The Coalition Government leaders. 20 months in, the polls are not promising. With a bit more than a year before Parliament goes into election mode for 2026, a new poll is out for the Government. And it is not good news. Rare it is though for a Government in New Zealand to be so unpopular … Continue reading New Zealand Coalition Government: Polling Woes and Voter Sentiment
Aotearoa New Zealand
Daily writing promptIf you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?View all responses A country based on a just society - if we can just see past the culture wars, the attempts to divide along the lines of Te Tiriti o Waitangi we can be something special. A country of immense beauty … Continue reading Aotearoa New Zealand
Tangata whenua protests a sign of discontent in the making
On Tuesday this country will have Waitangi Day commemorations around Aotearoa. We will be acknowledging the signing of the Treaty at Waitangi. In past years, despite the politics, it has been largely peaceful - notable exceptions being a wet t-shirt being thrown at the Queen in 1990, by a disgruntled protester; mud being thrown at … Continue reading Tangata whenua protests a sign of discontent in the making
Our health going up in smoke
Many who grow up in the 1980's and 1990's will remember walking into bars and restaurants permeated by cigarette smoke. People walked past you on the streets and you could smell it on their breath and see flecks of burnt cigarette on their clothes. Whilst working at Pak N Save (2001-2008) I remember sitting in … Continue reading Our health going up in smoke
Leftist Kiwi Writes 