In New Zealand politics, some alliances may seem unlikely at first glance. A case in point is the dilemma National faces right now. There has been plenty of animus between National and Winston Peters, with thirty years of sabotage, ankle-tapping and skullduggery to try to ensure Winston is dead and
When Worlds Collide is a classic of 1950s SF-disaster movies (though not as great as Earth vs the Flying Saucers). Its premise is pretty literal: a wandering star is on a collision course with Earth. But it’s just science fiction, right? Given the vast emptiness of space, what are
As I wrote, long ago, Australia was, and still is, as he remains in parliament, plagued with two Scott Morrisons. There was Scott Morrison the global statesman, justly recognised around the world for his government’s brave and resolute stance against unprecedented trade and diplomatic bullying from China. For helping
Seems like a whole bunch of lefty university students are about to find out what happens when you, ah, fool around, to put it politely. Especially Ivy League law students. A number of large law firms have already signalled their increasing reluctance to hire graduates from Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
There are some things you just can’t un-see. And no, I’m not talking about the Cats movie. Although I wish it were something so silly and inconsequential. Many years ago, for instance, I saw a video of an actual stoning in some Middle-Eastern shithole. It kept me awake
Winston Peters only gave a single one on one interview on election night, and it was with me. This was recorded just before he walked down the waterfront at Russell to speak to his supporters. Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight
The three parties campaigning to change the Government, National, ACT and NZ First, secured over 54 per cent of the vote, while the three pro-Government parties received 40 per cent. In terms of seats, it’s 69 (with NZ First) to 52, indicating a shift to the putative conservative right
A couple of years ago, I wrote about Zealandia for the BFD. Zealandia is the name given to what was the world’s eighth continent, until it sunk beneath the Pacific, like the fabled Lemuria. Today, all that remains above the waves are its once-highlands, now islands, such as New
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Is there such a thing as a cursed movie? Actors, tending to be as superstitious as they are ignorant, apparently like to think so. After all, these are the sort of ninnies who not only refuse to whistle backstage, but can’t bring themselves to say ‘Macbeth’, or ‘break a
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Call them “surrender monkeys” if you dare (in fact, they’re one of the most militarily successful nations of the last 150 years), but at least the French have had the boules to do what Australian governments neither dare nor even want to do. Where the NSW government cravenly allowed
When American soldiers liberated Dachau and other concentration camps and discovered the full depth of Nazi barbarity, General Dwight D. Eisenhower made a point of touring the camps, with not only Generals George Patton and Omar Bradley, but a film crew in tow. Because, he said, he knew that some
We can be fairly sure — mostly because they’re boasting about it — that Iran was deeply involved in the horrific Hamas terror attacks in Israel. Even down to giving the final go-ahead. Yet, US intelligence is downplaying Iran’s involvement. Which begs the question: why? Sure, no doubt much of
It’s become a depressingly familiar ritual, every summer, in one of the most wildfire-prone region on Earth. The instant there’s so much as a whiff of smoke, the brain-dead cultists of the legacy media jerk themselves into a frenzy, bellowing, “CLIMATE CHANGE!” That almost all of the bushfires
