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The Gentleman's Gambit • When National and ACT use civility as both defence from scrutiny and an attack on victims.
The Gentleman's Gambit
When National and ACT use civility as both defence from scrutiny and an attack on victims.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The Gentleman's Gambit • When National and ACT use civility as both defence from scrutiny and an attack on victims.
Mr 8% • 2026 school lunches are just as bad, but they are also emblematic of Seymour's spin and facade
Mr 8%
2026 school lunches are just as bad, but they are also emblematic of Seymour's spin and facade
mountaintui.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Mr 8% • 2026 school lunches are just as bad, but they are also emblematic of Seymour's spin and facade
Doubling of Kiwisaver hardship values significant • Plus: India trade deal, James Cameron, and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey
Doubling of Kiwisaver hardship values significant
Plus: India trade deal, James Cameron, and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey
mountaintui.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Doubling of Kiwisaver hardship values significant • Plus: India trade deal, James Cameron, and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey
How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you've never heard of it • Australia's National Broadcaster nails it
How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you've never heard of it
Australia's National Broadcaster nails it
mountaintui.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you've never heard of it • Australia's National Broadcaster nails it
MAGA Minions: Winston Peters & Shane Jones • Plus: Luxon flood support, Paul Goldsmith's Retail Crime Advisory Committee implodes and Gaza,
MAGA Minions: Winston Peters & Shane Jones
Plus: Luxon flood support, Paul Goldsmith's Retail Crime Advisory Committee implodes and Gaza,
mountaintui.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
MAGA Minions: Winston Peters & Shane Jones • Plus: Luxon flood support, Paul Goldsmith's Retail Crime Advisory Committee implodes and Gaza,
Civil war wasn't inevitable - but it may be • How misinformation and lies created the environment for battle
Civil war wasn't inevitable - but it may be
How misinformation and lies created the environment for battle
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Civil war wasn't inevitable - but it may be • How misinformation and lies created the environment for battle
Luxon's Empty Words; Hipkins' Would Be World • Mark Mitchell informs Australian media on Kiwi deaths as Luxon pivots from joy to solemnity. Plus: Jobs data, Polls, Floods, and more
Luxon's Empty Words; Hipkins' Would Be World
Mark Mitchell informs Australian media on Kiwi deaths as Luxon pivots from joy to solemnity. Plus: Jobs data, Polls, Floods, and more
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Luxon's Empty Words; Hipkins' Would Be World • Mark Mitchell informs Australian media on Kiwi deaths as Luxon pivots from joy to solemnity. Plus: Jobs data, Polls, Floods, and more
Say the words: "Climate Change" • Christopher Luxon has been missing in action as NZ floods. As assumed deaths and missing people accumulate, Luxon has finally started acknowledging the crisis. Out of touch and lacking compassion.
Say the words: "Climate Change"
Christopher Luxon has been missing in action as NZ floods. As assumed deaths and missing people accumulate, Luxon has finally started acknowledging the crisis. Out of touch and lacking compassion.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Say the words: "Climate Change" • Christopher Luxon has been missing in action as NZ floods. As assumed deaths and missing people accumulate, Luxon has finally started acknowledging the crisis. Out of touch and lacking compassion.
What price is a "Kiwi" worth? • Some NZ hospitals are going into critical status at least twice a day, turning away patients who are then as twice likely to die. Plus: National isn't meeting its targets and election day announced.
What price is a "Kiwi" worth?
Some NZ hospitals are going into critical status at least twice a day, turning away patients who are then as twice likely to die. Plus: National isn't meeting its targets and election day announced.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
What price is a "Kiwi" worth? • Some NZ hospitals are going into critical status at least twice a day, turning away patients who are then as twice likely to die. Plus: National isn't meeting its targets and election day announced.
Luxon's State Of The Nation • Performative and factually distant from his government's track record
Luxon's State Of The Nation
Performative and factually distant from his government's track record
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Luxon's State Of The Nation • Performative and factually distant from his government's track record
Spying on Firefighters • Video: Don McGlashan explains how the Chris Bishop incident went down. Plus: Frontline news, inflation jitters, Donald Trump updates, and how a Kiwi citizen is dominating world surveillance
Spying on Firefighters
Video: Don McGlashan explains how the Chris Bishop incident went down. Plus: Frontline news, inflation jitters, Donald Trump updates, and how a Kiwi citizen is dominating world surveillance
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Spying on Firefighters • Video: Don McGlashan explains how the Chris Bishop incident went down. Plus: Frontline news, inflation jitters, Donald Trump updates, and how a Kiwi citizen is dominating world surveillance
NZ's Trump-Lickin' Government • Winston Peters reprimands NZ's independent Central Bank Governor, Dr Anna Breman as David Seymour bats for Elon Musk's X
NZ's Trump-Lickin' Government
Winston Peters reprimands NZ's independent Central Bank Governor, Dr Anna Breman as David Seymour bats for Elon Musk's X
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
NZ's Trump-Lickin' Government • Winston Peters reprimands NZ's independent Central Bank Governor, Dr Anna Breman as David Seymour bats for Elon Musk's X
USA kills 37 year old American citizen and mother • Warning: Graphic content and American focus
USA kills 37 year old American citizen and mother
Warning: Graphic content and American focus
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
USA kills 37 year old American citizen and mother • Warning: Graphic content and American focus
Thanks, Jacinda Ardern • Ardern has been in New Zealand over the Christmas holidays. Plus: 200,000 Kiwis have departed New Zealand since Luxon's government
Thanks, Jacinda Ardern
Ardern has been in New Zealand over the Christmas holidays. Plus: 200,000 Kiwis have departed New Zealand since Luxon's government
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Thanks, Jacinda Ardern • Ardern has been in New Zealand over the Christmas holidays. Plus: 200,000 Kiwis have departed New Zealand since Luxon's government
Simeon Brown comes up short on Manage My Health "catastrophic" breach • The company has been accused of using outdated encryption protocols, and has been slow to respond to community concerns. And importantly, has National put our other public health data at risk too?
Simeon Brown comes up short on Manage My Health "catastrophic" breach
The company has been accused of using outdated encryption protocols, and has been slow to respond to community concerns. And importantly, has National put our other public health data at risk too?
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Simeon Brown comes up short on Manage My Health "catastrophic" breach • The company has been accused of using outdated encryption protocols, and has been slow to respond to community concerns. And importantly, has National put our other public health data at risk too?
USA says: "America can project our will anywhere, anytime" • As Donald Trump's Administration "takes Venezuela over to run", the US shows that international law is no longer applicable and Venezuela's vast oil reserves were teh real mark.
USA says: "America can project our will anywhere, anytime"
As Donald Trump's Administration "takes Venezuela over to run", the US shows that international law is no longer applicable and Venezuela's vast oil reserves were teh real mark.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
USA says: "America can project our will anywhere, anytime" • As Donald Trump's Administration "takes Venezuela over to run", the US shows that international law is no longer applicable and Venezuela's vast oil reserves were teh real mark.
Who funded David Seymour's trip to Argentina? • Plus: The wealthiest increased their fortunes by $3.9 trillion in 2025
Who funded David Seymour's trip to Argentina?
Plus: The wealthiest increased their fortunes by $3.9 trillion in 2025
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Who funded David Seymour's trip to Argentina? • Plus: The wealthiest increased their fortunes by $3.9 trillion in 2025
Happy 2026 - Let's spare a thought for Israel, the only country in history to ban Doctors Without Borders • Israel bans 37 NGOs from Gaza including the world renowned medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontière)
Happy 2026 - Let's spare a thought for Israel, the only country in history to ban Doctors Without Borders
Israel bans 37 NGOs from Gaza including the world renowned medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontière)
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Happy 2026 - Let's spare a thought for Israel, the only country in history to ban Doctors Without Borders • Israel bans 37 NGOs from Gaza including the world renowned medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontière)
It's the System, Silly • 2025 Political Highlights and Lowlights. And what should be done differently in 2026?
It's the System, Silly
2025 Political Highlights and Lowlights. And what should be done differently in 2026?
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
It's the System, Silly • 2025 Political Highlights and Lowlights. And what should be done differently in 2026?
Luxon Promises India $34 billion Investment & ~20% of All Indian Skilled Visas • At 1/7th the trade value of the EU, primary industry benefits, but what are the fish hooks in the India-New Zealand trade deal signed by Luxon?
Luxon Promises India $34 billion Investment & ~20% of All Indian Skilled Visas
At 1/7th the trade value of the EU, primary industry benefits, but what are the fish hooks in the India-New Zealand trade deal signed by Luxon?
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Luxon Promises India $34 billion Investment & ~20% of All Indian Skilled Visas • At 1/7th the trade value of the EU, primary industry benefits, but what are the fish hooks in the India-New Zealand trade deal signed by Luxon?
2 Nights Before Christmas .. Winston Peters sells more state assets & attacks National • A recollection of going on's. For paid subscribers.
2 Nights Before Christmas .. Winston Peters sells more state assets & attacks National
A recollection of going on's. For paid subscribers.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
2 Nights Before Christmas .. Winston Peters sells more state assets & attacks National • A recollection of going on's. For paid subscribers.
Paul Goldsmith latest National MP to break law when appointing Stephen Rainbow & Melissa Derby • High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Both failed the HR processes
Paul Goldsmith latest National MP to break law when appointing Stephen Rainbow & Melissa Derby
High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Both failed the HR processes
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Paul Goldsmith latest National MP to break law when appointing Stephen Rainbow & Melissa Derby • High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Both failed the HR processes
National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself • Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case. Plus: Polls, National increases forecast deficit by 1500% and a Leunig Christmas
National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself
Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case. Plus: Polls, National increases forecast deficit by 1500% and a Leunig Christmas
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself • Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case. Plus: Polls, National increases forecast deficit by 1500% and a Leunig Christmas
Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw ultimately effective • Positive leadership and values matters; and the last Greens-Labour combination was more effective than portrayed. Here's one illustration of why.
Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw ultimately effective
Positive leadership and values matters; and the last Greens-Labour combination was more effective than portrayed. Here's one illustration of why.
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw ultimately effective • Positive leadership and values matters; and the last Greens-Labour combination was more effective than portrayed. Here's one illustration of why.
NZ First repeals Foreign Home Buyers Ban Under Urgency, Late At Night, During X'mas Period • PLUS: Brooke Van Velden overturns historic Supreme Court Uber ruling, after Uber lost their appeal unanimously last month
NZ First repeals Foreign Home Buyers Ban Under Urgency, Late At Night, During X'mas Period
PLUS: Brooke Van Velden overturns historic Supreme Court Uber ruling, after Uber lost their appeal unanimously last month
mountaintui.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
NZ First repeals Foreign Home Buyers Ban Under Urgency, Late At Night, During X'mas Period • PLUS: Brooke Van Velden overturns historic Supreme Court Uber ruling, after Uber lost their appeal unanimously last month