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How Is Your Kiwisaver Doing?
This is a new feature that we will publish every quarter as the numbers become available. We will be presenting Kiwisaver funds’ details based on their performance. If your Kiwisaver isn’t showing, then let me know in the comments and we will include it in the next quarter’s
This Is How You Play Political Snooker
Winston Peters dropped a massive policy announcement on the weekend; one that was barely covered by most of the media. It is an announcement that no other serious party can deliver on because their credibility on these issues is all shot to hell. They have handed this playing field over
Just What Did a Roman Emperor Do?
What, exactly, did a Roman emperor do all day? Growing up on a steady diet of Italian sword’n’sandal epics and BBC toga productions, it’s easy to imagine that it was all endless rounds of orgies and gladiatorial games. Oh, and wars, of course. An emperor was, above
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It Really Was a Cross to Bear
When you think about it, Christianity is surely the only world religion with a torture device as its symbol. Of course, that’s misrepresenting the symbolism of the Cross as much as the Romans mistaking the doctrines of transubstantiation and Jesus’ birth to mean that early Christians literally ate the
Where Have All the Japanese Gone?
As even the CCP can’t hide any more, China’s population is in dramatic and apparently unstoppable decline. Not even a dramatic reversal of the country’s One Child Policy, with government propaganda exhorting Chinese to have more children, is helping. Official data — which, given Beijing’s propensity to
The Media Just Can’t Help Themselves
With the Voice referendum campaign officially underway, the “Yes” shills are doubling down on what’s already failed them: emotional blackmail, and lies. Of all the cheap, emotional tactics tried on by the Yes camp, “But what will the neighbours think?” is one of the most laughable. In recent days,
Anti-woke Warrior, or Big Pharma Con?
Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? The Republican presidential aspirant seems to have come out of nowhere to leap to third in the Republican primary polls. Depending on the poll, Ramaswamy is either just behind or neck-and-neck with fellow Floridian, governor Ron DeSantis — with both trailing former president Donald Trump.
Why Should We Put Our Money Where’s the ABC’s Mouth Is?
Back when I did my journalism degree, I was obliged to study several compulsory Media Studies and Communications units, when I’d much rather have directed my time and energy to more Philosophy, History and Science units. But they weren’t a complete waste of time, as it happens. For
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Replay Radio: Aotearoa Farm
Enjoy this first episode of Aotearoa Farm by Maree Buske. Move over Animal Farm… Aotearoa Farm is a modern-day online radio serial. Maree Buscke of Wednesday’s Counter Culture show shares with listeners her weekly instalments of the dramatic happenings on Aotearoa Farm (formerly known as Kiwi Farm). In
Replay Radio – The Crunch
This week’s guests were Heker Robertson, Chris Trotter and Tanya Unkovich. Enjoy the replays! Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk? * For security reasons, credit card donations require Javascript. Please enable
What Makes Them Think They Can ‘Gift’ a Maori Name?
Maori Gifting a name? How can anyone gift a Maori name when the Maori Language is the only official language of New Zealand? I can’t believe the arrogance of a certain class within Maoridom to believe that they have the right to gift a Maori name to anyone. If
Albo Puts His Job on the Line
So, it’s locked in stone: having set October 14 as the date for the “Indigenous Voice” referendum, there’s no going back for PM Anthony Albanese. By law, the referendum must now go ahead. With polls indicating that the referendum is struggling, it’s no exaggeration to say that