It Seems NZ’s Parliament Is Unprincipled
One must ask – does NZ have a lawless, unprincipled bunch of members of parliament working in a lawless, unprincipled parliament? Was it revealed this past week?
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The Foreboding UN Convention on Cybercrime
The International Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest and most representative representative of the private sector, openly called on the UN not to adopt the convention at the General Assembly in September.
‘Willful Blindness’ Describes Disastrous Afghanistan Retreat
What happened, how it happened, and who made it happen is not a pretty story.
Whose Ethics Make It Ethical
For those with control over their own money, my suggestion is to simply invest in businesses that offer the best returns, and ignore those that virtue signal.
Gallant: ‘Hamas No Longer Exists as Organised Military Force’
The release of the footage from the tunnels in Rafah has sharply brought home to both the political leadership and the wider Israeli public the terrible conditions under which the hostages still alive are being held – airless, dark and humid tunnels too low to even stand up in.
Disturbing Data in NZ Assisted-Death Report
The End of Life Choice Act only provides a ‘right’ to one choice – premature death. There is no corresponding right to palliative care. Good palliative care and hospice services are resource intensive: euthanasia is cheaper.
Orewellian Futility
Sir Bob Jones No Punches Pulled Wellington District Court Judge Peter Hobbs has fined KiwiRail $432,500 for passenger life-threatening negligence. As KiwiRail is a government-owned company, this financial punishment is pointless. He has effectively taken this money from one government agency (KiwiRail) and given it to another
Review Criticises Council for Poor Flood Management
A review into the devastating June flood in Wairoa has criticised the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for its lack of a clear plan to manage the river mouth.
Olympians Call for an Urgent Review
The letter concluded by urging the government to show leadership in ensuring guidelines reflect both fairness and safety for all athletes, saying, “We owe our next generation of female athletes a fair, safe future in sport.”
The Folly of Criminalizing ‘Hate’
Identity politics is now part of criminal law. Far from fighting against ‘hate’, this is likely only to further fuel resentment and racial antagonism.
Are They Really Eating Our Pets?
If you or I moved to another country, we would be expected to try to assimilate. But a lot of the people that are crossing our borders illegally have no intention of doing that.
Young People Need Education, Not Bans
If the government really wants to do everything it can to keep kids safe online, it needs to do more than just ban them from social media.
The Beginning of Healing or a Theatre of the Absurd?
Brooke van Velden is planning to withhold the report from phase one of the RCI, possibly until 2026. Why?
Trump the Greek Hero
I have had enough of the nice and the useless. Bring on the gunslinger.
9/11 Is Not 10/7
All of this, combined, provides the backdrop for the decisions that the Israeli government has made and is now taking regarding the war against Hamas (and Iran via her proxies