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Two Suns in the Sky
For New Zealanders alive today, much now depends upon whether Queen Ngāwai takes after Elizabeth or Mary.
Two Suns in the Sky
For New Zealanders alive today, much now depends upon whether Queen Ngāwai takes after Elizabeth or Mary.
The Christian Māori Monarchy
Christianity was at the foundation of both the New Zealand state and the King Movement.
Guess I’m a Prepper Now
It only takes a ‘severe weather event’ to remind us how unprepared we are.
Holidays for Everyone Else
If national holidays are going to exist, and I’m not convinced they should, then the last thing they should do is celebrate everything that New Zealand isn’t.
Immigration NZ Is Not a Censor
A range of controversial speakers have included New Zealand in their international speaking tours. None of them should have to wade through a murky process to determine whether Immigration NZ believes allowing them to speak in NZ serves the subjective and arbitrary ‘public interest’.
Elon Musk vs Brazil: The Eternal American Strikes Again
Multiplicity is better than uniformity.
The ‘Seriously Offensive’ Kupe Beer Drinking Game
The game ends when the players are so drunk that all racial hypersensitivity has been banished by the liberating power of liquor and, ironically, a sober view on ‘cultural offensiveness’ has been restored.
Sarah Is a World Champion at Disc Golf
“Despite the challenges, Sarah ended up winning the tournament by 18 shots. While it sounds like a significant lead, it doesn’t fully capture how hard she worked to achieve it,” her mum said.
The Curious Case of Mark Zuckerberg
If Zuckerberg believes suppressing the story was wrong, why keep Gleicher in such a senior role? If he knew of Gleicher’s participation in the Aspen exercise, why didn’t he blow the whistle at the time? Instead, he places all the blame at the foot of the federal government.
Latest Poll: Government Extends Lead to 10%
Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for August 2024 shows support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) has increased in August, up three per cent points to 53 per cent, increasing its lead over the Labour-Greens-Māori Party Opposition on 43 per cent (down one percentage point).
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Disease X and the Rolling Revenue
Healthy social conditions and an end to dangerous gain of function research are the best ways to protect against infectious diseases.
Here’s the Supermarket Duopoly Defamation Threat Letter
I thought it wise to get the story straight from the horse’s mouth, so asked Hazledine what had gone on. He says he was passed the lawyers’ letter and considers the defamation claim to be ridiculous – an attempt to “chill discussion” of the Foodstuff merger.
Is NZ’s Food Safety Authority Failing the Impartiality Test?
This second call for submissions opened a month ago, yet neither Australian nor New Zealand MSM have covered it.
Time to Break up the Supermarket Duopoly
An embarrassing big con is being sold to New Zealanders. Hopefully the politicians and public soon learn to look beyond the duopoly’s plea to only have tweaks made to their dominance and then genuine reform can come.
Paying With Your Face
What will convince consumers to use facial recognition payment technology?
Grocery Report Paints ‘Concerning Picture’
The commission supports reviewing the Fair Trading Act to impose stricter penalties for pricing inaccuracies, aiming to protect consumer rights and improve market competition.
A Brief Peek Into Tomorrow
In the world of pharmaceutical hegemony, doctors have given up on changing lifestyles, gaslighting the victims as weak-willed and putting any attempt to change habits into the too hard basket.
How Do CFOs Really Feel About Business Outlook in NZ?
Forty-one per cent met or exceeded their revenue growth targets in 2024, and 37 per cent achieved or surpassed their profit growth targets, indicating resilience despite rising costs.
‘Net Zero’ Makes Everything Go Up
When the price of energy goes up, so does the price of everything else.
A Glimpse Into the Future of Food
The World Economic Forum, along with many governments and multinational agencies, wants to redesign our food supply.
Deep History Puts Things in Much-Needed Perspective
It’s hard to be afraid of what turns out to be the merest blip in the Earth’s long climatic history.
Trump MAGA and Kennedy MAHA Join Forces
Kennedy is no longer a risk as a spoiler candidate, but his policy focus may be a party crash for those on the left who have been unchallenged on the true environmental impacts of their renewable energy boondoggles.
Energy Rich and on the Brink of Blackouts
Call them ‘reliability gaps’ or blackouts, how can this be happening in Australia?
The Numbers the Cultists Don’t Want to See
Run the numbers on ‘Net Zero’ and prepare your mind to be boggled.
Get Ready for Even Higher Bills
Labor and its pals are putting yet another millstone around the economy’s neck.
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The Fault Lines from Washington Are Felt around the World
From free speech to NZ politics, events in Washington are reverberating around the world.
Back to the Basement for Joe
Looks like it’s back to the basement for Senile Joe. The presidential incumbent and Democrat candidate for this year’s election has ducked out of a campaign visit to a battleground state, after testing positive for Covid. Which is odd, because Biden is fully boosted with the Covid vaccination,