“…there are various concerns…”
Category: Politics
![Te Pāti Māori political donations scandal intensifies 2 Te Pāti Māori political donations scandal intensifies - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25071117/Centrist-images-109.jpg)
Te Pāti Māori political donations scandal intensifies
Potential breaches are of both the Charities Act and the Electoral Act.
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Corporations or universities pushing political agendas is abusive
Activists using property they are only the stewards of, to push political agendas, are not only undermining their primary missions, but risking legal attack.
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Planting “evidence”
Activist-driven “research” attempts to shape public opinion and policy, but studies generating “evidence” using biased methodologies polarise communities and erode trust.
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Government reviews NZ gun reforms
Ardern era gun laws in the crosshairs.
![Watch out Greens: UK climate activist gets 5 years in the clink for obstructing traffic 6 Watch out Greens: UK climate activist gets 5 years in the clink for obstructing traffic - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/22122918/Centrist-images-95.jpg)
Watch out Greens: UK climate activist gets 5 years in the clink for obstructing traffic
“You are the theoretician, the ‘ideas’ man…”
![What can New Zealand learn from UK’s election shocker? 7 What can New Zealand learn from UK’s election shocker? - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/18172312/Centrist-images-85.jpg)
What can New Zealand learn from UK’s election shocker?
“The reality is that New Zealanders want to live in a country where democracy is strong, and everyone is treated as equals.”
![The looming threat of political violence in New Zealand 8 The looming threat of political violence in New Zealand - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/18173259/Centrist-images-87.jpg)
The looming threat of political violence in New Zealand
The rhetoric is getting a bit “extra”, as the kids say.
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NZ First’s Shane Jones condemns Te Pāti Māori’s racist rhetoric
“Sadly the Māori Party is hoping to radicalise a whole new generation of young voters with this blood shaming ideology.”
![How are NZ politicians kept safe? 10 How are NZ politicians kept safe? - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/18181515/Centrist-images-92.jpg)
How are NZ politicians kept safe?
“The security situation in NZ is nowhere close to that of the US…”