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20:44
Paddy Gower: Please shut the whūk up.
Watch now | Paddy Gower says he “crossed a journalistic line”.
Mar 6
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No surprise: Another Maori trust boss charged with stealing $2 million
It is no surprise whatsoever that Matekino Marshall, a former chief executive of a Maori charitable trust, now faces Serious Fraud Office charges for…
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Hey Australia, can we have Pauline Hanson? We’ll gladly give you Jacinda Ardern.
Politics makes for strange envy.
Mar 1
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Hey Australia, you can have Jacinda, we don’t want her
So it is official.
Feb 28
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0:20
Margaret Mutu: The Scottish professor cosplaying as Māori royalty
The latest Q+A appearance by University of Auckland’s Professor Margaret Mutu reposted by @NewZealandBoss over on X, was less an interview than a public…
Feb 25
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The curtain falls on the cult of Jacinda Ardern
Jun 7, 2025
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Michael Baker crawls out of his hole to peddle more covid bullshit
May 31, 2025
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Ngāi Tahu’s gold-plated grift
Nov 8, 2025
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The cringe haka that turned New Zealand Parliament into a global joke
Oct 10, 2025
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Politics
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A brand new home for unemployed immigrants while Kiwis rot on the waiting list
Over the weekend, AppleBear on X shared an RNZ story meant to showcase compassion in action.
Feb 22
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Rockpool ban is a start, but New Zealand says the problem is everywhere
After I posted my piece on NZ First implementing a rockpool ban around the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, the response was immediate and loud.
Feb 21
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Parliament’s excuse for quitting X doesn’t survive a simple Grok test
NZ Parliament’s X account, with around 35.2k followers, has decided to stop posting on the platform.
Feb 20
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NZ First implements ban to stop the “rape of the rockpools”
Watch now | For months, locals along the east coast north of Auckland have been forced to witness the same disgusting spectacle.
Feb 19
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BREAKING: NZ First introduces bill for binding referendum on Māori seats at 2026 election
Just after I posted my article today saying the referendum has to be binding or it’s a waste of time, NZ First has moved fast.
Feb 18
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A small act of defiance in aisle seven
The other day I did something pretty mundane.
Feb 24
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Credit where it’s due: Ngāti Manuhiri helped stop the rockpool plunder
I don’t hand out praise to iwi very often.
Feb 23
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A brand new home for unemployed immigrants while Kiwis rot on the waiting list
Over the weekend, AppleBear on X shared an RNZ story meant to showcase compassion in action.
Feb 22
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Rockpool ban is a start, but New Zealand says the problem is everywhere
After I posted my piece on NZ First implementing a rockpool ban around the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, the response was immediate and loud.
Feb 21
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1:36
Parliament’s excuse for quitting X doesn’t survive a simple Grok test
NZ Parliament’s X account, with around 35.2k followers, has decided to stop posting on the platform.
Feb 20
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If a man did this to an 11-year-old girl, he’d be locked up for years
Tamlyn May got cosy home detention
Feb 20
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Hori McGory and the Unfair Story is finally out!
It’s official. Hori McGory and the Unfair Story is now live on Amazon!
Feb 20
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4:28
NZ First implements ban to stop the “rape of the rockpools”
Watch now | For months, locals along the east coast north of Auckland have been forced to witness the same disgusting spectacle.
Feb 19
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A taxpayer-funded piss-take: why the Māori seats have to go
If I had it my way, the Māori seats would be gone tomorrow.
Feb 18
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The curtain falls on the cult of Jacinda Ardern
Jun 7, 2025
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Michael Baker crawls out of his hole to peddle more covid bullshit
May 31, 2025
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Ngāi Tahu’s gold-plated grift
Nov 8, 2025
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The cringe haka that turned New Zealand Parliament into a global joke
Oct 10, 2025
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Clearing the air on the race baiting accusations
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Free Speech, privacy and intimidation
You may remember that a few months ago I wrote about one of my subscribers, a long-serving nurse who found herself facing professional consequences…
Feb 14
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Another trans-Identified school shooter goes berserk in Canada, killing 10
In a chilling reminder of the escalating crisis at the intersection of gender ideology and untreated mental health issues, Canada has been rocked by yet…
Feb 13
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Bluesky and the revolting push to normalise paedophilia
I don’t care how many syllables you add or how clinical you try to sound.
Jan 21
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Seven tribes, one furniture store – The absurd racism of NZ’s consent regime
ACT MP Simon Court recently posted IKEA’s 2023 Resource Consent Requirements, and the document is a masterclass in how far New Zealand has drifted into…
Dec 8, 2025
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20:44
Paddy Gower: Please shut the whūk up.
Watch now | Paddy Gower says he “crossed a journalistic line”.
Mar 6
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NZ Media Is whākd' if school lunches are their top story
You know what really whūks me off?
Dec 3, 2025
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Behind the Dairy Flat “climate hero” is a scripted performance
This was a throwaway piece I wrote last week, but never got around to publishing.
Nov 25, 2025
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ACT’s Laura McClure is right: It's time To abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority
ACT MP Laura McClure has sparked a necessary debate with her member’s bill to abolish the Broadcasting Standards Authority, calling time on what she…
Nov 19, 2025
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0:20
Margaret Mutu: The Scottish professor cosplaying as Māori royalty
The latest Q+A appearance by University of Auckland’s Professor Margaret Mutu reposted by @NewZealandBoss over on X, was less an interview than a public…
Feb 25
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Credit where it’s due: Ngāti Manuhiri helped stop the rockpool plunder
I don’t hand out praise to iwi very often.
Feb 23
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End the Māori seats debate properly with a binding vote
New Zealand First has done something most parties are too timid to do.
Feb 17
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Oranga Tamariki’s race-based leave policy is indefensible
Watch now | A clause quietly embedded in a collective agreement at Oranga Tamariki should alarm anyone who still believes the public service is meant to…
Feb 10
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Drugs
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Don't blame the crane for a meth-addled death dive
Only in New Zealand could we seriously consider removing a historic crane from the Wellington waterfront because one meth addled man made the idiotic…
Jun 15, 2025
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Taxpayer-Funded meth dens
Kāinga Ora lets junkies trash homes for free
Jun 12, 2025
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A dead child, a methed-out driver, and $10,000 in Givealittle money
Yesterday, I wrote about how Givealittle has devolved into what might as well be called Griftalittle, a platform where accountability takes a back seat…
Jun 10, 2025
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Meth, markets and mistakes
The dark net fallout of NZ's pseudoephedrine ban
Jun 5, 2025
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Bussygate
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Green MP Benjamin ‘Bussy’ Doyle resigns months after social media posts exposed
Green MP Benjamin “Bussy” Doyle has finally resigned, but only after months of mounting outrage over his shocking and inappropriate social media…
Sep 5, 2025
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Private profiles, public paychecks
The mystery of MP Benjamin Doyle's locked accounts
Apr 29, 2025
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Opinion: Why Is Ben "Bussy" Doyle still allowed anywhere near the sex ed conversation?
This week, Green MP Benjamin "Bussy" Doyle resurfaced on his locked-down Instagram, posting a video urging his "rainbow gang" to respond to the…
Apr 28, 2025
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This isn’t a far-right smear campaign
Plenty on the left are sickened by Benjamin “Bussy” Doyle, too
Apr 14, 2025
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Crime
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Auckland paedophile Thomas Fisher jailed for 18 years
Just a quick one for Sunday.
Jan 31
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No wonder Te Pāti Māori wants to abolish prisons when Māori make up most of the inmates
Te Pāti Māori says it wants to abolish prisons by 2040.
Jan 28
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Another Singh, another sick crime: Rajneel Singh jailed for child sexual abuse material
I’m not sure how I missed this one last year, but here we go.
Jan 11
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Dean Field is the biggest piece of shit of 2025
Disclaimer: This is not a gentle or comforting article.
Nov 20, 2025
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Parliament’s excuse for quitting X doesn’t survive a simple Grok test
NZ Parliament’s X account, with around 35.2k followers, has decided to stop posting on the platform.
Feb 20
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0:19
Bikinis, Grok and the great excuse to censor X
Let’s be honest about what’s actually going on here, because the sudden moral panic from Britain, Australia and Canada reeks of bullshit.
Jan 11
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4:52
Free speech under fire
Former judge David Harvey forecasts fresh online regulation push
Nov 13, 2025
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Kim Dotcom claims Luxon rejected peace offer, teases Covid exposé and new party
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has returned to X following his serious stroke late last year and claims that Prime Minister Chris Luxon has rejected a…
Nov 10, 2025
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