The Taxpayers union was never about over taxation it was about Māori.
The TPU has done a disservice to the social cohesion of the country and done very little to reduce the tax burden on working class New Zealanders.
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s irrational fear of Artificial Intelligence.
Every day we hear horror stories about how artificial intelligence will make our species perish. We hear that Claude and DeepSeek are megalomaniac bogeymen hell-bent on global domination,…
Exposed: The ‘Toilet Paper Union’ and the Billionaire Shadow Agenda
Having just turned the final page of Nicky Hager’s latest investigative work Dirty Work, it is impossible not to feel a chill of recognition. Once again, Hager has…
The Tail Wagging the Dog: Leadership Lost, Progress Unwound
For three years, Christopher Luxon has occupied the Prime Minister’s office — yet for almost that entire time, it has felt as though he was not the one…
“The Pot Calling the Kettle Black”: Tangata Whenua, Tangata Tiriti
In late July 2026, New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters turned to Green Party MP Lawrence Xu-Nan in Parliament and said: “I know you just…
My Submission Opposing the English Language Bill
To whom it may concern: I write to strongly oppose the proposed English Language Bill. This submission argues that the Bill represents a misallocation of public resources, creates…
Short-Term Politics, Long-Term Problems: Why Aotearoa NZ Must Think Beyond the Election Cycle
Every election cycle in Aotearoa New Zealand we hear the same promises: action on poverty, housing affordability, crime, health services, and the cost of living. Yet when the…
Agreeing with Reweti Kohere / a critique of political expressions of this time
In this article I look at Reweti Kohere’s comparison of Māori vs Pākehā tikanga, and also critique some more recent cultural and political discourse. Reweti Kohere (Ngāti Porou,…
Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026, Who Really Benefits?
New Zealand’s Parliament has recently passed a sweeping overhaul of its employment framework – the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026 – and at the heart of the controversy…
Imperialism/Capitalism / Propaganda Iran and Aotearoa
Ko te tangata whakaara pakanga i muri nei, he rite anake ia ki te kōkā harakeke – Nā Kīngi TāwhiaoThe person who raises war in the future is…