Intimidation by Letter: Targeting Transgender Healthcare Providers In February 2025, Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie sent a wave of letters to medical providers across New Zealand who offer gender-affirming healthcare. Acting on behalf of a new lobby group called Inflection Point NZ, the firm warned about…
Below is a chronological timeline highlighting major events, campaigns, and interactions involving the Inflection Point network (individuals and organizations), from inception to present: 2016: Hobson’s Pledge launches (Sept 2016) under Don Brash, igniting the modern “one law for all” movement. This establishes a template for…
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…
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…