They Burned $55 Billion, Transferred $1 Trillion to the Wealthy, Devastated Māori Home Ownership — and Now They Want a "Review" Weeks Before the Election
When the Red Team waves the taiaha but won't swing it, and the Blue Team sets the marae on fire
They built a stage. They catered the performance - Then the actors walked out—and left the bill for whānau to pay
A billion-dollar gas terminal for fossil fuel cronies - A whitewashed curriculum for obedient colonial subjects - Same government - Same donors - Same contempt
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How a convicted fraudster crowned a career betrayer, and why Damien Grant’s love letter to Winston Peters is a masterclass in whitewashing white supremacy
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Sometimes the Ring doesn’t shout - It taps - It repeats - It places the same message in front of you twice, then three times, until you stop explaining it away and start listening
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How Tama Potaka’s smiling neoliberalism turns missing whānau, motel kids, and Te Tiriti itself into collateral damage for a white‑supremacist coalition he chose to serve
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When land warned, the Crown sold campsites. When the maunga fell, our people died so the hospitality economy could keep its tills ringing
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While a racist neoliberal government rips Te Tiriti to shreds, Te Pāti Māori’s leadership turns our most sacred political space into a family‑run circus
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When you treat the moana like a slurry pit, don’t be surprised when the people rise like a king tide
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When a regime treats Moana and Māori as its toilet, the only shock is that the pipes failed before the politicians did
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The First Essay After Waitangi Day 2026