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by Annie Mcbrydie I am writing as an ordinary New Zealander who, like many others, is feeling the growing pressure of rising fuel costs. After reviewing the recently announced fuel relief package, I feel compelled to speak up. While the intention to support struggling families is acknowledged, the reality is that the current approach leaves a significant portion of the population without meaningful assistance. By targeting support primarily through existing schemes such as Working for Families, only a relatively small percentage of households will see direct relief. Meanwhile, the majority of working New Zealanders are left to absorb the full…

OPINION: Caitlin Brown. I have a proposal: what if we collectively stopped going to work, refused to pay taxes, and boycotted every institution that doesn’t serve the people? It would be a massive wake-up call for a government that acts like a parasite on society. Unless we take a stand together, nothing will change. Of course, there will always be those who side with the establishment over their own neighbors, so we may never have everyone. But if enough of us fight for our freedom and mental well-being, we can achieve this. Why are so many people afraid or embarrassed…

OPINION: Billy Brown After 15 years building infrastructure across the South Pacific and Australia, I came home to New Zealand a couple of years ago and saw a fundamental shift in our culture. We’ve moved away from meritocracy, productivity, and operational excellence. Instead, too many of our state-owned enterprises have drifted into DEI, wokeism, and left-leaning ideology. It’s simple: if you’re publicly owned, your fundamental job is to deliver operational excellence. That means meritocracy. That means productivity. That means returning a healthy dividend back to the government and ultimately to the New Zealand taxpayer. Just like Air New Zealand, TVNZ…

Opinion: Aaron Spencer. New Zealanders, in general, have had very little interest in the apparently baffling complexities of geopolitics, economics, and the way history doesn’t repeat…but does often rhyme. Our main preoccupations have been work, rugby, BBQ’s, holidays, and the inter-personal relationships and dramas of family and friends. And if the Jones’ are climbing the property ladder, buying a boat, and upgrading the car “that’s good enough for us as well”. Herd behaviour around what we should aspire to has well and truly been the order of the day and, in case there was any doubt, there was always an…