NZ Must Rethink How It Pays for Aged Care
Stats NZ projects the proportion of people aged 65+ will reach 20 per cent of the population by 2028. In four years, there could be 30 people aged 65+ years for every 100 people aged 15–64 years.
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Our Councils Are Out of Control
It is up to the people to take back control of the councils, or pay the price.
The US Moves closer to NZ’s Pharmac Model
Medicare starts negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.
iPhone Now Collects Your Mental Health Data
If you do choose to use the mental health applications, which mainstream media has nothing but praise for, be aware – there are alligators in those waters.
The Connection Between Family Violence and Suicide
In one in four suicides (24.5 per cent) the deceased experienced family violence prior to their death.
Can Kamala Make Americans Forget the Last Four Years?
Is the right to abort a fetus on demand enough to vote against their own financial interests? In the end, that may turn out to be the single most significant question undecided voters will ask themselves when they cast their ballots for president.
Google Censors Assassination Attempt, Again
Google, once again, did not immediately respond to MRC’s request for comments, a typical tactic of the tech giant, which often waits until public condemnation to walk back its rampant censorship.
The White Clots Story Is Here to Stay
This science team agrees humanity must be made aware of this awful consequence.
An Update on the Māori Wards
The logic of having separate Māori electorates has long since gone.
This Has Been a Colossal Mistake
The radicalism and division of state-funded biculturalism has become a handbrake that’s not only holding back our country and constraining our future but is threatening the unity that binds together our diverse society.
Experts Gone Wild
Given the anti-disinformation cult’s penchant for announcing causation rather than proving it, the public has every right to question whether disinformation specialists operate in a fantasy world.
Welfare Is a Jealous Polygamist
Our welfare system traps women in hopeless lives, depending on a state that doesn’t really want them but is too jealous to let them go.
Use a VPN, but Don’t Stop There
Tor is the next step up and you should start using that too. It’s available for all platforms and devices.
Paul Goldsmith Announces Tougher Sentencing Reforms
Goldsmith said these reforms are essential for ensuring communities and law-abiding New Zealanders are protected from offenders who display a “flagrant disregard for the law”.
Politicians Need to Lift Their Game
The ongoing number and breadth of integrity issues across all political parties demands change. Doing nothing will cause voters’ trust to decline, along with voter participation, and this can only be bad for democracy in New Zealand.