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Disinformation, Censorship, and Information Warfare in the 21st Century

All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear...

How far down the road to tyranny have we come and why are we still travelling along it?

An emotionally moving short film released this week “Silent No More” documents attempts by Covid vaccine-injured people in New Zealand to obtain recognition of...

Ardern Faces Tough Times Ahead Amid Sinking Approval Rating

Jacinda Ardern promised that next year, New Zealand's government would focus on economic issues, such as addressing rising living costs. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda...

Mahuta introduces 130 pages of Three Waters changes just hours after law is passed

The controversial Three Waters Entities Bill has not even received Royal Assent. The Three Waters Bill passed its final reading in parliament on 8 December....

Bryce Edwards: Threats to politicians and co-governance could be big themes of 2023

It has been reported that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not host her centrepiece Waitangi Day breakfast next year. According to reports by the Guardian...

Goodbye 2022—The end of the impossible dream, in fact a technology nightmare

Make 2023 your turning point. Phew!! What a year. Aren’t we all glad to say sayonara. But what drove the events of 2022? What can...

Bryce Edwards: National is failing to inspire voters

Labour’s Hamilton West by-election loss at the weekend has been widely described as a disaster for the party, illustrating just how much the tide...

Josephine Varghese: What the media did not pick up in the Ardern-Marin press conference

The biggest news story around the Finnish PM’s visit to New Zealand is the now-viral exchange between a member of the press and the...

Electoral Bill passes third reading – political donations and overseas voting rules to change

The Electoral Amendment Bill is designed to increase transparency around political donations, loans, and the financial statements of registered political parties, says Minister of...

Government takes delivery of first Poseidon Air Force Aircraft

Minister of Defence Peeni Henare today marked the arrival of the first of New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft at the Royal New Zealand Air...

PM thanks retiring Ministers and MPs

Six of the Government’s 64 MPs will retire at the 2023 election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. Ministers Poto Williams, Aupito William Sio and...

National’s Tama Potaka to take Hamilton West in ‘blue swing’

With 91% of the vote counted, National's Tama Potaka leads nearest rival Georgie Dansey of Labour by nearly 1,900 votes. https://twitter.com/hamishpricenz/status/1601475749831397376?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/dpfdpf/status/1601455508367429632?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/MatthewHootonNZ/status/1601475187647852544?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/hamishpricenz/status/1601478552335323136?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/horace_nz/status/1601476482672783360?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg

Royal Commission of Inquiry a whitewash – DemocracyNZ

DemocracyNZ calls for a full inquiry into the Government’s decisions on the COVID-19 response, including the impact of mandates. The Labour Government’s call for a...

Bryce Edwards: Labour needs Mahuta to go, but she’s too powerful

The pressure on Jacinda Ardern to sack Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is building. But Mahuta is too powerful within the Labour Party to...

Luxon calls on Ardern to give Mahuta the boot after 3 Waters entrenchment ‘debacle’

The National Party leader released a statement claiming Mahuta's actions show the PM has 'lost control' of Cabinet. The full text of Chris Luxon's press...

Bryce Edwards: New Zealand’s social cohesion is being torn apart

New Zealand is becoming a less socially cohesive country. And the driver of this division is worsening inequality. That’s the view of most New Zealanders...

COVID Inquiry announced – but ‘Vaccine efficacy’ not included, career epidemiologist appointed Chair

A Royal Commission to prepare New Zealand for future pandemics through lessons learned from COVID-19 has been announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today. The...

Stop IKEA from buying New Zealand farms – DemocracyNZ

Kiwis urged to save New Zealand’s iconic stations from carbon farming. New Zealand’s valuable farmland is being sold to wealthy multi-national overseas companies for pine...

Watch: Winston speech – mandates were wrong, vaccine doesn’t work, give Baby W unjabbed blood, attacks Stuff journalist Andrea Vance

Peters was speaking at a public meeting in Hastings today. NOTE: The Care of Children Act 2004 prohibits publication of particulars that may lead to...

Government to remove entrenchment from Three Waters legislation

The Government will fix the Water Services Entities Bill this week by removing the entrenchment clause that was voted on during committee stages, Leader...

Bryce Edwards: The Misuse of power to entrench Three Waters legislation

When governments become tired and lose their popularity – usually in their third term – they often become desperate to get their way and...

‘Labour f**ks the constitution’ – David Farrar

Last week Labour and Greens included 'entrenchment' provisions for some parts of the Water Services Utilities Bill (ie. the proposed 'Three Waters Act'). This means...

‘Truancy crisis’ – ACT wants to spot fine parents

ACT Leader David Seymour and Education spokesperson Chris Baillie have today proposed a range of solutions to deal with New Zealand’s truancy crisis, including...

Guy Hatchard: A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves

I owe the title of today’s writing to Edward R. Morrow, a revered American journalist who reported the issues of the common folk and...

Bryce Edwards: Why Labour capitulated on hate speech laws

The Labour Government is currently fighting on multiple fronts that threaten its popularity in the run-up to next year’s election. Therefore, when a call had...

Watch: Ram-raiding our democracy – Labour forcing controversial laws through parliament under ‘urgency’

Parliament is sitting today 'under urgency' to force through a number of controversial laws which will have a significant effect on the rights and...

Steve Cranston announced as DemocracyNZ candidate for Waikato

Farming advocate and climate emissions expert, Steve Cranston, will contest the Waikato electorate for DemocracyNZ in the 2023 election. https://twitter.com/MattKingNorth/status/1591950667773784066?s=20&t=k_R4ggJpo1ia3dzmna8ZkQ In making the announcement today, Party...

National MP to sponsor COVID-19 public inquiry petition

Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith has agreed to sponsor the petition of Greg Rzesniowiecki. The petition calls on Parliament to 'Undertake a public inquiry into the...

Three Waters: ‘Changes make water reforms more workable for communities and councils’ says Mahuta

The Government has welcomed proposed recommendations to improve the workability of water reform legislation, says Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta. 'At a time when the...

Bryce Edwards: Will the Govt act on mega bank profits and reform the banking sector?

The corporate retail banks are making mega profits on the back of Government policies and indirect subsidies of recent years. As a result, there are...

It is time for Kiwis to peacefully stand up and for the current members of parliament to peacefully stand down

“You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party announce Co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips to run in Hamilton West By-Election

The NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party is proud to announce its co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips as their candidate for Hamilton West By-Election. In a statement released...

Watch: Winston – Labour is in ‘deep, deep trouble’, Ardern will ‘be out at the next election’

Former Deputy PM Winston Peters appeared on the Mark Dolan Tonight show on GB News earlier today. Highlights: We are facing a cost of living...

Bryce Edwards: Labour’s version of conservatism is no longer popular

New Zealand now essentially has two conservative major parties for the public to choose from. Unfortunately for one of them – the Labour Party –...

Councils should focus on core services instead of hiking rates – ACT

“The projected $270m budget hole in Auckland Council’s finances show why a focus on core services and ACT’s GST-sharing policy are essential for ratepayers,”...

Support for Labour slides – latest Newshub-Reid Research poll

Support for the government is tanking, National steady. Latest results show a National/ACT bloc could govern comfortably. According to the latest Newshub-Reid Research Poll released last...

Govt announces new cost of living support for families

The Government announced today it is 'easing cost of living pressures for the majority of New Zealand families by improving access to and the...

Dr. Gaurav Sharma launches NZ Momentum Party – ‘Country before Party’

The Independent MP for Hamilton West is hard on the campaign trial for the upcoming byelection. In a statement published on his Facebook page Sharma...

Bryce Edwards: A Culture war over hate speech and free speech is unlikely

Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second...

Hamilton West byelection – candidate selections firming

Labour announced businesswoman Georgie Dansey will contest the seat. She will go up against former Labour MP Dr. Gaurav Sharma, who is currently standing as...

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