Articles by John Macdonald
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Coster has no evidence to back up his claims
Monday, 8 December 2025, 1:17pmWhether-or-not you saw former police commissioner Andrew Coster’s TV interview yesterday, you’ll know about the allegations...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Rates caps are a placebo policy
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 1:35pmYou might recall a poll result that came out back in September which proved that 75 percent of us are idiots. It’s these...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Who forgot to press "send" on the emergency mobile alert?
Friday, 24 October 2025, 2:42pmWhat happened to the emergency mobile alert system ahead of and during yesterday’s wind storm? One explanation for the absence...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Police crackdown more likely to be a let-down
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 1:20pmWhen Chris Hipkins took over as Police Minister from Poto Williams a month ago, I thought to myself ‘mmmm, he knows how to...
