Couldn’t be more delighted to see this is how giraffes are transported
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Couldn’t be more delighted to see this is how giraffes are transported
If you'd told me that a speaker at the Free Speech Union conference would call for banning non-Christian public expressions of faith to an applauding crowd, I would have said yes, obviously that is going to happen newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/t...
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you'd told me that a speaker at the Free Speech Union conference would call for banning non-Christian public expressions of faith to an applauding crowd, I would have said yes, obviously that is going to happen newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/t...
The campus of one private school in Christchurch is worth a quarter billion dollars - five times more than the city’s largest state school,which has been beset by problems with its buildings www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Two Christchurch schools own $400m in property
And one stands head and shoulders above all others with a property portfolio valued at $260m, making its campus one of the most valuable single properties in Christchurch.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The campus of one private school in Christchurch is worth a quarter billion dollars - five times more than the city’s largest state school,which has been beset by problems with its buildings www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
It's a tough day for the many of us realising we are older than the mayor of New York.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It's a tough day for the many of us realising we are older than the mayor of New York.
In the midst of a measles outbreak Voices for Freedom has gleefully interviewed Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced doctor behind the fraudulent study connecting the measles vaccine to autism.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
In the midst of a measles outbreak Voices for Freedom has gleefully interviewed Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced doctor behind the fraudulent study connecting the measles vaccine to autism.
Westpac New Zealand announces $1.2b profit www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
Westpac profit rises by 13% to $1.2 billion
Westpac NZ’s CEO Catherine McGrath sees her pay package rise from A$1.79m last year, to A$3.5m this year, on the back of the bank’s substantial profit rise.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Westpac New Zealand announces $1.2b profit www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
This is how Grokipedia, the AI-generated Wikipedia without propaganda, describes New Zealand’s political parties.
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is how Grokipedia, the AI-generated Wikipedia without propaganda, describes New Zealand’s political parties.
Real estate agent ‘Big Red’ Shefford is the new deputy mayor of the Selwyn District.
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Real estate agent ‘Big Red’ Shefford is the new deputy mayor of the Selwyn District.
Population growth in the last year was the lowest since 2012 (outside of the Covid years). Mostly due to a sharp drop in net international migration, likely driven by people moving overseas www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
More Kiwis heading south as Canterbury keeps booming
While national population growth slowed sharply, Canterbury surged ahead on a southern tide.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Population growth in the last year was the lowest since 2012 (outside of the Covid years). Mostly due to a sharp drop in net international migration, likely driven by people moving overseas www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
If I could change one thing about political reporting in New Zealand it would be the reflex to treat policy criticism from the political opposition as not only meaningful but the most important thing.
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If I could change one thing about political reporting in New Zealand it would be the reflex to treat policy criticism from the political opposition as not only meaningful but the most important thing.
This is how good the vibes are in Christchurch these days. Even the weather is showing respect
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is how good the vibes are in Christchurch these days. Even the weather is showing respect
A good opportunity for the Greens to complete the central city trifecta www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Labour MP Duncan Webb announces retirement from politics
His decision adds to a growing list of senior Labour politicians calling it quits.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A good opportunity for the Greens to complete the central city trifecta www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
It has always been weird that only two RoNS (one of which is tiny) are in the South Island, but it’s even more jarring now that the South Island is basically holding the economy together www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Government announces $1.2b progress on ‘Roads of National Significance’
The Government will put the Northland Expressway and second Mt Vic tunnel in Wellington through the fast-track regime.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It has always been weird that only two RoNS (one of which is tiny) are in the South Island, but it’s even more jarring now that the South Island is basically holding the economy together www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
My piece examining the growing resistance to solar farms in rural communities, which is slowing down the renewable energy transition.
Solar power is booming — and so is the backlash. Across New Zealand, the fight for the sun is heating up.
The solar wars heating up rural New Zealand
Solar power is booming — and so is the backlash. Across New Zealand, the fight for the sun is heating up.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My piece examining the growing resistance to solar farms in rural communities, which is slowing down the renewable energy transition.
Jacquie Grant, who is 82 years old and a trans woman, looks likely to be the new mayor of Westland www.westlanddc.govt.nz/media/u0kbft...
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October 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Jacquie Grant, who is 82 years old and a trans woman, looks likely to be the new mayor of Westland www.westlanddc.govt.nz/media/u0kbft...
Predictable and status quo friendly results across Canterbury except for Selwyn which chose to just absolutely send it
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Predictable and status quo friendly results across Canterbury except for Selwyn which chose to just absolutely send it
Phil Mauger has handily won re-election as mayor of Christchurch www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Phil Mauger wins Christchurch mayoralty with a 20,000 majority
Phil Mauger will stay on as Christchurch mayor after a convincing win.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Phil Mauger has handily won re-election as mayor of Christchurch www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
The worst part is he’s not even promoting New Zealand in his doomsday antichrist lectures
October 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The worst part is he’s not even promoting New Zealand in his doomsday antichrist lectures
Some people get so caught up in online culture war stuff that they seem to forget they are not American. Here is an Aucklander imagining being jailed for speech crimes by an imaginary regime in a country he does not live in.
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Some people get so caught up in online culture war stuff that they seem to forget they are not American. Here is an Aucklander imagining being jailed for speech crimes by an imaginary regime in a country he does not live in.
A Voices for Freedom billboard in Wellington (posted on Reddit)
October 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A Voices for Freedom billboard in Wellington (posted on Reddit)
A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.
Big scoop by Nicky Hager newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...
Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop
The National-led government has been avoiding questions about whether it is joining in preparations for a US military confrontation with China. A series of Official Information Act requests on this su...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Big scoop by Nicky Hager newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/s...
Choosing to proceed with this plan was absolute madness by the councillors. It would have almost doubled water charges in two years and left the council unable to pay for virtually anything new for a decade www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Waitaki District Council's standalone water services plan rejected by DIA
Department of Internal Affairs officials have ordered the council to carry out a full review of the district's water assets or face ministerial intervention.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Choosing to proceed with this plan was absolute madness by the councillors. It would have almost doubled water charges in two years and left the council unable to pay for virtually anything new for a decade www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Compare and contrast: A statement from an NZ First spokesman 6 months ago about the actions of a party member and supporter, and a statement today from that same party’s leader.
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Compare and contrast: A statement from an NZ First spokesman 6 months ago about the actions of a party member and supporter, and a statement today from that same party’s leader.
A stadium full of New Zealanders living in Perth watching a struggling All Blacks side was a grim reflection of the overall vibes
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A stadium full of New Zealanders living in Perth watching a struggling All Blacks side was a grim reflection of the overall vibes