Katherine Chua is the spokesperson and a key organizer for Inflection Point NZ. An Auckland mother of five, Chua became active in local school communities to oppose the inclusion of gender ideology in the new Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) guidelines. She has written blogs…
Hobson’s Pledge is a New Zealand lobbying group formed in September 2016 to oppose what it sees as race-based preferential policies for Māori. It is led by former National Party and ACT leader Dr. Don Brash, and its name references Governor William Hobson’s purported pledge “he…
Jennifer Bilek is an American investigative journalist and writer known for her research into the funding behind the transgender rights movement. She writes a blog called “The 11th Hour” and has been published in outlets like Tablet Magazine and First Things. Bilek has extensively traced…
Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, better known by the pseudonym “Posie Parker,” is a British anti-trans activist and perhaps the most internationally famous figure associated with IPNZ’s campaign. She rose to prominence through her “Let Women Speak” events, which she takes around the world. Keen advocates for the…
Ro Edge is a prominent campaigner for sex-based categories in women’s sports. She co-founded Save Women’s Sport Australasia (SWSA) and also helped establish the International Consortium on Female Sport. With a background in athletics advocacy, Edge has become the go-to spokesperson in New Zealand for arguments…
Rachel Stewart is a former journalist and columnist known for her brash opinion pieces. She won New Zealand’s Opinion Writer of the Year in 2016. Stewart’s background is eclectic – she’s worked in farming/agriculture and was notably New Zealand’s first female train driver, bringing a…
The Inflection Point network’s ideology sits broadly within the right-wing, socially conservative, and populist spectrum of New Zealand politics. Its various members have alignments with different political parties and movements, notably NZ First, the National Party (conservative wing), the ACT Party, and minor Christian parties. Here’s…
Bob McCoskrie is a leading conservative lobbyist and founder of Family First New Zealand. A former Christian radio host, McCoskrie established Family First in 2006 as a non-profit to “champion strong and stable families” and influence public policy on social issues. He serves as its…
EXPOSED: The spin doctor who went from press secretary… to aerial surveillance operative for Japan’s controversial whaling fleet! In a scandal that has rocked the Southern Ocean and raised questions in the halls of power, a New Zealand public relations man has been accused of…
They’ve called the mayor a “diversity hire”. They mock transgender athletes. They spread wild rumours about drunken joyrides. And now, they’re plotting a full-scale political coup in Wellington. Welcome to the dark, disturbing world of Better Wellington. A shadowy rightwing group, Better Wellington, is plotting…
It started with tents. It ended with a takeover. What began as a muddy protest village on Parliament's lawn — with makeshift kitchens, conspiracy rants, and a wooden slide called "Lake Mallard" — has now mutated into a full-blown political insurgency. And at the heart…
A small-town journalist received a phone call from a man offering a salacious scoop. A young, self-styled journalist with a combative online presence had secretly uploaded explicit videos of himself to a porn site. “I wasn't quite sure what he was looking for from me,”…
A mayoral candidate’s campaign is spiralling into scandal after explosive revelations linked him to a shadowy network of conspiracy-peddling, anti-trans, and anti-vax websites — with ties to controversial right-wing figures and even spy plane fixers. Ray Chung, a current Wellington City councillor and now mayoral…