“The biggest risk is taking too much or mixing drugs.”
Summarised by Centrist
Drug testing won’t be available at seven NZ summer events, sparking safety concerns as synthetic opioids like nitrosines surface. Testing service Know Your Stuff cited budget cuts and warned of risks from drug misuse and adulteration. “The biggest risk is taking too much or mixing drugs,” deputy manager Dr Jez Watson said. Doctors urge honesty to manage emergencies, with 1179 overdose deaths reported between 2017 and 2023.
In brief Luxon ran Air New Zealand; Willis managed at Fonterra.
In brief National’s campaign brochure says only the party vote decides the government, overlooking electorate-seat thresholds and overhangs that can affect parliamentary numbers.
In brief OIA documents reveal plans to "bind" Govt.nz users' devices to government agency records.
In brief Stanford offered B416 expert help to counter opponents before the lobby group publicly launched.
John Locke said: ‘When law ends, tyranny begins.’ New Zealand should keep this in mind. Its legal system is now deeply divided.
We must be willing to question accepted thinking, defend our convictions and engage openly with those who disagree. That is the sort of education we want to provide and the sort of freedom we ought to defend.
