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Lithium Fire Is No Joke
The fire risk of electric vehicles and battery plants is all too real. We are unprepared.
This Should Not Be a Government Service
MAiD is the creation of a health system that cannot or will not provide “basic, standard” service. Covid devastated the medical profession’s reputation. The shreds that remain will not survive MAiD. Nor should they.
Time to Jail the Judges
They won’t jail migrant pack rapists, but they will jail you if you say mean things about migrant pack rapists.
Live fuel stocks update: government refreshes figures
The New Zealand government has issued a live fuel stocks update, reported by RNZ, signalling...
Pacific immigration policy NZ still failing Pacific communities, says Dawn Raids review
Pacific Media Network has revisited “Dawn Raids” in New Zealand and argues that Pacific immigration...
They Must Embrace ‘Populism’ To Survive
Personally, I’d ignore all the conventional wisdom from the political advisers who got the coalition into this mess and firstly apologise for past sins. Then I’d announce a host of clear, unwavering policies – while side-lining any coalition MP who votes against them.
Alleged Pyramid Scheme and Film Studios
The Commerce Commission confirmed it had opened initial enquiries into the operation.
Quick Hit: Gangs Act Gets Its First Scalp – And the Apologists Are Already Crying
A Mongrel Mob member has been convicted for wearing gang insignia while driving home from a tangi. The High Court just upheld it on appeal.
Greyhound racing ban faces shutdown deadline in New Zealand
A greyhound racing ban is pushing Greyhound Racing New Zealand toward a shutdown deadline, and...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling to the United States to meet US Secretary of...
The Distant Yet Pervasive State
The shepherd and the flock: De Tocqueville’s warning and the New Zealand condition.
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The New Zealand Anglican Church
Ethnic division, gender politics, social justice language and the politics of identity.