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Potentially Good News for Auckland Central

Potentially Good News for Auckland Central

Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11 – 13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13. alwynpoole.substack.

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Wondering What All the Political Terms Mean?

J D Wealth Tax: A tax that should be paid, by anyone who has more money than I have. Capital Gains Tax: See above. Rich Prick: See above. Free Speech: Anything I say. Hate Speech: Anything you say that I don’t agree with. Racism: The idea that anyone should

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A Good Old-Fashioned Political Party Rally

A Good Old-Fashioned Political Party Rally

Mark Freeman An estimated 2,000 or more people took part in the Abandon Agenda 2030 protest march and rallies in Wellington on Thursday. The event was timed to coincide with the United Nations Association of New Zealand’s one-day conference Advancing Agenda 2030. However, in an overblown reaction due

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Freedoms NZ Protest Photos September 28, 2023

Freedoms NZ Protest Photos September 28, 2023

Thanks to a BFD Citizen Photo journalist we have these photos from yesterday’s Freedoms NZ protest. By 10.30, only about twenty people had gathered to protest, while about one hundred police, Maori wardens, and parliamentary security were present. They were largely dispersed around the fenced perimeter but were

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Fines of up to £2,500 for Offering to Help From Friday

Fines of up to £2,500 for Offering to Help From Friday

righttolife.org.uk Censorship zones that could make praying and offers of help near an abortion clinic illegal with fines of up to £2,500 are set to be introduced in Northern Ireland this Friday. The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill was passed by Members of the Legislative Assembly

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What Have They Got to Hide?

What Have They Got to Hide?

Maryanne Demasi Maryanne Demasi, 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is an investigative medical reporter with a PhD in rheumatology, who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, she produced TV documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and has worked as a speechwriter and political advisor

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#Metoo Is Back With a Vengeance

#Metoo Is Back With a Vengeance

Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.

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Where Were They When They Were Needed?

Where Were They When They Were Needed?

New Zealand Doc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. newzealanddoc.substack.com I listen attentively when doctors and other health professionals who once shilled

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NZ’s Green Party Is ‘Filling the Void on the Left’

NZ’s Green Party Is ‘Filling the Void on the Left’

Priya Kurian University of Waikato theconversation.com The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%. The gain seems

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The Vested Interests Shaping National Party Policies

The Vested Interests Shaping National Party Policies

Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to

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A Win for Silent Prayer

A Win for Silent Prayer

righttolife.org.uk West Midlands Police have issued an apology to the charity volunteer who was arrested twice over the past year for praying silently within the vicinity of an abortion clinic and have confirmed that they will not be bringing charges against her. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was originally arrested in

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Trump’s Flip-Flop Will Cost Him Big Time

Trump’s Flip-Flop Will Cost Him Big Time

Ben Terangi Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. mercatornet.com Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump last weekend declared he will negotiate on abortion to “bring peace” between abortion advocates and pro-lifers. He also attacked his chief challenger Ron DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban as Florida

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Close-up Photo of Black Stones

Not a Habit That We Should Want to Kick

David Brady David is a a double major in Economics & Finance at Florida Southern College. He is an Austro-Libertarian, a co-host of the “Econphonics” podcast, and an Apprentice at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. fee.org If one is on social media, they are likely already acquainted with the

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A Hitler and Stalin Cheat Sheet

A Hitler and Stalin Cheat Sheet

Axelheart What do Gen Z-ers know about Hitler? Nothing at all, it seems, if this article is anything to go by. And, safe to presume, then, they also have zero knowledge of Stalin. Incredible isn’t it, considering that these are two of the most notorious tyrants who ever lived

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A Test Case and Template for the World

A Test Case and Template for the World

Jeffrey A. Tucker Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social

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Saving the Rhino by Farming Them

Jason Gilchrist Edinburgh Napier University theconversation.com With all the terrible news on climate change, it’s easy to lose track of what’s happening with particular species. So, in case you missed it, a new report has bad news for Earth’s five surviving species of rhino. Poaching for

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