Opinion

A non PC commentary of why New Zealand has the highest incarceration rates in the western world and an analysis of who the prisoners are. Video and transcript. New Zealand has one of the highest incarceration rates in the Western world and we are constantly reminded that more than half of them are Maori, despite Maori making up only about 16% of the population. 

Is Europe a continent with its finger on the self-destruct button? Douglas Murray reflects on Europe’s pervasive and seemingly unfathomable inertia in the face of an immigration crisis, the potential failure of multiculturalism, and the Western fixation on guilt.

Israel Folau, an Australian rugby union player, posted a graphic on Instagram with the title "your plan vs God's plan", and after being asked what "God's plan for gays is", he responded, "HELL, if they don't repent." This caused a bit of a furore, but it really shouldn't have.

You're probably all familiar with the Bob Jones column that was published in February by NBR. One of our contributors wrote an article defending satire and free speech, humourously suggesting that Bob Jones be made the "Comedy Commisioner".

You've probably heard the old socialist line, "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer." Like everything else that socialists believe, this is completely false. In a 6 minute video for PragerU, Daniel Hannan explains the power of capitalism and free markets.

The orgy of virtue signalling which heralded the passing of the Criminal Records (Expunging of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offenses) Bill last week continued Tuesday night during the debate of the Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amend

The news-cycle in NZ and the US are closely linked, so when a woman opened fire at YouTube HQ in California, it was news over here just as fast. Social media was hoping that the elusive "Trump supporter, NRA member, and Alex Jones fan" mass shooter had finally been discovered.

Satire, political or social pisstakery is in a sorry state, both at home and abroad in this year of our Lord, 2018. Locally, shrill hordes have demanded via social media organized petitioning that Sir Robert Jones suffer a status reduction back to plain old ‘Bob Jones’, for the crime of taking the mick out of Maori.

In parliament on Tuesday night, the Criminal Records (Expunging of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offenses) Bill triggered a veritable orgy of virtue signalling.