israelinstitute.nz An emotionally charged debate took place this week in the Dunedin City Council chambers. The original motion from councillor Marie Laufiso called for the council to fly the Palestinian flag from the mayoral balcony, as well as other Dunedin City Council buildings, on 29 November to mark Palestine
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com It is an unpleasant truth that corruption in science has been present for decades. The editors of both the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine contest to this, as does world-renowned epidemiologist, John Ioannidis. The need to back
David Farrar David Farrar blogs at Kiwiblog bassettbrashandhide.com 1 News reports: Christopher Luxon says he was told by some Kiwis on the campaign trail they “didn’t know” the difference between Waka Kotahi, Te Pukenga and Te Whatu Ora. Speaking to Breakfast, the incoming prime minister said having English
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com Like most people, I was getting heartily sick of all the time being wasted over the coalition negotiations.
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a health practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com “Many small parts make a fabulous whole
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) is calling for transparency and accountability around pharmaceutical companies influencing and funding national medical regulatory bodies. Calls for Medsafe to remain accountable The response to our recent Official Information Act (OIA) request has
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The World Health Organisation (WHO) is behind the implementation of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), the seriousness of which was recently ignorantly dismissed by Dr Michael Baker. New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) have written extensively about
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week. peterallanwilliams.substack.com The much underestimated Ronald Reagan was, befitting his career as a broadcaster and actor, a master of the put-down
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com To slightly amend Schwarzenegger’s Terminator: “I’m back.” To be honest, this series of modest little essays and opinion
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com Yesterday Graham Adams’ column referred to Michael Bassett’s now ‘infamous’ piece which earned him a lifetime ban
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com Our finally completed election results need to be viewed on several levels. On the surface, the change of
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The Fox is Guarding the Hen House Caretaker New Zealand Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall has renewed provisional consent for Covid-19 vaccines as at 3 November 2023 for a further two years. Announced on 1 November 2023 by Chris
Ananish Chaudhuri bassettbrashandhide.com With power about to change hands, I see more and more commentary about how this election was somehow unfair. There was Rob Campbell, Chancellor of AUT pontificating in the Herald that this election was “bought”. Then more recently David Williams of Newsroom weighed in about the
Chris Trotter bassettbrashandhide.com LIKE THE WAR in Ukraine, the war in Gaza is serving as a remarkable litmus test for the Left. It is testing its moral compass, its understanding of international law, its grasp of geopolitical realities and, not least, its awareness of what the PR mavens call
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com A couple of days ago, K Gurunathan – described as a former mayor of Kapiti – had an article in Stuff under the heading “ACT’s Treaty referendum: a bad
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Recently the Commissioner for the Health and Disability Commission (HDC), Morag McDowell pronounced on a case of a doctor working for MIQ. The crime committed by this doctor was sharing an early treatment protocol with a woman (Ms A) and her
