election, it is timely to list some of Labour’s failures over the last six years. You may ask why I am focussing on Labour’s…

It is disappointing that Labour has resorted to releasing a series of lies and disinformation as part of their campaign in the lead up to the October 2023 election. It…

I listened to Chris Hipkins’s speech on August 27th and thought it was very Orwellian. Not only did he focus on ethnicity and gender identity, he also denounced those who…

New Zealand politicalcommentators have recently discussed why voters are shifting from the centre of the political spectrum to the margins. These commentators have implied that this is unique to New…

With the election in three months, it is timely to be reminded of how this election will be fundamentally important to preserving democracy in New Zealand and the repudiation of…

I have based this article on my submission to WCC on the Draft Speed Reduction plan. This may not  be of much interest to a wider audience, but the essence…

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…

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…

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…