Archive - Matua Kahurangi

Chris Hipkins: "I don't recall" is starting to sound like the new "just following orders"

There are topics I’ve deliberately avoided, not because they don’t matter, but because they ignite a kind of blind, tribal fury that makes rational…

Mar 30 • Matua Kahurangi

Chris Hipkins caught lying again as past comments resurface

Chris Hipkins is once again facing questions over his credibility, after claiming this week that he never advised New Zealanders to get vaccinated.

Mar 27 • Matua Kahurangi

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Courts of New Zealand bolt from X to Bluesky’s pedo-friendly echo chamber

The official Courts of New Zealand account just nuked its presence on X with this whimper of a farewell tweet:

Mar 24 • Matua Kahurangi

Christchurch copper thief wins Darwin Award

There are bad ideas, and then there are catastrophically stupid ones.

Mar 23 • Matua Kahurangi

TikTok: New Zealand’s left-wing cesspit

I finally did it.

Mar 23 • Matua Kahurangi

National slips, NZ First rises: voters are sending a message

The latest polling is grim for Christopher Luxon and the New Zealand National Party.

Mar 22 • Matua Kahurangi

How to get around the NZ Herald paywall in seconds

You may have noticed recently that NZ Herald has started putting a growing number of its articles behind a paywall.

Mar 22 • Matua Kahurangi

NZ First: Sovereignty. Resilience. Accountability.

This email was sent to NZ First members, I am sharing it here for people who may have not seen it.

Mar 21 • Matua Kahurangi

Maybe Hipkins avoids talking about family because he doesn't have one anymore?

There is a glaring contradiction at the heart of Chris Hipkins’ public persona, and it is becoming harder to ignore.

Mar 18 • Matua Kahurangi

NZ First draws a hard line on global interference

When the Government formally notified the World Health Organisation that New Zealand would reject the proposed amendments to the International Health…

Mar 17 • Matua Kahurangi

Hipkins’ dirty laundry: the family story he hoped would never come out

A deeply personal post circulating on social media from the former wife of Chris Hipkins paints a picture that sits uneasily beside the carefully…

Mar 16 • Matua Kahurangi

Move-on orders: useful tool or dangerous overreach?

The Government’s introduction of move-on orders has sparked plenty of debate.

Mar 15 • Matua Kahurangi

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