McBlog with Bob McCoskrie

Watch Bob McCoskrie’s ‘bite-sized’ McBlog videos, where he discusses the latest issues to do with media, politics, family issues, gender ideology, and important social debates. Expect Bob to pull no punches as he digs into the issues that matter. Watch McBlog on all the main social and digital platforms. 

McBlog: Theologian Gets It Wrong On Abortion

McBlog: Theologian Gets It Wrong On Abortion

New Testament theologian NT Wright has held a variety of both academic and chaplaincy posts at Oxford, Cambridge, and McGill University, Montreal. He was Canon ...
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McBlog - The Media’s Lovefest With Jacinda (& Her Book)

McBlog: The Media’s Lovefest With Jacinda (& Her Book)

There’s a new book on the shelves - a memoir from former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – entitled “A Different Kind of Power”. There has ...
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‘Pride’ Week OR Samoan Language Week - Easy Choice

McBlog: ‘Pride’ Week OR Samoan Language Week? – Easy Choice Eh

This week there’s the so-called ‘Pride’ week in schools – ‘pride’ in extreme sexuality indoctrination and gender confusion – and there’s also Samoan Language week ...
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Long-Term Divorce Harms For Children

McBlog: Long-Term Divorce Harms For Children

A new research report published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research charts new findings in how divorce is not a temporary bump in ...
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McBlog - Media's Moral Panic Over 'Tradwives'

McBlog: Media’s Moral Panic Over ‘Tradwives’

Have you heard about the terrorist group comprising those who hold a 'traditional' view of wives as mothers and homemakers, focusing on raising children. They’re ...
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McBlog - Abortion Stigma Concerns Health Ministry

McBlog: Abortion ‘Stigma’ Concerns Health Ministry

The five-year review of Jacinda Ardern’s radical extreme abortion law which opened the door to late term abortions was quietly released by the Ministry of ...
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The Delusion of Porn's Harmlessness

McBlog: The Delusion of Porn’s Harmlessness

An op-ed in the New York Times and reprinted in the NZ Herald this week points to a cultural tipping point. Those who argued that ...
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The Child Report Card That NZ Doesn't Want

McBlog: The Child Report Card That NZ Doesn’t Want

UNICEF have released their latest report card on the wellbeing of children and it surveys 43 countries that are members of the European Union (EU) ...
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MPs Behaving Badly - A House Of Chaos

McBlog: MPs Behaving Badly – A “House Of Chaos”

One of our longest serving politicians and current Deputy Prime Minister says that our House of Representatives has become a "House of Chaos" due to ...
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Visiting Present-Day Israel

McBlog: Visiting Present-Day Israel

We talk to Simon O'Connor about his recent trip to Israel and the Gaza border, including the sites he visited, the people he met, the ...
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BLM & Pride but definitely not Jesus

McBlog: BLM & Pride, but definitely not Jesus

Virtue signaling, being woke and adhering to diversity equity and inclusion is exhausting. Not only for those trying to meet the expectations, but for the ...
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Australia’s Post-Mortem Examination

McBlog: Australia’s Post-Mortem Examination

We speak to Australian commentator Lyle Shelton, National Director of the Family First political party, who breaks down the vote and the implications of the ...
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Another Nail In The Coffin Of Trans-ing Kids

McBlog: Another Nail In The Coffin Of Trans-ing Kids

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a major new report urging exploratory therapy for youth with gender dysphoria rather than ...
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Aussies go to the polls

McBlog: Aussies go to the polls

We speak to our correspondent Wendy Francis about some of the issues (including the controversial moral issues) that Australian voters are thinking about as they ...
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McBlog: Sorry, You’re Funding The Trans-“Gender Agenda”

NZ On Air say they exist to 'reflect and develop New Zealand identity and culture'. They’re certainly keen to develop the ‘transgender’ identity of young ...
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McBlog - Why They Keep Yelling Imported Culture Wars

McBlog: Why They Keep Yelling “Imported Culture Wars!”

Everybody is saying it. The phrase that everyone is using. Well, everyone mainly on the left and the news media is using. We don’t want ...
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McBlog: Winston On Woke, 'Woman' & DEI

McBlog: Winston On Woke, ‘Woman’ & DEI

NZ First has submitted a Member's Bill for the term 'woman' to be defined in law as "an adult human biological female". We speak to ...
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Speak Up On New RSE Framework

McBlog: Speak Up On New RSE Framework

The Ministry of Education have published proposed guidelines to replace the previous explicit, extreme and age-inappropriate 2020 guidelines that were loaded with radical sexuality, gender ...
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McBlog: The Hot Cross Bun’s Easter Message

The different components of the yummy hot cross bun each tell an aspect of the Easter story.
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McBlog: ‘LGBT-Indoctrination’ Shirt Day Is Coming

Many parents are not aware that, while well-intentioned, Pink Shirt Day is being used by activists to indoctrinate gender theory and sexual identity of school ...
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NEW REPORT - Still Only 1 in 3 Trust Media

McBlog: NEW REPORT – Still Only 1 in 3 Trust Media

There’s a new report that’s just been released which measures how much NZers trust the news media. Despite the media spin you will read, the ...
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McBlog - Trust Barometer Gets Even Chillier Towards Media

McBlog: ‘Trust Barometer’ Gets Even Chillier Towards Media

New polling has been released which continues to confirm the severe lack of trust that the NZ public has in the mainstream legacy news media, ...
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Kiwibank Responds To Claims Of Wokeness

McBlog: Kiwibank Responds To Claims Of Wokeness… Badly!

It appears that the heads of Kiwibank may have been watching McBlog, because they’ve responded to accusations of wokeness – and they’ve actually confirmed just ...
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McBlog - Media Doxxing Protestors They Disagree With

McBlog: Media Doxxing Protestors They Disagree With

There’s a subtle trend towards doxxing in New Zealand – by the legacy news media. But it depends on who the person is and what ...
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McBlog: MBIE In The Business Of... Wokeness

McBlog: MBIE In The Business Of… Wokeness

The government body that promotes business, innovation and employment in NZ (MBIE) is no different to MFAT (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) ...
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McBlog: Heeadsss-Up Warning To Parents

McBlog: Heeadsss-Up Warning To Parents

Have you heard of GoodSpace? And also the HEEADSSS Assessment. GoodSpace Schools is presented as a schoolwide support system that “empowers school teams to create ...
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McBlog: The 2007 version of RSE is no better

The legacy news media are on the warpath. They’re angry. That’s because opposition from both parents, teachers and principals has resulted in the 2020 RSE ...
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McBlog: It’s time to stop the act, drag queens

State broadcaster TVNZ’s Seven Sharp is desperate to normalise drag queens. But it’s not what they show you that’s the problem. It’s what they don’t ...
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MFAT should be renamed Ministry of LGBTQIA+

McBlog: MFAT should be renamed Ministry of LGBTQIA+

The government body that represents NZ to other governments & to negotiate trade agreements has become fully captive to DEI & wokeness. They even have ...
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Ignore risks of puberty blockers - Human Rights Commission

McBlog: Ignore risks of puberty blockers – Human Rights Commission

The Submission made by the Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of Health team considering puberty blockers displays their hostility to families and the welfare ...
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Heal the mind rather than cut the body

McBlog: Heal the mind rather than cut the body

A trope repeated by media and politicians is “gender affirmative care saves lives.” Across the legacy (but dying) media they push this narrative. But yet ...
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McBlog: Why we resigned as OT caregivers

McBlog: Why we resigned as OT caregivers

Mel and Jim Taylor have had the privilege of serving as Specialist Caregivers for Oranga Tamariki (OT) for over 23 years. During this time, they ...
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McBlog: Yes, you're funding the drag queen indoctrination

McBlog: Yes, you’re funding the drag queen indoctrination

Drag queens are desperate to get in front of children and read books to them. But who is funding all of this normalisation & indoctrination ...
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Wanna be happy? Be a conservative

McBlog: Wanna be happy? Be a conservative

A popular narrative is that young people are liberal and getting more liberal. And that liberals in general are very happy with themselves. What if ...
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JD Vance makes no apology for his faith

McBlog: JD Vance makes no apology for his faith

US Vice President JD Vance spoke to the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last week, and he addressed his faith, his pro-life views and ...
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Trust in media tanks to new low

McBlog: Trust in media tanks to new low

There’s more bad news for the legacy news media which is already suffering a terminal distrust prognosis. A new survey suggests that trust in the ...
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0214 drag queens try to cancel criticism

McBlog: Drag Queens try to cancel critics (Aust)

Lyle Shelton from Australia who spoke at our Forum on the Family last year has spent the past five years defending a blog where he ...
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McBlog - A case study in wokeness - Kiwibank

McBlog: A case study in wokeness – Kiwibank

What does a woke DEI company look like, and what are they obsessed with? It’s definitely not focused on the customer. The staff will be ...
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0204 boycotting pride is ok for some

McBlog: Boycotting ‘pride’ is okay – for some

If you’re a sportsperson, when can you opt out of the celebration of LGBT genders & sexualities and not have to wear and virtue-signal with ...
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McBlog: Off-White & 7 Pronouns – Um, Pass

Here's the latest developments with a classic Disney movie that is likely to be destroyed by wokesters when it’s finally released in a month or ...
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RSE is still in some schools

McBlog: RSE is still in some schools – check yours!

The Ministry of Education, Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa (formerly Family Planning) & InsideOut are ignoring the government and still pushing their indoctrination in some schools. Are ...
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media masterclass from pierre poilievre

McBlog: A media masterclass from Pierre Poilievre

The likely next Canadian PM is a master at showing how to deal with news media who aren't interested in asking questions on behalf of ...
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Bye bye Joe, Justin and 'fact' checkers

McBlog: Bye bye Joe, Justin and ‘fact’ checkers

Over the break, there were a number of farewells, resignations & sackings. And they were all excellent. January was not just a "good day" but ...
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DEI has been about simply ramming down and enforcing left-wing viewpoints and ideologies rather than delivering good services and products and rewarding effort and excellence. But there has been a cultural tipping point - finally.

McBlog: DEI is (thankfully) DIE-ing

DEI has been about simply ramming down and enforcing left-wing viewpoints and ideologies rather than delivering good services and products and rewarding effort and excellence. ...
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McBlog: Growing up (traumatised) in NZ?

McBlog: Growing up (traumatised) in NZ?

According to the NZ Herald, "nine in 10 Kiwi kids endure trauma by age 8 - new research". But the media’s hysterical coverage of the ...
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