Exclusives
IAN WISHART FACTCHECK: How is Jacinda Ardern so sure about the impending climate disaster?
Ardern’s climate alarm, Wishart argues, rests more on faith than on facts from history or science.
November 14, 2025
145 Comments
Category: Exclusives
Read More »
Exclusives
Is the media really ignoring Te Pāti Māori or protecting it?
The divide may not be over whether TPM’s behaviour has been chaotic, but over who has failed the public more – the party itself, or a media establishment.
October 29, 2025
43 Comments
Exclusives
GRAHAM ADAMS: Tikanga inserted into cutting-edge gene bill
“It’s incredibly difficult to get your head around what basically spiritual concepts [are doing] inside a regulatory scientific regime.”
October 25, 2025
107 Comments
Exclusives
Misogyny or mismanagement? Why Tory Whanau’s downfall split opinion
Her resignation reignited debate over whether women in politics are undone by prejudice or performance, and how far claims of harm should shape accountability.
October 19, 2025
50 Comments
Exclusives
The Press fails to disclose the politics of Paul Stevens in its ‘Trump boys’ scare story
By not mentioning Paul Stevens’ activist past, The Press turned a partisan voice into a supposed neutral authority.
October 12, 2025
26 Comments
Exclusives
How much is framing versus misinformation fuelling media distrust?
New Zealanders aren’t losing trust in media only because of fake news. It’s also because of how stories are framed.
October 12, 2025
68 Comments
Exclusives
The conundrum of proving vaccine harms
If no evidence is ever enough, has proving vaccine harms become impossible by design?
October 12, 2025
194 Comments
Exclusives
COUNCIL CULTURE: rates surge 2.5x more than inflation over 3 year period
Local councils across New Zealand have been raising rates at levels far above both inflation and the Reserve Bank’s target, creating a “council culture” of overspending and poor accountability.
October 10, 2025
42 Comments
Exclusives
Pros and cons of repealing Labour’s politicised tax tool
Critics may say otherwise, but Labour’s ‘Nosey Parker’ clause was about politics, not transparency.
September 24, 2025
7 Comments
Exclusives
Is Te Pāti Māori weaponising identity?
Ferris weaponises ancestry, Waititi weaponises language, and both expose a double standard at the heart of Te Pāti Māori’s politics.
September 20, 2025
96 Comments