Dr Will Jones: Trump Halts Migration From all Third World Countries.....

Trump Halts Migration From all Third World Countries and Demands “Reverse Migration” After Deadly DC Attack

President Donald Trump has “permanently paused migration” from Third World countries and demanded “reverse migration”, ordering a green card audit of 19 nations, after the Washington DC terror attack that left a National Guard soldier dead. The Mail has more.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 23.11.25

Saturday November 29, 2025 

News:
Experienced Māori education leader appointed as EIT’s Pouārahi Māori
He joins EIT after more than 30 years in education, most recently as a Leadership Advisor for the Ministry of Education and previously as Principal of Tamatea High School from 2015 to 2024. His earlier roles include Deputy Principal at Te Aute College, Head of Māori at Napier Boys’ High School and Science Teacher at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou.

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Thanks to the big banks for not helping

I've reached the conclusion that when it comes to the banks and mortgage rates, the only option you've got left is to hustle.

You're on your own here.

It has been 2 days since the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate, and by how much do you think the big banks have cut their fixed rates?

Ryan Bridge: Our country deserves more than an economic recovery

The RBNZ update this week again made the point that yes, the economy's in bounce back mode.

We'll grow 2.5% next year, they reckon.

But this country needs more than that. It deserves more than that.

Roger Partridge: What Did New Zealand Do With Its Trillion Dollars?

A familiar lament has resurfaced in recent weeks: that Robert Muldoon’s decision to cancel Norm Kirk’s 1975 compulsory superannuation scheme cost New Zealand a trillion-dollar nest egg. The Government’s weekend signal of higher KiwiSaver contributions has given that argument new life, encouraging some to reach again for the comparison. New Zealand, we are told, might otherwise be an “Antipodean Tiger.”

Bob Edlin: Iwi leader calls for local government reforms to go further.....

Iwi leader calls for local government reforms to go further – but does he have race-based seats in mind?

RNZ reports –

An iwi representative on two West Coast councils has rejected the idea that mayors would represent Māori interests on the government’s proposed new boards, which replace regional councils.

David Farrar: Teaching Council conflicts

The Herald reports:

A probe into conflict-of-interest allegations at the Teaching Council was sparked by a whistle blower’s claims the agency spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds on an advertising firm run by the CEO’s husband.

Owen Jennings: Cop30 Ironies

France’s President Macron led the charge for putting taxes on aircraft flights at Cop30 in Belem, Brazil. Aircraft are “killing the planet” with their emissions, apparently. The same day Air France announced its new "La Premiere" cabin -- the first update since 2014. Designed for long-haul Boeing 777s, the "suites" will feature five windows, an armchair and a chaise longue that converts into a bed.

Jenny Ruth: Open letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith

Minister of Justice

P.Goldsmith@ministers.govt.nz

OPEN LETTER

Dear Mr Goldsmith

I’m writing to complain about my treatment, and the treatment of Helen Joyce, a former finance editor and international editor at The Economist, at the hands of the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT).

Dr Michael Bassett: Chris Bishop and Simon Watts are correct

When I first heard of their plans to do away with regional councils and replace them with boards of mayors I thought the timing rather odd. After all, we have just had local elections, and telling the newly-elected they are redundant seemed needlessly insulting. But it quickly became clear that these were proposals, and not some sort of ministerial coup d’etat. Chris Bishop and Simon Watts seem to be proposing to use the next three years to fine-tune their ideas. The goal is laudable: to remove an expensive layer of authority from local government that is no longer necessary, thereby reducing costs for ratepayers.

Mike's Minute: Erica Stanford was right, the backlash is disgusting

I tell you what I like about all the educators whinging away over the curriculum redo and the Treaty treatment: they are at least standing their ground. They are having their say and that is no bad thing.

It struck me yesterday when I read Roger Gray's speech, Roger Gray of Auckland Port. When he talked of “No Zealand”, of the naysayers, of the cruise people in Miami and their view of NZ not wanting a cruise industry. Of Jacinda Ardern calling them Petrie dishes.

Where were the Roger Grays when she was actually in charge and wrecking the place?

Friday November 28, 2025 

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Clive Bibby: Rats leaving the sinking ship

The final COP30 report says it all really.

If ever there was evidence that the Climate Change zealots have lost control of their once universally accepted false doctrine, this is it.

Gerry Eckhoff: The past

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (F Scott Fitzgerald 1896-1940)

The recent opinion piece from Anaru Eketone, associate professor of Otago University challenging the sovereignty of New Zealand cannot pass as having any credibility.

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is there a positive side to this recession?

Can I give you a positive spin on the recession that we're just coming out of?

I mean, maybe it's not so much a positive spin, but maybe it's an explanation for why this recession was harder than it needed to be - but why it actually did need to be this hard.

Ryan Bridge: What we got from the RBNZ yesterday

So what do we know today that we didn't know yesterday after the big show from the Reserve Bank?

Well not much, really.

Matua Kahurangi: Te Urewera mismanagement.....

Te Urewera mismanagement: Tūhoe leadership failing the land and its people

For years, the Urewera’s have been celebrated as a showcase of iwi stewardship and environmental guardianship. But the reality is far bleaker. Tūhoe leadership is presiding over mismanagement, neglect, and a shocking lack of accountability, turning what should be a model of co-governance into a cautionary tale of waste and incompetence.

Ani O"Brien: The best education news in years and the media buries it

Warning: This is a very frustrated and ranty article!

Sometimes this country feels allergic to good news, especially when that good news comes from a government our media class has decided must never be allowed a win. This week, Education Minister Erica Stanford released some of the most extraordinary education data New Zealand has seen in decades…students are making between one and two years of maths progress in just twelve weeks. It should have led every bulletin. It should have been the headline splashed across every front page. Erica Stanford should be being hoisted above shoulders and paraded through the streets as a heroine. Chris Hipkins would have thrown himself a parade if he had done anything except drive our education system into decline when he was in charge. What Stanford’s reforms are achieving is nothing short of extraordinary.

Bob Edlin: The OCR is trimmed and Govt politicians are cheered....

The OCR is trimmed and Govt politicians are cheered – but savers won’t necessarily be whooping

PoO first heard the news from RNZ: the Reserve Bank had cut the official cash rate to its lowest level in three years – by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent – to support economic recovery.

That led us to check the announcement on the RBNZ website. This expressed confidence that inflation would ease from where it now sits, at the top of the 1 – 3 per cent target band for monetary policy:

David Farrar: 27,000 fewer Maori are victims of violent crime

The NZ Crime and Victims’ Survey has released its latest data to August 2025, and it is staggering how much violent crime has dropped. When you declare war on the gangs, instead of funding them, the results can be amazing.