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Greens launch ‘full internal investigation’ over a group chat ‘crybaby’ message

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Co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson said they were 'taking this matter very seriously.' Green List MP Elizabeth Kerekere is under fire from party bosses...

Bryce Edwards: Victory for transparency in lobbying reforms

Bryce Edwards -

Two weeks ago Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was pooh-poohing questions about the need for reform lobbying rules, claiming lobbyists have the same access to...

Watch: Ardern says resignation was to reduce ‘friction and tempo’ and ‘good for New Zealand’

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Jacinda Ardern made the admission in a John Campbell report on state propaganda unit 1News tonight. 'I remain absolutely clear, and I want to reinforce,...

New Sport Integrity body a step closer

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Integrity Sport and Recreation Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, marking a major step towards establishing the Integrity Sport and Recreation...

Kiri Allan apologises for comments made at RNZ farewell function

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Allan is the Minister for Justice and Minister for Regional Development. Speaking at a function at state propaganda unit RNZ to farewell her partner Mani...

Ardern appointed ‘Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call’

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has appointed Jacinda Ardern as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call. 'The newly created position will represent New Zealand’s continued commitment...

Lobbying in Parliament ‘transparency measures’ introduced

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced several steps to introduce greater transparency around lobbying at Parliament. “I said two weeks ago when lobbying came up...

Bryce Edwards: Demands on politicians to regulate lobbying ramp up

Bryce Edwards -

Lobbyists have never been under such intense pressure and scrutiny. There is currently a real momentum building to rein in New Zealand’s wild west lobbying...

Secure all-of-government facility to be built at Whenuapai

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A secure facility that will house protected information for a broad range of government agencies is being constructed at RNZAF Base Auckland (Whenuapai), Public...

Bryce Edwards: The Astonishing Government suppression of Nash’s email

Bryce Edwards -

It’s truly astonishing the way that the Government has been able to suppress evidence of business donors gaining special access to Cabinet information. Now that...

The COVID Terabyte of Truth Bomb release

Daily Telegraph NZ -

N O T I C E To Every New Zealand Politician, Mainstream Media Personality and Representative, Medical Personnel & Those Who Facilitated COVID-19 Vaccinations WITHOUT...

Watch: PM has not asked Davidson to apologise for ‘white cis male’ comment

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Davidson was given two opportunities in Parliament today to apologise for the comment but doubled-down. National MP Louise Upton used Question Time in the House...

Bryce Edwards: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year

Bryce Edwards -

This weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend...

Winston: The Real State of the Nation speech

Daily Telegraph NZ -

NZ First leader Winston gave the 'real' State of the Nation speech in Howick today. The full text of the speech is reproduced below. Good afternoon. Thank...

Watch: Key ‘Disinformation Project’ researcher’s ‘two-faced’ past exposed

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa has been at the forefront of calls to censor and cancel what he considers to be 'disinformation' in New Zealand. Hattutowa is...

Bryce Edwards: Shining a bright light on lobbyists in politics

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Four out of the five people who have held the top role of Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff since 2017 have been lobbyists. That’s a...

Watch: Shelton to stand for DemocracyNZ in Ohariu electorate

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DemocracyNZ has announced Dr. Matt Shelton will stand for the party in the Wellington seat of Ohariu in this year's general election. A medical doctor...

Bryce Edwards: Stuart Nash’s resignation shows our leaders need a lesson in civics

Bryce Edwards -

I teach a first year course at Victoria University of Wellington about government and the political process in New Zealand. In “Introduction to Government and...

Jaspreet Boparai: ‘Freedom is not free’

Tiffany Brown -

Kiwi activist, scholar, mum, farmer and, most recently, councillor for Southland, Jaspreet Boparai has lived with her young family in New Zealand for 14...

Census gender question – NZDSOS concerned with encouragement of ‘gender dysmorphism’

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Tangible evidence of the depths to which intellectually lazy but dangerous ideology has infected every level of government was shoved unwelcome into everyone's letterboxes...

Therapeutic Products Bill – The Devil is in the Detail

J. R. Bruning -

Citizens are sending in their comments after viewing the 200-page hydra that is the Therapeutic Products Bill, now before Select Committee. So far, over...

Verrall sacks Rob Campbell

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health Minister Ayesha Verrall has sacked Health NZ Chairperson Rob Campbell. Campbell was fired following a post he made on LinkedIn in which he criticised...

Bryce Edwards: The Need to depoliticise the public service

Bryce Edwards -

Is the Chair of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Rob Campbell, trying to rid himself of a job he no longer wants? The idea...

Petition calls for Royal Commission of Inquiry into the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The petition has been launched on the Parliament website by the mother of a vaccine-injured kiwi. The closing date for the petition is 31 March...

Latest poll: Labour and National tied

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Taxpayer's Union Curia poll also shows a big jump in 'favourability support' for new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. Full results: Labour - 34% National...

Lawyer Kirsten Murfitt to run as DemocracyNZ candidate for Tauranga

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Murfitt is a strong advocate for human rights and freedoms. Lawyer Kirsten Murfitt will run for the DemocracyNZ party in the Tauranga electorate in this...

Bryce Edwards: Labour’s reorientation to working class Māori

Bryce Edwards -

In recent decades the Labour Party has lost its traditional connection with working class voters, becoming more of a middle class party of liberalism. This...

‘Government takes new direction with policy refocus’ – Hipkins

Daily Telegraph NZ -

“The Government is refocusing its priorities to put the cost of living front and centre of our new direction,” Chris Hipkins said. “I said the...

ACT calls for ‘irrelevant’ and ‘dangerous’ Human Rights Commission to be abolished

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“Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s comments morning about white supremacy and co-governance show he is unfit for office and reinforce the need...

Bryce Edwards: Chris Hipkins hires a lobbyist to run the Beehive

Bryce Edwards -

New Zealand is the second least corrupt country on earth according to the latest Corruption Perception Index published yesterday by Transparency International. But how much...

Open letter to all members of Parliament – The Therapeutic Products Bill

Mary Hobbs -

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry as...

Bryce Edwards: The Gamechanger PM and polls

Bryce Edwards -

opinion polls answered the big question of whether a switch of prime minister would really be a gamechanger for election year. The 1News and...

Guy Hatchard: Money buys allegiance but it cannot buy you safety, truth or health

Guy Hatchard -

The democratic Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has announced that hospitals and care facilities will not be allowed to employ unvaccinated staff because according to...

Hipkins to meet with Albanese next week

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will travel to Canberra next week for an in person meeting with Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. “The trans-Tasman relationship is...

New Cabinet ‘focused on bread and butter issues’ – Hipkins

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The new Cabinet will be focused on core bread and butter issues like the cost of living, education, health, housing and keeping communities and...

The West Must Never Again Go Totalitarian

Joakim Book -

The West can never again go totalitarian. We saw it happen generations ago. We fought two of humanity’s most destructive wars and faced the horror...

Bryce Edwards: Time for a sober discussion about toxicity and personality in politics

Bryce Edwards -

Since her shock resignation announcement, Jacinda Ardern has been at pains to point out that she isn’t leaving because of the toxicity directed at...

‘Impacts of COVID-19’ report released by Ministry of Health

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Ministry of Health has welcomed its latest commissioned research into the impacts of COVID-19. The Impacts of COVID-19 report, compiled by Health Services Research...

Watch: ‘Take Our Country Back’ by Nobody Someone

Daily Telegraph NZ -

'Take Our Country Back' debuted this week on Spotify and Rumble. We resist we unite, we will fight for what is right The anger that we...

Therapeutic Products Bill petition: ‘Hands Off our Food, Herbs and Natural Remedies’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The petition calls on the government to remove foods, herbs, Rongoa and other traditional medicines and food supplements from the controversial Therapeutic Products Bill. The...

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