The average cost per state school student in NZ is $9K. At $60k per student charter schools are a massive cash grab and should be fought by anyone who wants to stop the rich looting our school system.

I am medically trained with over 40 years experience. I rate my diagnostic skills but he is clearly waay ahead of me.

Oh the plastic brigade

A message from Dame Fiona to Erica Stanford newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/02/a-m…

Today I had a coffee & read The Herald. ALL Letters to the Editor were worthy, but THIS one completely summed up our Government's total approach to EVERthing they're doing. Well said Russell.

Simeon brown too scared to front up on checkpoint & explain why he withheld data on understaffing across aotearoa & placing a gag order on health nz.

Anne Salmond: Bats in the belfry, trolls in the Beehive - Newsroom - Anne Salmond writes with such salutary good sense. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/05/bat…

Why do I have to read the Guardian to get a report of the Māori Queen’s speech? I am confused - nothing on Stuff or RNZ news. I am not currently in NZ but was it reported at all?

I just voted in the #birdoftheyear. Have your say on the ‘pecking’ order – Vote today! birdoftheyear.org.nz

When senior & serious UN Inquiry makes findings that Israel’s war on & statements about #Gaza meet a number of the tests for whether genocide has occurred, why wouldn’t #NZ Govt comment? By time ICJ rules in 2027/8, 10s of 1000s more Gazans will likely die rnz.co.nz/news/political…

NZ govt. It is beyond shameful that we are not joining Aust, UK and others to call out and sanction Israel and recognise a Palestinian State. aje.io/fqvomg

NZ where are you? Shame Christopher Luxon

I’m voting for Pay Equity. Will you? together.org.nz/pay_equity_ple…

David Seymour hired a scandal ridden British multinational to deliver school lunches. Now Simeon Brown is secretly meeting with a British multinational on health privatisation What could go wrong? A lot - why the future of healthcare is very bleak substack.com/home/post/p-17… #nzpol

This ‘deal’ is impossible. Giving food & aid is a right not a bargaining tool. Involve UN and Palestine. Israel has ALL the power in this & they’ve shown themselves bad faith actors.

Open Letter to Prime Minister and Minister of Finance open.substack.com/pub/craigrenne…

There seems to be money for sharply increasing defence spending, new highways, cancelling ferry contracts, landlord tax cuts etc, but not much for pay rises those who keep our essential public services going? It’s all about priorities….

Our grifter in chief

Sorry ⁦Tova O'Brien⁩ (welcome back btw) it was actually cringeworthy. stuff.co.nz/politics/36087…

Why are we pretending ‘Trump’s’ ceasefire is still working. It was a ruse from the beginning and Israel was never going to agree to the nebulous hopes of stage 2. It’s because people don’t want come out and say- the ceasefire was a turkey!