Category: Weekly Column
As we begin the final year of the Coalition’s first term of Government, it is instructive to look at the commitments they made when first elected. At that time the country faced significant challenges as a result of six years of mismanagement by Labour.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. As we put the finishing touches to our first New Zealand Centre for Political Research newsletter of 2026 I want to personally thank you for being part of our NZCPR community. Every week, thousands of New Zealanders read our newsletters because they want clarity, honesty, and independent analysis in a world that can often feel confusing. You’re one of them — and I’m very grateful.
On behalf of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! I’d also like to thank you most sincerely for your ongoing interest in our work and contribution over the years.
Being politically neutral and respecting the authority of the government of the day should mean that fundamental Coalition goals like public services being prioritised “on the basis of need, not race”, that “co-governance” should be removed from public services, and that all work on “He Puapua” must stop, should be top priorities and well advanced.
Having seen the disastrous influence of UNDRIP in Canada, the continued existence of the He Puapua framework that Labour put in place to implement the Declaration in New Zealand represents an existential threat to our future. It's time that threat was removed.
The BBC’s crisis serves to remind us that credible media isn’t a luxury – it’s a democratic necessity. We should not have to put up with biased media. Journalism should be independent, impartial, and balanced. Their mission should be to inform, not manipulate.
Ngatiwai’s actions were unacceptable. Their breach of the law was a deliberate criminal act, which put in danger one of New Zealand’s most iconic reserves. They should be prosecuted with the maximum penalties imposed as a deterrent to others considering similar action.
If the “Deep State” is defined as a power-base within a government that operates in pursuit of its own agendas and goals instead of those of the country’s democratically elected leaders, then New Zealand has a serious problem. Our public institutions have been captured by a form of cultural Marxism that embraces race-based identity politics and Te Tiriti social justice.
Community disillusionment over councils going off the rails was on full display last weekend as voters reshaped local government in the 2025 elections. Across the country, high-spending councillors were booted out and replaced by those promising more responsible financial management, greater community engagement, and increased accountability.
With Council voting likely to end up at around 40 percent - only half of the general election turnout – the only hope for a better outcome is if sensible people, who don’t normally bother voting, can be encouraged to do so. So here’s the challenge: please ensure everyone you know votes - and says ‘no’ to Maori wards and left-wing capture.
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