Founder and Director of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research public policy think tank - and former MP.
Joined April 2012
- Tweets 476
- Following 6
- Followers 4,977
- Likes 2
43 Photos and videos
Jun 4
Our latest feature article on NZCPR.com investigates Budget 2026 and questions the Coalition’s economic management track record and Sir Roger Douglas outlines why deep structural reform to address the needs of our aging population is crucial for economic wellbeing.
2
142
May 22
This week NZCPR.com outlines the impact on NZ of the groundbreaking news that the extreme climate scenario RCP8.5 - used in all climate policy - has been rejected as “implausible” and will no longer be used by the IPCC and Professor Roger Pielke explains the detail.
1
8
305
May 14
Our latest feature article on NZCPR.com examines the tribal takeover of Local Government - including the appointment of 10 unelected iwi representatives with full voting rights onto a Council Committee of just 6 elected Councillors - and outlines how to reverse it.
3
184
May 1
This week’s feature article on NZCPR.com investigates three difficulties shaping voter sentiment: a deepening cost‑of‑living crisis, a perception of political instability in the Coalition, and unresolved attacks on our constitutional integrity through co‑governance.
1
1
9
265
Apr 15
Our latest feature article on NZCPR.com digs deeper into the latest political polls to better understand why National is not doing better - and we outline some of the election strategies that are now being revealed by political parties as we head towards November 7.
5
332
Apr 3
Our latest feature article on NZCPR.com examines energy security in NZ and reveals how successive governments have embedded gross inaccuracies in our policy framework that have escalated prices throughout our economy leaving us extremely vulnerable to global shocks.
2
10
570
Mar 20
In our latest feature article on NZCPR.com, we expose how tikanga is being used by the judiciary to rewrite the law without any democratic mandate - weakening criminal accountability, and reshaping statutory tests - and we outline steps to restore the rule of law...
16
61
206
2,587
Mar 6
This week NZCPR.com investigates Wellington’s Moa Point crisis, raising concerns about media reporting and Council decision-making, with Simon Woolf explaining: “I voted against expanding cycleways & argued instead for prioritising sewerage & water infrastructure...
1
30
921
Feb 25
In this week’s NZCPR.com feature article we set out the case for abolishing the Maori seats — exactly as the 1986 Royal Commission recommended — because they are now significantly distorting the proportionality of Parliament and entrenching discrimination.
22
41
213
3,052
Feb 10
This week on NZCPR.com we expose how the Treaty of Waitangi is being dangerously misrepresented to deliver tribal rule - and we ask whether ACT and NZF should oppose the Conservation Acts (Land Management) Amendment Bill unless all race-based provisions are removed.
16
39
165
1,763
Feb 8
Don’t forget submissions on the Bills to replace the RMA are due by 4.30 pm this Friday Feb 13 – full details can be found in our NZCPR.com analysis in which we raised serious concerns about the race-based influence the Coalition intends to embed into the new laws.
1
4
10
832
Jan 18
This week, on NZCPR.com our latest feature article analyses the State of the Nation two years into the Coalition’s three-year term of government and it highlights the key themes that are likely to influence the election...
3
4
19
1,144
Jan 17
Latest on NZCPR.com - A Personal Message As We Begin 2026: I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. As we finalise our first New Zealand Centre for Political Research newsletter, I want to personally thank you for being part of our NZCPR community….
2
28
1,047
24 Dec 2025
On behalf of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! To read our full Christmas Update please visit NZCPR.com ...
2
2
7
328
14 Dec 2025
This week's feature article on NZCPR.com highlights the Coalition’s struggle against a radicalised bureaucracy that continues to deliver the agenda of the now exiled Jacinda Ardern - and our poll asks whether you believe NZ's Public Service is politically neutral.
6
6
18
1,038
2 Dec 2025
This week NZCPR.com highlights how UNDRIP is undermining property rights and creating chaos in Canada, and we warn that unless Labour’s implementation strategy - He Puapua – is removed from our legislative and regulatory framework, NZ property rights are not secure.
1
4
10
320
19 Nov 2025
In this week's NZCPR.com feature article we outline the media crisis that has enveloped the BBC - and, knowing journalism should be independent, impartial, and balanced, we ask whether our mainstream media can be trusted to report news accurately and without bias.
1
8
14
615
10 Nov 2025
Check out this week’s feature article on NZCPR.com in which we investigate a deliberate act of tribal defiance that challenges the sovereignty of the Crown - and we ask whether prosecutions will be taken or whether those responsible will simply turn a blind eye...
1
3
7
385
30 Oct 2025
"If the 'Deep State' is defined as a power-based network within a government that operates in pursuit of its own agendas and goals instead of those of the country’s democratically elected leaders, then New Zealand has a serious problem" - check it out on NZCPR.com.
4
4
11
343
17 Oct 2025
In this week’s NZCPR.com feature article we examine the provisional results of the local government elections and the forty-two referenda on Maori wards and we outline some important wake-up calls for councils and the Coalition Government.
4
9
402