Drug survey headline oversells findings while masking advocacy
Critics say the sample would not meet professional polling standards.
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ASB Classic fans told to hide Croatian shirts despite no formal ban
“We were told it was because of geopolitical tensions in other countries and our shirts were too controversial and political.”
Wind turbine rebuild looms as ageing renewables face costly second transition
A “second transition”.
Dairy prices jump as auction demand rebounds after months of decline
Buyers from the Middle East doubled their share of purchases.
XXX: Grok allowed to generate nonconsensual sexual images of women and girls
“I’m not speaking as Elon Musk’s baby mama."
NZ troops in Ukraine would require Cabinet approval under ‘Coalition of the Willing’ talks
“We welcome recent progress made towards negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.”
The New NSS’s Dangerous Language on Taiwan
A conflict with China could prove far more costly than any hardship yet experienced over the last three decades of futile bloodshed.
A Grid Arson Blacked Out 45,000 Berlin Homes in Midwinter
In a normal society, deranged prophets of doom get mocked. In a corrupt society, they get a government grant, or they get elected so they can pass laws banning people from mocking them.
73 Million Abortions Each Year
The WHO and our MOH continue to report these figures as a common health intervention, effectively normalizing the killing of unborn babies and downplaying the severity of this rise in abortions both locally and globally.
Inverting Justice: Lawfare Across the Globe
Citizens were not informed that lawfare has been enacted to enable actual warfare on the people.
When Clubs Lose Control
If your club is tardy, get moving. Update your constitution. Re-engage your members. Protect what generations before you built. Because once a club is gone, it rarely comes back.
Is This Right or Wrong?
Do we really believe in the justness of our democratic values or are they only as morally equivalent as any other? The answer will ultimately decide your view of what happened in Venezuela.
Ngāi Tahu, Why So Many?
So where, in just 22 years, did these extra 35,000 Ngāi Tahu come from?
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, said Greenland should be part of the United States and dismissed the idea that Washington would face resistance if it moved to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory.