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“When Firewalls Fail: The Ferguson-Stanford Conflict of Interest Scandal and the Crisis at New Zealand’s Teaching Council” - 24 January 2026

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“When Firewalls Fail: The Ferguson-Stanford Conflict of Interest Scandal and the Crisis at New Zealand’s Teaching Council” - 24 January 2026

Mōrena Aotearoa, In January 2026, a conflict-of-interest scandal erupted in New Zealand’s education sector, exposing troubling relationships between private education providers, ministerial power, and the regulatory bodies meant to oversee them. At the center: David Ferguson, Chair of the Teaching Council and CEO of the Teachers Institute, and Education

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn
“THE AUDACITY OF SUBORDINATION: How Luxon, Willis, and Peters Demand Breman Submit While They Violate the Very Independence They Claim to Respect” - 19 January 2026

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“THE AUDACITY OF SUBORDINATION: How Luxon, Willis, and Peters Demand Breman Submit While They Violate the Very Independence They Claim to Respect” - 19 January 2026

Kia ora koutou katoa, This essay is for the archive. This is for the record. This is for every whānau member who trusted institutions and watched them erode from within. This is for every New Zealander who believed Christopher Luxon when he said “we respect the independence of our Reserve

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn
“Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation: A Masterclass in Political Cowardice and Economic Failure” - 19 January 2026

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“Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation: A Masterclass in Political Cowardice and Economic Failure” - 19 January 2026

Paywalled Article Tēnā koutou katoa. I greet you all as we gather to bear witness to a government that has forsaken the fundamental principles upon which manaakitanga, integrity, and honest stewardship are built. This essay addresses a prime minister and his cabinet whose governance has betrayed the taonga of truth

By Ivor Jones The Māori Green Ltn