Kash Patel in Wellington

FBI director, Kash Patel has been seen visiting the Beehive in Wellington. The Beehive is where the executive wing of government is housed, and where New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters hangs out. He was in his office today, so connect the dots.

Why would Kash Patel be in Wellington? Could it, perhaps, have something to do with Russiagate? Time will tell, but normally NZ does not receive high level people, even if it is part of Five Eyes and all that.

Start arresting people, we all now know Obama conducted a years-long coup, starting in 2016 after Donald Trump won the election. 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fbi-director-kash-patel-visits-parliament/XMSIIL452RGV5DM6U2QDRGQPAE

FBI director Kash Patel is in New Zealand and has made a visit to the Beehive.

Patel, a former adviser to United States President Donald Trump, was seen by the Herald in the basement this afternoon.

It’s understood Patel has left the Parliament precinct. His visit to the seventh floor of the Beehive suggests he visited Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

The Herald has approached Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins. The Government has not confirmed his visit.

Update: It is now being reported that Kash Patel's presence in Wellington is due to the FBI opening a permanent office in New Zealand. File this as being the official position: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/568540/fbi-to-open-standalone-office-in-wellington

The FBI will be setting up a permanent office in New Zealand's capital, after the director Kash Patel met with several ministers, the heads of the police and New Zealand's spy agencies.

The US Embassy in Wellington confirmed in a statement plans for a "dedicated law enforcement attaché office" in the city.

"While the FBI has stationed personnel in New Zealand for several years, establishing a full Legat position in the country will strengthen and enhance the long-standing cooperation with a key Five Eyes partner in the southwestern Pacific region," the statement said.

"This new upgraded office will continue to work with our New Zealand partners to address shared priority areas through joint investigations, information sharing, and capacity-building.

New Zealand's Media Landscape

New Zealand is not out of the woods yet. Noises are being made by politicians that NZ is back on track, no more unicorn kisses and rainbow hugs. But, it's not as simple as that as NZ no longer has an independent and fearless media.

Recently, TV3 shut down their news operation and now the whole platform has been sold to Sky NZ. Sky have said they have no real interest in news (I'm paraphrasing), so TV3's nightly news is produced by Stuff and that may be ending soon.

Stuff own most of the newspaper titles across NZ, significant amongst these are The Press of Christchurch, and The Post in Wellington.

Then, we have the New Zealand Herald, known as Aunty Herald due to its tone of being that Aunty that's always telling everyone off. It is the newspaper of record and now under a new board after a corporate coup. But it has been sliding for a while, so the jury is out on whether it will survive.

Newstalk ZB is a talk radio platform and dominates the airwaves. But it is just a rehash of the same claptrap you'd find in the newspapers.

TV1 is state owned and follows instructions from the government, it is a cockwomble media organisation.

There are one or two independent voices, the Otago Daily Times being one, but they're very tame.

The sum total paints an ugly picture. All of the above survive because the taxpayer keeps them alive. They do this through government agencies advertising across their platforms. Without this money, they'd all become extinct, overnight.

There have been some interesting developments; such as the online Centrist which gives readers a condensed version of news content. 

And then on YouTube there is The Platform, but it does very little reporting of its own, and its so-called stars are all locked in to prevailing opinions. They sound desperate to be liked and cling like limpet mines to those they perceive as the great and good. They are all products of a system that is dying, so they will also die, they have nothing new to offer.

In this desert, and with the internet now being heavily censored, the country has to try and survive. I am somewhat pessimistic about whether this is possible. 

Neil Oliver Most Censored

Neil Oliver is interviewed about the state of Scotland and the World in general. 

Brexit Benefits UK vs EU Bad Deal

Broadly speaking, the UK had imposed on them a tariff rate of 10%, while the EU gets 15%. 

The weakness of the EU structure has been fully exposed. There was the unelected Ursula von der Leyen shaking hands with Donald Trump and taking whatever deal was being imposed on the EU, and every country within that bloc gets no say.

Meanwhile the UK, now being outside the tent, gets a better deal.

UK prime minister, Keir Starmer met Donald Trump in Scotland and sat there like a Cheshire cat smiling. OK, I'm getting a bit carried away but Starmer did then look uncomfortable when Trump mentioned he got men out of women's sports, and then he started to squirm again when Trump called the mayor of London a nasty person. Trump again put Starmer on the spot over death taxes, pointing out he'd scrapped them, thus rescuing family farms from the banks. Starmer is a fail on every one of these points, and sits opposite Trump on the issue, but he just sat there, no doubt thinking 10%, 10%, 10%.

Starmer is so weak, and Von der Leyen weaker. But I'd like to know what went on behind the scenes between the US and the EU. One day, the EU is talking tough, then the next day they've rolled over. This was the fastest climb down seen this century - no joke.

EU Buckles

I predicted this would happen: the EU has buckled and like the UK, will do as they're told by the US. Mark this one down as a victory for the US. Any day now and the EU will blame China for something, everything, just because:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xylk3d07o

The United States and European Union have reached a trade deal framework, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world's biggest economic partners.

After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%.

That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products.

Donald Trump in Scotland

Good to see Donald Trump pursuing his passion for golf in the land that invented it. I'm embedding ITV News below simply for the comments which take the channel to task for their bias. Say what you like about Trump, but what did he say here that is wrong?

Where Did The Money Go?

One plausible reason for not releasing THOSE files, is that it could, at least partly, reveal to the public where exactly their retirement savings went. The suggestion is that Jeffrey Epstein was laundering money coming out of the U.S. Department of Defense. 20 trillion dollars has gone missing, that's trillion, not billion.

South Island Needs Independence

New Zealand's mainstream media have woken up to something that has been widely known and talked about for at least twenty years now; the South Island leads NZ and it is becoming obvious.

The North Island is drifting, while the South Island is booming, lots of reasons for this, but the most important one is that South Islanders are sane. It's time for the South Island to go it alone.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360770435/south-island-leads-economic-recovery-kiwibank-report-find

Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr recently spoke to a crowd of 250 people in Christchurch, and asked them if they were employing more people or buying machinery and other discretionary purchases. As many as 40% raised their hands. The same question was posed to an audience of 200 people in Wellington sometime afterwards, and just two people raised their hands.

RIP Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan has passed away at the age of 71. He was still looking young and with his incredible physique, it's hard to imagine he has gone. And what an incredible showman, and who can forget his signature T-shirt rip, and then saying 'what'cha gonna do when the Hulkster runs wild on you?'

I also remember Hulk Hogan's entrance theme. Right now I can hear it in my head; Real American by Rick Derringer. Then with the crowd cheering, Hulk would cup a hand to an ear and listen, effectively motioning people to get louder, he can't hear them.

The song, embedded below, includes the line - fight for the rights of every man. Hulk Hogan was that kind of man, and he epitomised working hard and believing in something.

EU Needs Britain's Collapse

I've been thinking this for a while; the EU are trying to bring the UK down. They are at war with Britain, and Britain needs to wake up.

Barack Obama Worried

Yes, Barack Obama has a genuine reason to be worried by the charge as put by DNI head, Tulsi Gabbard. The content of the complaint is published on the DNI website. What it shows is that the Obama team ran with the Russia interfering in elections claim, despite knowing that there was no interference, and if there was, it was completely ineffectual. 

The claim is that the Obama team ran a years-long campaign to undermine the POTUS, and that that amounted to a treasonous conspiracy.

The FBI must now investigate, and to do that they must execute search warrants, including Barack Obama. The Gabbard report is official, it is not some rumour or unsubstantiated allegation as the media are trying to portray. The FBI must act.

Personal note: I feel somewhat vindicated by this report. I have been saying for years that we have experienced a global coup, and now we find out where it all began.

Tulsi Gabbard Declassified Emails

Here's the link to the emails which Tulsi Gabbard claims amounts to a treasonous conspiracy to undermine the president of the United States:

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4086-pr-15-25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ODNI News Release No. 15-25
July 18, 2025

 

New Evidence of Obama Administration Conspiracy to Subvert President Trump’s 2016 Victory and Presidency

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard revealed overwhelming evidence that demonstrates how, after President Trump won the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, President Obama and his national security cabinet members manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump.

• In the months leading up to the November 2016 election, the Intelligence Community (IC) consistently assessed that Russia is “probably not trying … to influence the election by using cyber means.”
• On December 7, 2016, after the election, talking points were prepared for DNI James Clapper stating, “Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the US Presidential election outcome.”
• On December 9, 2016, President Obama’s White House gathered top National Security Council Principals for a meeting that included James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch, Andrew McCabe and others, to discuss Russia.
• After the meeting, DNI Clapper’s Executive Assistant sent an email to IC leaders tasking them with creating a new IC assessment “per the President’s request” that details the “tools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election.” It went on to say, “ODNI will lead this effort with participation from CIA, FBI, NSA, and DHS.”
• Obama officials leaked false statements to media outlets, including The Washington Post, claiming, “Russia has attempted through cyber means to interfere in, if not actively influence, the outcome of an election.”
• On January 6, 2017, a new Intelligence Community Assessment was released that directly contradicted the IC assessments that were made throughout the previous six months.

After months of investigation into this matter, the facts reveal this new assessment was based on information that was known by those involved to be manufactured i.e. the Steele Dossier or deemed as not credible. This was politicized intelligence that was used as the basis for countless smears seeking to delegitimize President Trump’s victory, the years-long Mueller investigation, two Congressional impeachments, high level officials being investigated, arrested, and thrown in jail, heightened US-Russia tensions, and more.

• “The issue I am raising is not a partisan issue. It is one that concerns every American. The information we are releasing today clearly shows there was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of our government. Their goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp the President from fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the American people,” said DNI Tulsi Gabbard. “Their egregious abuse of power and blatant rejection of our Constitution threatens the very foundation and integrity of our democratic republic. No matter how powerful, every person involved in this conspiracy must be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, to ensure nothing like this ever happens again. The American people’s faith and trust in our democratic republic and therefore the future of our nation depends on it. As such, I am providing all documents to the Department of Justice to deliver the accountability that President Trump, his family, and the American people deserve.”

  The files and a memo on today’s release are available on DNI.gov. DNI Gabbard will post updates on X (@DNIGabbard) and Truth Social (@DNlTulsiGabbard

Tulsi Gabbard Gets Tough

The Russiagate hoax, but was it a hoax, or a high level conspiracy to subvert the duly elected president of the United States?

Tulsi Gabbard seems to think she's discovered there is a case to answer: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/18/tulsi-gabbard-2016-election-investigation-00463779

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called for several Obama administration officials to face criminal prosecution for participating in a “treasonous conspiracy” surrounding the 2016 election on Friday afternoon, the latest example of the Trump administration targeting critics of the president.

In a newly declassified report, Gabbard on Friday alleged the officials “manipulated and withheld” key intelligence from the public related to the possibility of Russian interference in the election.

Before you dismiss this too quickly, here's an American lawyer outlining exactly how, years on people can still be charged:

Christian Horner Buying Alpine F1?

Rumour has it that former Red Bull F1 boss, Christian Horner is trying to buy out Alpine F1, or at the very least buy a stake in the team.

It would make sense to take full ownership and make the team a British one. As a French team, it has struggled. 

David Dicker (ASX: DDR), owns Rodin Motorsport in the UK, and he's expressed an interest in buying an F1 team in the recent past. I suggest Christian Horner and David Dicker get together and do a deal. Dicker has the money and engineering expertise, while Horner the F1 racing experience.

Fourth English Civil War?

I disagree with much of what David Betz is saying here, but the critical matter; that Britain is just a spark away from civil war, I do agree with. 

Don't play with matches. In context, leadership is required, not file shuffling jobsworths.

Immigration UK - Migrant Crisis?

We see the issue of migrants arriving in the UK being raised on the internet, but on MSM opponents to migrants are typified as 'far right' extremists. 

Is there a crisis?

Most certainly there is, net migration numbers have increased markedly over the last few years. The scale of what is happening is unprecedented. The proof:

UK Net Migration

And let's throw in a line graph to illustrate:

Migrant Flows UK 1964-2024

Source: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06077/SN06077.pdf

Clearly, something has to be done about this. If this pattern continues, the UK will fall apart. That's because it has a population of almost 70 million living in a territory smaller than New Zealand, which only has a population of five million. The pressure on infrastructure and housing in the UK must be enormous. 

For this to be allowed by both Labour and Conservative governments, there has to be an agenda in play. It cannot just be a case of, oh well, let's all be humanitarian. 

Uganda Industrialising

Uganda is the world's seventh largest producer of coffee, but now it is starting to exploit its abundant oil and gas fields, and its high quality iron ores. They export a proportion of oil and gas but keep back some to underpin local industry. 

Iron ores are now banned from being exported in raw form. All iron ores must now undergo some kind of processing before being exported, and these ores are some of the highest quality in the world. Obviously, along with that industry comes road and rail improvements and upgrades to airports for bringing in spare parts. 

Oligarchs Rule Western World

Somewhere along the line, democracy died. Today, countries throughout the developed world are ruled by oligarchies, or plutocracies:

 

Wandering Eye

Sad news, Fat Freddy's Drop founder Chris 'Mu' Faiumu has died unexpectedly in his sleep. Their hit, Wandering Eye is one of those sounds of the summer anthems, and quintessentially Kiwi. In the embedded video, look out for a young woman, Danielle Cormack (1:31), who went on to become a successful actress:

UK Voting Age Lowered

UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to lower the age at which people can vote. The voting age will be lowered to 16 from the current age of 18.

Well, what is wrong with that? 

There's a lot wrong with it, as it turns out. Sixteen year-olds have no or very little real-world experience. If 16, then why not 15, or 14? How about all those legally resident in the UK, regardless of citizenship? 

Basically, what we are seeing is more of bonkers Britain. Starmer is desperate to hang on to power, and he must figure children can be fooled with lots of free giveaways prior to the election.

Whatever you do rest of the World, don't copy this.