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King of the globalists falls: Klaus Schwab exposed in Davos disgrace
“WEFugees” are sharing their stories.
New Zealand’s immigration slump brings housing relief but raises economic concerns
The immigration dip has also coincided with softer consumer demand.
Nanogirl meltdown: science start-up sinks after losing government funding
IRD is owed over $260K.
Immigration debate heats up as Winston Peters raises concerns, draws criticism
"...the international circumstances of careless immigration policies.”
Election enrolment shake-up splits Parliament
“If you’re too disorganised to follow the law, maybe you don’t care that much.”
NZ scraps trans sport guidelines, citing women’s safety
“The state has no place in people’s bedrooms, and biological males have no place in women’s sports.”
Tower scraps loyalty perks, blames ‘risk’ — customers face rising premiums
“There’s a real risk policyholders will end up underinsured or drop insurance completely.”
World Court rules climate inaction may be a ‘wrongful act’ under international law
While non-binding, the ruling could influence courts around the world.
Why butter costs so much in the land of milk and cows
“When this is contrasted with an increasing number of people who are struggling to pay for the basics, we question at what cost?”
Peters erupts in Parliament: ‘Aotearoa’ is not our name
“It is not even the name of the South Island where Māori are concerned.”
IAN WISHART: Major NIWA climate change study gets shredded in OpenAI’s ChatGPT peer-review
The same old flawed NIWA research keeps getting quoted to support the climate change narrative. When are the media, science communicators, the public service and politicians going to realise you can’t base expensive policies on bad data and keep the public’s trust?
MAX WHITEHEAD: Supreme Court Uber appeal puts gig economy on trial in NZ
A single court ruling could upend contractor work in New Zealand, and force Uber to shut down.
Inflation ticks up, but rate cut still likely as economy cools
“There is considerable spare capacity in the economy.”