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Weather Eye with John Maunder

Weather Eye with John Maunder

John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in terms of climate change is concerned, was my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held 35 years ago in the beautiful town of Villach, Austria. One hundred experts from 30 countries attended

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Rushed Decisions Lead To Regret: Part 3

Gerhard Sundborn Epidemiologist, University of Auckland, Department of Pacific Health, New Zealand Simon Thornley Epidemiologist/Public Health Physician, University of Auckland, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New Zealand Rupert Scott General Practitioner, Whangarei, New Zealand René de Monchy General Practitioner and Psychiatrist, Tauranga, New Zealand Matt Shelton General Practitioner, Wellington,

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The Battle to Keep Our Humanity

The Battle to Keep Our Humanity

The Bradzter Have you experienced hate, abuse, insults or all of the above lately? Chances are that you have, regardless of which side of the fence you sit on when it comes to vaccination choice. We are experiencing a pandemic of fear. This fear is driven by the top levels

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The Damage of Masking Children Could Be Irreparable

Eric Hussey ronpaulinstitute.org Public smiling in photographs probably started in the 1920s. Photography just took too long for people to hold a smile in the early years of photography. So, they sat still instead of sitting happy. Then photos got faster and people started to smile for those photos.

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Why You Should Write for the BFD

Harry Hunt If you’re like the rest of us, you are sick and tired of reading the same load of self-congratulatory drivel every day that you open social media. If you are a professionally-minded writer this could be your opportunity to get your voice heard. With audience

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Who Are We?

Who Are We?

Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the second of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for

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Rushed Decisions Lead To Regret: Part 2

Gerhard Sundborn Epidemiologist, University of Auckland, Department of Pacific Health, New Zealand Simon Thornley Epidemiologist/Public Health Physician, University of Auckland, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New Zealand Rupert Scott General Practitioner, Whangarei, New Zealand René de Monchy General Practitioner and Psychiatrist, Tauranga, New Zealand Matt Shelton General Practitioner, Wellington,

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China’s Tech and Finance Crackdown Is a Challenge to Western Ideas That Cuts across Developing World

Johannes Petry University of Warwick Johannes Petry is a political economist researching the changing dynamics of financial globalisation and its impact on the global norms, institutions and governance that underpin the global economy. China introduced new rules on November 1 that restrict the extent to which internet companies can collect

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Cop 26: Armageddon Awaits at the UN Climate Conference

Cop 26: Armageddon Awaits at the UN Climate Conference

Peter Murphy cfact.org Peter Murphy is Senior Fellow at CFACT. He has researched and advocated for a variety of policy issues, including education reform and fiscal policy, both in the non-profit sector and in government in the administration of former New York Governor George Pataki. Glasgow, Scotland U.

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Teed Off

Shelby We are surely closing in on peak stupidity. Or should that be peak coercion or peak blackmail? I am a golfer. I have played golf since I was 13 years old, and that was 54 years ago. I have loved the game all my life. There was a time

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Rushed Decisions Lead To Regret: Part 1

Gerhard Sundborn Epidemiologist, University of Auckland, Department of Pacific Health, New Zealand Simon Thornley Epidemiologist/Public Health Physician, University of Auckland, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New Zealand Rupert Scott General Practitioner, Whangarei, New Zealand René de Monchy General Practitioner and Psychiatrist, Tauranga, New Zealand Matt Shelton General Practitioner, Wellington,

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Good Leaders Perform When the Going Gets Tough

Good Leaders Perform When the Going Gets Tough

Norm Information Opinion On the 27th of September, Jacinda Ardern stood at the post-cabinet podium of truth. She read out her speech, very slowly. Her head was fixed downwards. There was no performance, no smiles, no constant changing of the facial expressions, no waving of the hands. This was

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