Kerre Woodham: The report shows us just how badly the Phillips kids were failed

It's hard to know really where to start when it comes to listing the failings of all those who damn near destroyed the lives of the Phillips children. In the first instance, they were failed by their father and by their immediate family. Then, when those relationships broke down, they were failed by the very agencies that are supposed to be there to protect them, Oranga Tamariki and the Police.

Bob Edlin: Grudges, a soft crime stance and racism...

....it’s what Rakesh Naidoo wouldn’t say that featured in RNZ interview

RNZ this week highlighted the phlegmatism of a Labour candidate under the headline –

No hard feelings: Rakesh Naidoo refuses to hit back after police row

Some readers might have sensed an element of disappointment at RNZ that Naidoo did not react as they had hoped to their questions about the way he had been treated when he resigned from the force.

Brendan O'Neill: How Britain’s cops became the armed wing of wokeness

From arresting critics of Muhammad to mistreating white men, the police have become the enforcers of woke tyranny.

Insulting Muhammad. Criticising a local councillor. Being a white lad who gets punched in the head by a gang of black kids. In Britain in 2026, these are the ‘crimes’ that get the cops off their a***s. They might not be able to find the lowlifes who burgled your home or the gang members who groomed your daughter. But they’ll come running if you diss Islam or have a pop at a Green politician or commit the heinous sin of being white and male on a night out. Welcome to your two-tier tyranny.

Bob Edlin: Will all cops be fair when enforcing the “move-on”....

Yes, we know when it’s a fair cop – but will all cops be fair when enforcing the “move-on”

PoO was drawn to the story beneath a Stuff headline which said: The government is confident police will apply move on orders fairly. Here’s what police had to say about them.

It so happened this expression of Beehive confidence in Police fairness was posted at a time when the media were reporting on –