Nearly every dollar we pour into preventing heat deaths will end up killing more people than it saves. It’s time climate ministries put more accurate costings on any policy aiming to reduce global temperature.
Between 2019 and 2024, he was referred three times to the Prevent anti-terrorism programme, but all cases were closed without further action.
An estimated 25,000 to 50,000 Uyghurs are murdered annually for their organs, and organ harvesting has grown into a billion-dollar industry in recent years.
International visitors contributed $861 million to the South Island economy, supporting tourism operators, hospitality businesses, and the wider regional economy.
When it comes to those who could be working, Māori are massively over-represented. Whilst colonisation continues to be blamed for Māori ‘disadvantage’, every year thousands of immigrants come to New Zealand and make a contribution.
The move of National voters towards New Zealand First is following the same trend that’s underway in the UK and now Australia, where major parties are losing disillusioned supporters to parties that are promising to address their concerns.
When leaders of a nation treat their citizens as cannon fodder, they reveal their moral bankruptcy. “Leave no man behind” says a lot about who we are as a people.
The evisceration of our capacity to use language – to think – will be a problem. Farrow and Marantz refer to it once. They say AI will likely cause “human enfeeblement”. Yes.
Organisers have signalled that Monday’s national day of strike and protest will mark a significant escalation to keep the momentum up, with further actions planned in the coming days.
What is missing is transparent accountability. A system where states raise what they spend would encourage competition in efficiency, innovation, and value.
Taking a closer look and it becomes quickly apparent that wind farms come with their own high cost to the environment and our health.
Bryan Leyland and John Raine Bryan Leyland is a semi-retired electrical and mechanical consulting engineer specialising in power systems. John Raine is an emeritus professor of mechanical engineering and a former researcher in alternative and renewable energy systems. Christopher Luxon announced the LNG Storage Terminal plan on 9th February 2026.
The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot. I want to explain why I cannot endorse it.
