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ANZAC Day – Lest We Forget

An open letter to all Members of Parliament. Dedicated to all who fought to retain the freedoms of our people and our country in...

Imagining a free country

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;...

Three Waters changes a ‘hollow rebrand’

Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has announced major changes to NZ's 'affordable water reforms'  - The Waters today. In a press release he said the...

Royal Commission into Abuse in Care given extension to file report

The Government has agreed to a request from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care for more time to deliver its final...

Bryce Edwards: The need to take disinformation seriously

Political deception is as old as politics itself. There have always been political actors who have attempted to twist and manipulate information. Sometimes this includes...

Cabinet changes bring ’50/50 gender split for the first time in NZ’s history’

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced his intention to promote Willow-Jean Prime to fill a vacancy in Cabinet, resulting in a 50/50 gender balance...

‘Disinformation Project’ researcher mass blocks Twitter users

Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa has appeared on television and in print legacy media discussing misinformation / disinformation. Mulitple Twitter users have noticed Hattotuwa has blocked them...

DemocracyNZ makes gains in latest Taxpayers’ Union Curia poll

The party registered 1.6% in April, up 1.1% on the previous poll. The result puts DemocracyNZ just 0.1% behind the New Conservatives, and double the...

Machiavelli and the Globalists: Why the elites despise independent thought

The most important two sentences in the history of political philosophy since the ancient Greeks appears towards the beginning of Machiavelli’s 'The Prince'. ‘ wise...

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

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

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’

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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’

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...

Lessons for ‘Democratic’ New Zealand from Communist Vietnam

I am currently in Vietnam for a long-planned family trip. My wife is Vietnamese and we have brought our 3-year-old son here to visit his...

Therapeutic Products Bill – The Devil is in the Detail

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

“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

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...

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