‘Total surprise’: Principals push back as Government moves to standardised school tests
A vital “lever” to improve student achievement and close the equity gap.
Centrist
RFK Jr. challenges bird flu response with bold immunity-first strategy
“Let it run through the flock.”
Were household appliances really better back in the day, or is it just nostalgia?
“They don’t make them like they used to."
The school lunch fiasco: Treasury’s fault, not politicians’
“My view is that it was a mistake for the NZ Treasury to pretend it had worked out the effect of quality school lunches on children's educational & health outcomes when no one else in the world has done so."
TVNZ doctor struck off after COVID ‘misinformation’ videos
Accused of bringing "discredit to the medical profession."
New Zealand signs defence pact with India, boosts Indo-Pacific security ties
"Development, not expansionism."
Has the Human Rights Commission gone rogue?
Can an organisation that promotes unscientific ideology still be trusted?
Peter Williams: The Taxpayers’ Union sued for defamation
“The TPU believes this case is really about trying to shut the organisation down financially and force them out of existence.”
Assoc. prof: ‘Merit’ is subjective, but race-based hiring should stay
If race-based hiring isn’t about lowering standards, then why refuse to define what merit is?
NZ hospitals under scrutiny as COVID ‘persists’
Perhaps it's time to ask different questions—ones that go beyond masks, mandates, and monitoring.
Doctors fear Govt instruction means they can’t talk freely about public health issues
“New Zealand will be better off when there is open debate about health risks.”
Luxon joins Ukraine crisis talks as military discussions begin
"This is a values thing."
China moves to expand Antarctic footprint, raising concerns in New Zealand
China now has five "research" stations.
Govt expands bowel screening, critics push for race-based exceptions
Summarised by Centrist The Government’s decision to lower the bowel cancer screening age to 58...