In this episode of Political Playback – what is the real reason a hospice is struggling with funding; the IRD goes woke; why is Te Pati Maori being treated softly on compliance issues; is the media turning on Christopher Luxon or are they just mischief making; the normalisation of drugs narrative in the media gets a reality check; the Government proposes new laws to establish more online gambling licences; David Seymour gets told off by Luxon but did he deserve the roasting; and why is home-schooling on the rise – is it partly to do with open plan classrooms and RSE indoctrination?

Here's Solid Ground with Simon O'Connor for 17 July 2025.

In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon critiques media bias in reporting hate crimes, especially related to recent arson attacks on Christian churches. He also discusses the double standards in political activism within sports, where some messages are endorsed and others are censored. Simon also calls out the Green Party tax policies and the Maori Party’s inability to submit financial statements for over two years.

Here's StraightTalk for 14 July 2025. In this episode, we discuss – according to the latest poll, NZ First is now the 3rd most popular party – is this because of their anti-woke campaigning which is connecting with voters? The Advertising Standards Authority has not upheld complaints against a Lotto advertisement that includes images of a man skiing naked with his backside visible. But the ASA recently banned an advert because they reckoned it suggested that young girls couldn’t do long maths. So whats the real definition of “offensive” these days? We ask the panelists. We discuss AI – artificial intelligence – and is it friend or foe – and can it really interpret speaking in tongues? And we ask the panelists what they’d like the COVID inquiry to achieve – if anything.

The Forum on the Family is coming up in August (Thursday 28th Friday 29th August) at the Due Drops Event Centre in Manukau City. This conference will bring together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, church & community leaders and individuals who are social conservatives. You are invited!

The theme of this year’s forum is “Courage at a Cultural Tipping Point”, and we have an amazing line-up of brave speakers on key social issues from the US, Canada, Australia and NZ.

And in this episode of McBlog, we talk to Amanda Achtman from Canada and Jeff Johnston from the US.

In this episode of Daybreak – a tragic fatal drug mix at a music festival, but the apologists still argue for drug testing (which wouldn’t have helped); more media campaigning for the magic mushroom drug; the NZ Medical Journal is concerned about silencing science – remember when they did it during COVID?; 1News fails to present the full facts in their coverage of US politics – again; but INews does find their Pentecostalism!; and did NZ’s COVID model overstate lives ‘saved’?

The Forum on the Family is coming up in August (Thursday 28th Friday 29th August) at the Due Drops Event Centre in Manukau City. This conference will bring together a national network of family-focused organisations, scholars, church & community leaders and individuals who are social conservatives.

You are invited!

The theme of this year’s forum is “Courage at a Cultural Tipping Point”, and we have an amazing line-up of brave speakers on key social issues from the US, Canada, Australia and NZ.

And in this episode of McBlog, we talk to Dr Miriam Grossman and hear a short message from Israel & Maria Folau.

In this episode of Daybreak - Winston's anti-woke policies appear to be winning over voters; state-funded Radio NZ are losing listeners; AI is causing issues for schools and for bookstores; is the most complained advertisement really that offensive: the media continue to attack lunches in schools - but not the food quality or the delivery this time; the EU release a report which is described as openly anti-Christian and funded by Gates and Soros; and a number of stories from overseas highlighting Christian denominations, universities or politicians losing their way.