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On The Government’s Juggling Of Public Anxiety Over Fuel Prices
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 1:58 pm | Gordon Campbell
When it comes to its public messaging on the Iran war, the Luxon government is talking optimistically, while trying to ease the public gradually into a sense of crisis. Yes, current fuel supplies are OK, for a little while longer. More >>
On Our Willingness To Earn US Approval, Via China-Bashing
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 12:51 pm | Gordon Campbell
The Chinese Embassy is right. The recent joint statement by Australia and New Zealand condemning China’s actions in the South China Sea reads like a relic from a bygone colonial era. A weirdly misplaced concern, too. More >>
On The Weaponising Of IRD
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 12:46 pm | Gordon Campbell
So hard to pick and choose but the $2.9 billion tax break for landlords still stands out as the coalition government’s most abject surrender to corporate interests. That indefensible handout should return to haunt the centre-right later this year. More >>
On The Grail Quest For The Elusive Luxon Voter
Friday, 13 March 2026, 12:58 pm | Gordon Campbell
At this point, fans of PM Luxon are rare birds indeed. Safe to say, if the National Party does swallow hard and go the distance this year with Luxon in the top job, it will only be because National thinks it can win this year’s election despite ... More >>
On The Threat To Carve Iran Into Pieces
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 1:00 pm | Gordon Campbell
Oil prices are still rising amid fears that Iran may be laying mines in the Straits of Hormuz. The initial market confidence that the US would speedily bring this war to a happy conclusion has all but evaporated. No plausible end game is in sight. More >>
On The Iran War’s Impact On The Economy, And On Air New Zealand
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 1:00 pm | Gordon Campbell
Oil and gas prices have surged since the war on Iran began. The real surprise is that oil prices haven’t risen as much as you’d expect, given that a regional war with no end in sight has just broken out across the Middle East. More >>
On The Iran War
Monday, 2 March 2026, 1:55 pm | Gordon Campbell
Back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law. Instead, we immediately decided the invasion was illegal. More >>
On The “Move On” Homeless Fiasco, And Country Music In The Age Of Trump
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 12:51 pm | Gordon Campbell
According to Police Minister Mark Mitchell, applying the new “move on” laws to the homeless will not put any extra strain on Police resources. Well, tell him he’s dreaming. More >>
On The Callous, Short-Sighted “Moving On” Laws
Monday, 23 February 2026, 2:15 pm | Gordon Campbell
Watching Christopher Luxon try to get to grips with a serious issue can be a pretty sad sight. His response to the homelessness epidemic has been a case in point. More >>
On The Centre-Right’s Newly Found Passion For Taxes, And James Bond, Snowboard Ace
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 1:15 pm | Gordon Campbell
Meet National, our new “tax and spend” party. Reportedly, the National-led coalition is seriously considering spending (at least) $16 billion on a second harbour crossing in Auckland, bridge or tunnel optional. More >>
On Weather, Climate, And The Contest Between ACT And NZF For The Braindead Vote
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 12:52 pm | Gordon Campbell
As the wild weather rages, and once-in-a-century storms and floods become seasonal events, Mark Mitchell, the country’s Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, still seems locked into a purely reactive, ‘send an ambulance” response. More >>
On The Threat To The Winter Olympics From Climate Change
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 12:42 pm | Gordon Campbell
This week, Superbowl football and the Winter Olympics have both served to illustrate the massive role that professional sport now plays in modern life. More >>
On The West’s Indifference To The Carnage In Iran
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 12:50 pm | Gordon Campbell
The mullahs in Iran must be feeling very pleased with themselves. They have just carried out versions of the Tiannenmen Square Massacre over and over again, in towns and cities right across the country. More >>
On The Not Good, Very Bad, Terrible Unemployment Figures
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 12:53 pm | Gordon Campbell
As the unemployment rate hits 5.4%, the highest jobless rate in a decade, PM Christopher Luxon may be regretting his choice of “Fixing the Basics, Building the Future” as his party’s campaign slogan this year. More >>
On The Secret Pact On Rare Earth Minerals, And The India FTA
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
Drill and dig, baby. The week began with the coalition government giving an Australian mining company the green light for an open cast gold mine in central Otago. Things then got even worse. More >>
On Selling The Recovery Mirage, And Wolf Parade
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 12:54 pm | Gordon Campbell
If the economy was an apartment building, the recovery would be the party that’s beginning to kick off in the penthouse flat, while everyone else in the building is trying to get some sleep before the daily grind starts again. More >>
On The Winston Peters Revival, And Canada’s Blueprint For A New World Order
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 12:51 pm | Gordon Campbell
Currently, the opinion polls indicate that Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National & Labour. The fact so many people are turning to this reactionary figure is a sign of the nation’s desperation, & its capacity for self-harm. More >>
On New Zealand’s Readiness To Prostrate Itself Before King Donald
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
New Zealand likes to portray itself as a steadfast champion of international law. (We’re the brave little country that stands up for what’s right). In reality, we repeatedly make exceptions for Washington and Israel. More >>
On The Selling Out Of Iran
Monday, 19 January 2026, 12:48 pm | Gordon Campbell
First Venezuela, then Iran. In its modern versions of gunboat diplomacy, the United States is willing to weaken a terrible regime, but not to replace it. More >>
On The Overweening Vanity Of Winston Peters
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 12:40 pm | Gordon Campbell
Plainly, age had not mellowed the ability of Winston Peters to take offence on grounds not visible to ordinary mortals. Yesterday, Peters felt so miffed by an imaginary slight that he delivered a public dressing down to RBNZ governor Anna Breman. More >>
