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Was Jacinda Ardern naïve or Machiavellian? David Cohen on the question dividing New Zealand
“I eventually decided she was Machiavellian.”
November 7, 2025
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Te Pāti Māori turmoil deepens as iwi leaders step in and byelections loom
The implosion continues.
November 7, 2025
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Laws slams ‘Māori issue industry,’ says iwi using ‘cultural veto’ to shake down businesses
“The expectation is that Oceana Gold will compensate Kāi Tahu where these impacts on cultural values cannot be avoided, remedied or mitigated.”
November 4, 2025
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Labour’s CGT plan is ‘trust me, bro’ until after the election
“The public will not find out until after the election how Labour would handle the thousands of property valuations needed for its capital gains tax policy.”
November 4, 2025
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Telegraph says Jacinda Ardern a likely pick for UN Secretary-General, calls her ‘woke authoritarian’
A “shoo-in”.
November 4, 2025
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Chaos in Te Pāti Māori as Tamihere turns on MPs over leadership bid
“The adverse impact of the Kapa-Kingi entitlement can only be explained by their desire to take over leadership of the party.”
November 4, 2025
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Newman: Bureaucratic defiance reveals NZ’s ‘deep state’ problem
“…no nation prospers when its people are divided…”
October 31, 2025
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Campaign truck for Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara listed as repossessed
“It’s not my truck. Ask the owner. I have no knowledge of it.”
October 31, 2025
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Hobson’s Pledge warns private property rights threatened by ‘heritage’ claims
“Most of us assume Treaty settlements deal with Crown land, not your backyard, not your family farm.”
October 31, 2025
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Winston Peters warns courts are undermining democracy in Oxford Union debate
He cautioned that when courts reinterpret laws based on ideology rather than statute, democracy itself is “under assault.”
October 28, 2025
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