Michael Laws’ recent commentary on The Platform has struck a nerve — and rightly so. When senior NZ Army officers begin speaking in the language of “transformation,” “bicultural realignment,” and “intergenerational change,” we are no longer dealing with military doctrine. We are dealing with ideology.
And not just any ideology. This is the vocabulary of Critical Theory, Critical Indigenous Theory, and the Te Tiriti–centred transformation agenda that has swept through the public sector since 2019.
The Army is simply the latest institution to be captured.
