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  • Mt Egmont "Collective Redress" A National Shame

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    All the winning that's going on in the United States is a stark reminder how far we still have to go.

  • The State of a Nation Left Behind

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Note for subscribers: I made an appearance on the Adnan Belushi podcast this week. You can watch a 22 minute preview of it here (plus other clips on his and my X accounts).

  • Early NZ in the Bay of Islands

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Note for subscribers: I received an email from a long-time reader, Ian Froggatt. He's a local who has written a short book called Lab Leak of which he has a few dozen copies that he's happy to send out free of charge, postage paid by him.

  • Are the Rich Turning Right?

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Elon Musk is openly calling for regime change in the United Kingdom. His platform X is shaping narratives of the damage that both illegal and legal immigration are having on the West.

  • New Zealand's Historic Identity and the Treaty Principles Bill

    Opinion
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

    I believe the bill to be better than the status quo. It has already been stated that the bill will not pass, so I make my comments in line with that expectation.

  • Universal Human Rights and the Treaty Principles Bill

    Opinion
    Gabriel Garcia

    Dear Select Committee,

  • Farewell to 2024

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Another year draws to a close. I'd like to thank all my readers and listeners across New Zealand who have enjoyed all the commentary I've been able to produce for Good Oil News, RCR,  Left Foot Media, and my own Right Minds blog.

  • December 25th 1814: The Saviour is Bourne to New Zealand

    Essay
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Former colonies of the British Empire all have an origin story: America's Pilgrims, Australia's First Fleet, and Canada's Thanksgiving. What of New Zealand?

  • We Won! January 2020 Police Raid Ruled to be Illegal

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    It's taken five long years, but the raid on my family home (first reported by the Good Oil's predecessor) has been ruled to be illegal by the High Court. A few small excerpts from the judgement:

  • In Government, but not in Power

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    There is a difference between being in government and in power. Far too often necessary changes are not made because bureaucrats entrench themselves and ministers refuse to demand the changes.

  • Is There a Reasonable Compromise?

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    We're in a bit of a tough spot. Since the 1970s Maori have developed a bit of a racial consciousness—the "Maori Renaissance" as they call it.

  • The Land of Sun and Steel

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    On the flight from Auckland to Toyko I finally had a chance to finish reading Yukio Mishima's Sun and Steel, his personal testament on "art, action, and ritual death." Mishima was a Japanese poet and author who is a complicated figure, in large part bec

  • The Art of the Ear

    Opinion
    Leighton Pearson

    I want to start this article with an acknowledgment of shared responsibility. When it feels like I am preaching to my conservative readers, I am equally preaching to myself. For far too long, I have seen and participated in partisan politics.

  • New Zealand is an Ethno-State

    Opinion
    Dieuwe de Boer

    This may seen somewhat strange and provocative, but I believe this is an important point to make out loud and one that should be as easy to say as "water is wet." A nation is a people. "Ethnos" is the Greek word for nation, tribe, and people.

  • Analysis of Trump Support in New Zealand over Eight Years

    Opinion
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Much was made of an August 2024 poll by the NZ Herald that showed "most New Zealanders support Kamala Harris." Her support was 55% with Donald Trump's at a mere 21%.

  • Are We Ready For Population Decline?

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Allow me to stay on the theme of demographics for another week.

  • The 2023 Census and Multicultural Identity

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    Stats NZ have finally released the full data of the botched 2023 census. There are lots of things you can glean from it, such as the inclusion of sexuality data showing that nearly 12% of Wellington is gay, which makes sense if you think about it.

  • Death of Christianity is the Death of Nation

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    This is a partial rebuttal to Nathan Smith's argument that "Christianity is the death of the nation." We have great real-life conversations on this subject, but perhaps there is some benefit in debating some of this out in public.

  • It's The Economy, Stupid

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    New Zealand is in a recession and we have been for two years now. Our per capita recession has surpassed the Great Financial Crisis in length after contracting for seven consecutive quarters.

  • A Much Improved Treaty Principles Bill?

    Insight
    Dieuwe de Boer

    A few weeks ago I wrote about how I supported the treaty principles being put forward by ACT because the treaty is a liberal document.