Australia’s 2025 election: what it could mean for Kiwis across the ditch
More than 650,000 New Zealanders living in Australia could be directly or indirectly affected by the election.
Centrist
Six reasons road pricing could reshape rights, taxes, and surveillance
“Governments will likely attempt to take away your rights and then sell them back to you as privileges.”
Shingles vaccine linked to reduced dementia risk, study finds
A "natural experiment."
Christian schools under fire: why real education choice matters
“The idea that state schools are neutral while Christian schools indoctrinate is a myth.”
Australian politicians confirm citizenship pathway for Kiwis will stay after election
“A Dutton coalition Government will not change the current policy.”
Human intelligence in decline: new studies link screen use to falling cognitive skills
“Are we really getting dumber, or is this a sign of a deeper shift in how we think and process information?”
‘Unless you talk about a problem, you won’t be able to solve it’: Michael Laws on Māori child abuse and media failure
“If I was a Māori activist or a Māori political leader... I might be addressing that issue above all else..."
ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Trump’s war against Universities
Those in other countries, including New Zealand, who are disdainful of the Trumpian approach will do well to pay attention to what is happening in our own institutions.
‘You’re an abuse on the taxpayer’: Peters clashes with RNZ host over bias, funding
“The fact is, you're paid for by the taxpayer and sooner or later we're going to cut that water off too..."
RFK Jr announces national ban on artificial food dyes across the US
"No one will miss them.”
Crampton: Coalition’s ‘Rule of Two’ for medicine approval has been gutted
Summarised by Centrist Dr Eric Crampton says the government’s new fast-track medicine approval law fails...
Auckland University backs down after trying to ‘correct’ professor on biological sex
“The authority for knowledge is with the disciplinary experts.”
NZ extends Ukraine deployment to 2026
Up to 100 NZDF personnel deployed across Europe to support training, intelligence, logistics, and liaison operations.
Study finds nearly half of Greece’s recorded COVID deaths in an Athens hospital were not caused by the virus
Over half of those who died from COVID had been vaccinated.
NZ First proposes legal definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ to reflect biological sex
“Woman” = “adult human biological female” and “man” = “adult human biological male.”
The Press gets curious about Centrist – but misses the mark
Charlie Mitchell’s analysis is thoughtful in parts, but some conclusions need a second look.