Robert G Patman Professor of International Relations, University of Otago New Zealand governments have been actively exploring the option of joining pillar two of AUKUS for over a year now. But according to foreign minister Winston Peters, the government is “a long way from this point of being able to
Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager
Brian Tamaki Trans activists want you to believe it should be ‘Happy Birthing Parent’ or ‘Family Day’ this Sunday, not ‘Happy Mother’s Day’. We will not allow trans rights to push aside women’s rights or mothers’ rights. Trans activists are doing everything possible to erase women, including from
Vijay Jayaraj Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, Virginia. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, U.K. realclearwire.com Vietnam and other Asian countries are on a coal spree! Given the dynamics of energy use in
Peter Imanuelsen petersweden.substack.com I recently reported on how in the latest draft of the WHO pandemic treaty, it was being watered down. Now it is being reported that Britain is REFUSING to sign on to the World Health Organisation’s pandemic treaty and that they will not sign
Paul Moon Professor of History, Auckland University of Technology They try but invariably fail – those writers who believe they are capable of encapsulating in prose or verse the essence of what it means to be a New Zealander. Even at the point of publication, their works seem anachronistic and clichéd.
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Do you believe New Zealand runs its general elections fairly and competently? As a voter, can you be confident that the votes on your ballot will
Javier Milei Javier Milei is Argentina’s first-ever libertarian president. He is a graduate in Economics from the University of Belgrano. He completed a postgraduate degree in Economic Theory at the Institute of Economic and Social Development and a postgraduate degree in Economics at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. fee.
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz NORMAL PEOPLE WANTED The NZ Greens are doing a succession planning exercise this week, where they are attempting to get reasonable people to become members of their party. “Calling all normal people who can control their emotions, but who still care about the environment. Join the
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz “Follow the money” is the classic directive to journalists trying to understand where power and influence lie in society. In terms of uncovering who influences various
Tani Newton Statistics tell us so much, and so little. These statistics are familiar to many of us: birthrates across the Western world have been below replacement level for decades. 45% of today’s young women will probably not have children, and societies which fail to replace their populations disappear
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.
Name Withheld In a very important Finance meeting this month, Hamilton City Councillor Sarah Thomson was upset by the word: FUDGE. Yep, the dreaded F-Bomb. It was so bad that it made the lead story on the Waikato Times website, distracting from her fellow (can I use that word?) Greenie
Jacqui Van Der Kaay Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social media affects democracy. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Parliament’s speaker
Teresa Pirola Dr Teresa Pirola is a Sydney-based freelance writer and faith educator, and author of Catholic-Jewish Relations: Twelve Key Themes for Teaching and Preaching (Paulist Press, 2023). mercatornet.com Screams Before Silence is a harrowing, yet sensitively crafted and ultimately viewable, documentary film about the weaponisation of rape by
Peter Imanuelsen Also known as PeterSweden, Swedish journalist, Political commentator, Supporter of freedom, kindness and liberty petersweden.substack.com It has finally happened – This is absolutely MASSIVE. From the 7th of May, their covid injection will no longer be marketed in Europe. The impact this will have cannot be understated.
