Beth Houlbrooke ACT Deputy Leader / Vice President Thank you for all the Get Well messages following my three-week absence, hospitalisation and recuperation. I was very grateful to receive flowers from a number of sources, including with a visit from David. Flowers cheered me up and brightened an otherwise sterile,
By James Davidson Many of us have heard of the ball waxing controversy currently occurring in Canada. It illustrates the unintended consequence of adding gender identity and gender expression as protected categories to the human rights code. Something that Andrew Little is looking into. Apart from being a case study
Many many years ago, I was partly involved in organising free lunches at a local school. The school was in a very poor area, the kids were coming to school hungry and we all know that hungry kids don’t learn. There were bakeries around that used to send the
By Steve Information This article is for educational purposes only. The writer is not an expert and is sharing what he has learned from his personal experiences investing in the NZ Share market. Last week SB posted a request for volunteers along with ideas on any other topics we thought
By Patriot Realm: The former British Colony of Hong Kong is one of the biggest trading centres in the world. Trade is something Hong Kong should know a lot about: after all, it has been traded for centuries as a people and an area. Its status has been determined due
By George When Ardern scarpered to Paris with the intention of hauling social media sites over the coals, little did they know that New Zealand, under Arden’s watch, only wanted to cut out the middleman. Corrections, it appears, has its own method of spreading the gospel according to Brenton
By Macca I really had to laugh on Thursday when both Willaims and Plunket were again trying to figure out why the media in this country are failing miserably and can’t manage to exist without making massive losses. It was sort of like the blind leading their own seeing-
By William Felt Mike: The Julie Anne Genter letter to Phil Twyford. Do you know what’s in it? PM: ah im argh haven’t seen it. But it’s not unusual that argh umm you know there will be decisions over whether or not documents should be released that
By Patriot Realm Some time ago, Raymond F Peters passed from this life into a new realm. One that embraces his love of life, decency and all that is worthwhile. He retired from writing not too long ago. This dear man gave so much and asked for so little. He
By George Hi Mum, I’m your unborn baby. I have been slowly growing inside you now for six weeks and guess what! My heart has started to beat, cool ah? Not only that, but my brain and nervous system are developing rapidly. Your warm womb is my home, my
By Brian Dingwall Have we ever before had political leaders who think traffic lights can be red and green at the same time? So many mutually exclusive beliefs are being held simultaneously by this government. I’ll list a few, and I’m sure others can find many more: * The
By Malcolm I knew Jacinda Ardern and her CoL had plunged the country into a financial crisis when our local hospital this week announced that all its inpatient beds were full and the overflow had filled the A&E beds with emergency admissions. They have declared a “code red”
By Alex Eastwood-Williams Right Minds The government has announced that it plans to introduce reforms to New Zealand’s abortion law reforms. This is an emotive topic, and it’s not one I particularly want to write about, but I cannot in all good conscience remain silent on the
By Viv Forbes Foolish politicians driven by extreme green ideology are wasting Australia’s resources. Australia’s nuclear resources are largely wasted. We have abundant geological potential for uranium and other nuclear fuels. We know how to explore and extract them, but with bans and restrictions that change every election
I noted this in the NZ Herald. Amanda Chapman’s tiny home has taken her on a journey through Auckland’s sharing economy. The 28-year-old has been building the house over the past two years using all borrowed or hired tools thanks to the community phenomenon many believe
By John I have just been watching some videos on YouTube featuring a lady by the name of Candace Owens. I first came across her some time ago but she has since slipped my mind. Absolutely awesome is not too strong a description of this thirty-year-old from America’
