Information Opinion Kia ora boys and girls, or should I say “tamariki”. Aunty Cindy here. Today we are going to learn all about how to handle those awkward questions. Questions like, “Who ate all the cookies in the jar?” “Who left the fridge door open?” and, “Was it you who
Information Opinion Freelance science and technology writer Peter Griffin wants us to question anti-vaccine information and climate change (just those that deny it of course), but only if we come to the conclusions he wants us to. [Fire and Fury is] the story of how a disparate group of Kiwis
If this doesn’t send shivers down your spine then nothing will. Right-leaning political commentator Matthew Hooton says New Zealand’s opposition and governing parties shouldn’t rule out a grand coalition to keep extremist fringe parties out of power as they gain public support. […] Now, with the emergence of
Let me start with a basic fact. Uffindell, together with others, committed an assault on another person, using weapons. This assault was so severe that it left the victim with permanent psychological scars. It doesn’t matter that the assault happened over 20 years ago. If this was something that
Well, what do you know, another woke version of a fictional character has hit the dust. Hollywood film studio Warner Bros. has decided against releasing its latest DC Comics superhero movie, Batgirl, despite already spending over $70 million on production. Tuesday’s decision to shelve the film and not release
Examples of “causal fallacy” are everywhere. One of the earliest examples is of course human sacrifice, of which the War on Drugs is a modern-day variation, that is the belief that sacrificing billions of dollars and countless human lives is somehow preventing a global health crisis (most African Americans who
Those of us who don’t believe in getting vaccinated and wearing masks are a stubborn lot. Despite everything the Labour Government says and does, we refuse to believe we should have to get the jab and wear masks. I’ll admit it. I don’t have much of an
Remember how back in the day methamphetamine was everywhere? And remember Paul Holmes going on a campaign against meth after his daughter got hooked and how he got pseudoephedrine banned from chemists’ shelves? According to the media it was a full-on crisis. Well, here are some graphs. And remember how
As you will no doubt know we now have a new health system. Yes, the old racist, white-man health system is gone and has been replaced by an inclusive, non-racist, non-sexist, non-transphobic health system. Today New Zealand launches a new health system replacing 20 district health boards with a national
Back in the not-so-dark days of 2014 MP Judith Collins found herself embroiled in a scandal involving alleged nepotism. This is how Newshub saw it at the time, deeming it so important as to be “breaking news”: Judith Collins went on a taxpayer-funded visit to China last year. In her
It was once said that New Zealand, oops I mean “Aotearoa”, was five years behind the United States. Now it seems that we’re in lockstep, and not in a good way. In an event organised by Axios, titled “A conversation on battling misinformation”, White House National Climate Advisor Gina
According to Jacinda Ardern, despite a massive increase in armed robberies and gun violence, shopkeepers shouldn’t arm themselves. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said arming business owners is not the answer to the recent spate of crimes the small island nation is currently experiencing, including ram raids by
As you will likely know, Johnny Depp won his lawsuit against Amber Heard. Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media have found a way to somehow turn this into a massive defeat for women everywhere. And now, after seven weeks and dozens of witnesses, the jury in the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard
As you will know, Elon Musk is in the process of buying Twitter. This naturally has caused panic in the Titterverse. Blaze Media explains: During a presentation to woo investors, Elon Musk laid out his plans for what actions he intends on implementing when he takes over Twitter. Musk reportedly
Consider this report by Stuff on the recent Buffalo shooting. Notice how we’re told that the gunman was white, nine out of the 11 victims were black and that the attack was racially motivated. Here’s an excerpt from another report by the mainstream media: A white 18-year-old wearing
