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How Many Adverse Events in New Zealand Are There Really?

How Many Adverse Events in New Zealand Are There Really?

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Medsafe was recently asked about the Safety Reports which stopped being published in Dec 2022 (and included adverse event data up to the end of November 2022).  They said they aren’t going to publish the reports in the same format

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Why Does the DOC Have a Funding Hole?

Why Does the DOC Have a Funding Hole?

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Following Friday’s revelation that Budget 2023 has

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BFD June 2023 Political Poll
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BFD June 2023 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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The Climate War on Food

The Climate War on Food

Craig Rucker cfact.org Craig Rucker is a co-founder of CFACT and currently serves as its president. Then they came for our food supply. CFACT senior policy analyst Bonner Cohen reports at CFACT.org on “climate czar” John Kerry’s recent pronouncements at a Department of Agriculture summit. “We

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A Threat Is Not an Incentive
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A Threat Is Not an Incentive

Trevor Tucker brownstone.org Trevor Tucker teaches Communications in Canada Nudge: “to prod, touch, or coax gently.” Having accumulated a couple of speeding tickets, you get a notice from the Ministry of Transportation, which begins: “You may believe that you are a safe driver most of the time; however, your

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You Don’t Want to Know the Truth about Your EV

You Don’t Want to Know the Truth about Your EV

Connor Vasile fee.org Connor Vasile is a first-generation American and writer who wishes to raise awareness about classical liberal ideas which empower every individual, no matter their background or experience, to live their best lives and fulfil their goals. As with most things espoused in the name of

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Earthquakes Can Change the Course of Rivers

Erin McEwan PhD candidate in Geological Sciences University of Canterbury New Zealand’s 2016 Kaikoura earthquake stopped the Waiau Toa – also known as the Clarence River – in its course. Within hours, the river flooded outside its channel and changed course. In the seven years since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake,

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two purple and blue papers

Origami Still Has the Power to Wow You

David Kolf mercatornet.com David Kolf teaches English in Japan and is living proof that one can live there without ever touching a PS console. If you have never been mind-boggled by origami, follow this link to several artistic masterpieces, all made from a single piece of folded paper.

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cans, beer, alcohol

Why Beer Companies Are Going Woke

Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. (Follow him on Substack.) His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington

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Indy’s ‘Dial of Destiny’ Is Woke

Indy’s ‘Dial of Destiny’ Is Woke

Christian Toto NAD Analyst newsbusters.org Social media hasn’t been kind to “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” despite no one having seen the fifth film in the franchise. It’s woke, users cried, citing early snippets, test screening rumours and other minutiae. Co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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The Award for Sustained Virtue Signalling Goes To…

The Award for Sustained Virtue Signalling Goes To…

Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. Since 2018, Kurt has been the Research and Features Editor at the Canberra Declaration. He is also a freelance writer, and a regular contributor at the Spectator Australia,

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My Speech outside UN Exposing Agenda 2030

My Speech outside UN Exposing Agenda 2030

Peter Imanuelsen petersweden.substack.com Also known as PeterSweden | Swedish journalist | Political commentator | Supporter of freedom, kindness and liberty | Right now the WHO is holding its annual World Health Assembly at the UN building in Geneva, Switzerland. They are working on planning the pandemic treaty which will see the WHO

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A Long and Fishy Tail

Louise Pryke Honorary Research Associate University of Sydney Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in cultures across the globe. In Australia, special water spirits appear in the rock and bark art

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Cheryl Amos, Mother to Louis

Cheryl Amos, Mother to Louis

Free NZ freenz.substack.com Cheryl Amos is the mother to talented musician and songwriter Louis Amos. Louis died in early 2022, at age 19. In our interview, Cheryl remembers Louis, his musical talents, and the gift that was his life. The interview starts off with a heart-wrenching prayer

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Beware of the Blob
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Beware of the Blob

Alex Penk Independent Researcher and Writer, for The Common Room. This was first published by  The Common Room What do Climate Karanga, Podiatry NZ, and the Free Store Wellington have in common? Probably not much, except that they’re all committed to co-governance. They’re among dozens of NGOs

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John Tamihere and the Waipareira Trust
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John Tamihere and the Waipareira Trust

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Revelations earlier this month in the Herald that

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