As New Zealand continues to see an increase of euthanasia deaths and a push for expansion, it is more important than ever that people understand the reality of what is happening when lethal drugs are administered.
A family member of a long-term Christchurch worker told Chris Lynch Media staff had no warning when they arrived at work. “Everyone up and down the country, every location is going through the same.”
Whether tribalism is along gender or ethnic lines, it discourages, if not extinguishes, freedom of thought and speech.
As we found out with media ‘celebrity’ doctors during the Covid era, contractual requirements are rarely, if ever, fulfilled by the contractors when addressing the public via the media.
Washington’s response reveals who ran the swamp.
The Cook Islands exist in free association with New Zealand, but the China agreements created a divide. Tension between the Cook Islands and its traditional ally works in Beijing’s favor. The United States should not ignore China’s encroachment in a region that hosts core national interests.
Who designs these technologies? Who owns the data? What choices do people truly have when they’re compelled to submit personal information? How long is it stored? Technologies are not neutral. They embody the interests, values and biases of those who design and implement them.
Some may say it’s luck. Others may say it’s divine intervention. Still others will say it’s so obvious, the writing is on the wall. And so I ask, do you think that modern-day medicine is a sham?
Plastics have been a crucial factor in enabling people at every economic level to afford high-quality manufactured goods. They are essential to societal abundance. The ideal solution is to keep plastic in our economies, but to do a great job at managing recycling and waste.
Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance, so why stop there? New Zealand could use electronic road-user charges to encourage all sorts of other behaviours.
Chris Penk says the building sector has the potential to be an economic powerhouse, yet productivity has stalled since 1985 despite major advances in building methods and technology.
