Simon O'Connor

On Point

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Join Simon O'Connor and guests as they engage with contemporary topics, both here in New Zealand and abroad.

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Simon O'Connor

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Latest episode

Apr 9, 2024

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Episodes

Money, Murder and Magnitsky – with Bill Browder 09.06.2021

This latest podcast is for those interested in international intrigue, corruption, and how the good guys can fight back. Listen to my talk with Bill Browder – who someone once described as Vladimir Putin’s public enemy number one – and how New Zealand might be part of the Magnitsky movement.

Foreign Policy with Tom Tugendhat 01.06.2021

Excited to share my latest podcast featuring my friend Tom Tugendhat MP – Chair of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee. We discuss a wide range of foreign policy issues; from the CCP to Russia, Climate Change to Covid – and many more.  Listen below and let us know your thoughts.

The Problem with Privilege 28.05.2021

Recently a young schoolboy was asked to stand to up in front of his peers and list his 'white privileges'. Meanwhile, some in the Ministry of Education consider education itself to be a form of 'symbolic violence' and are instructing its teachers to ask themselves what their own privileges are. In this episode I'll address these topics – particularly on how the concept of privilege itself contradi...

Language (and the Left) 23.05.2021

Some thoughts on language – specifically how it tends to be controlled by the left. Should some people, and not others, have rights over certain words – simply out of offence?  And should these kinds of decisions be made on your behalf, without rational discussion? 

Podcast Special: Gaza Conflict 17.05.2021

Join me as I talk with Dr David Cumin of the Israel Institute of NZ about the ensuing conflict in Gaza, including its recent background. We also discuss how the conflict is playing out here in New Zealand. 

Crime, Gangs, and Law and Order: Discussions with Simeon Brown MP 12.05.2021

Join me as I sit down with Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga and National spokesperson for Police and Corrections to discuss crime, gangs, and law and order in today's New Zealand.

Language and Politics 11.05.2021

Brief reflections on the importance of language and how it can often be manipulated – particularly in the political sphere here in New Zealand.

Labour's Vaccination Rollout is a Shambles 06.05.2021

Many would agree the Government's vaccination roll-out so far has been a bit of a shambles (to say the least).  Constituents tell me they're experiencing mixed signals, long wait times – asking if Labour are simply 'making things up as they go' – and I'm inclined to agree, as we are falling behind the rest of the world Is this good enough?

Anzac Day - Free Speech and Geopolitics 05.05.2021

Following a few interesting discussions on Anzac Day – two things in particular have been on my mind.  The first being the importance of free speech, and what was faught for.  And the second being more geopolitical in nature; and how we must 'stand with our mates' in these precarious times.  Have a listen – and I'd love to know if you have any thoughts on this. 

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