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Blue Origin’s exploding rocket is a setback for America’s new Moonshot.
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The Strange Afterlife of Fascism
Fascism’s face may no longer feature a posturing Mussolini or raging Hitler, but its spirit festers, in different guises but with more perfect weapons, all to the detriment of what is left of liberal civilization.
‘I Don’t Think You Have, Mate’
The origins of this lie with a politicised, activist police senior management.
Dale Stephens Tries Again for Parliament
From studying serial killers to seeking parliament.
They’re Just Computers, You Fatuous Bints
Feminists try to claim what nerds have been doing for decades.
The Wrong Journey: Stanford’s Sex Education
Our young people deserve far better. They deserve honesty about their bodies, clarity about human nature, and guidance toward genuine flourishing – not ideological experiments dressed up as “relationships education”.
Four New Zealand MPs banned from China after Taiwan visit
If the MPs apologised, the sanctions could be "suspended or cancelled".
NZ diesel stocks hit post-war low despite incoming reserve fuel
Latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment figures show diesel stocks at roughly 40 days' supply.
Unelected appointees cry ‘silenced’ after taxpayer voting powers stripped
“This is about silencing Māori voices in the rooms where decisions about our rohe are made.”
Age checks risk becoming digital ID for the whole internet
“The correct term for age verification as it is implemented today is therefore identity verification.”
NZ bans three Israeli settlers from entering country
“These travel bans are targeted at three individuals who have actively worked to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, including through violence.”
Stuff reports on Grenon role in Batchelor defamation case
“Strongly held personal values concerning democracy and freedom of expression”.
Starbucks pulls AI inventory system after store shortages
The company says this does not mean it is abandoning wider AI, automation, mobile ordering or digital customer analytics.