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Propaganda, Personality and the Single Source of Truth
Part 2 of a series, we zoom in on Ashley Bloomfield, the symbol he became and why... and what he's really saying on "Quarantine Nation", Stuff's new podcast series.
The Ayatollah Try-Outs
I feel the mullahs of Tehran were a mite hasty in going with one of their own. There are other just as worthy candidates far beyond their shores.
Media at Airport Failed To Fly
The media, in terms of objectivity and in depth journalism, is failing to fly. This needs to change and the only person who can bring it about is the minister.
The Rules-Based Order Is a Failure
Other than in the minds of UN junkies and some academics, the international rules based order has not been functioning properly for a long time.
National MPs Told To Do Better After Horror Poll – But Where’s the Plan?
The only thing that will force real change is a catastrophic election result that rinses both National and Labour. That looks unlikely right now. Voters are grumpy but they are also stuck in old habits.
Court ruling exposes unlawful expulsion inside Te Pāti Māori
“Perhaps most fundamentally, the relevant tikanga principles … were not applied in any way.”
Trump’s NZ ambassador pick targets defence and minerals
“In advancing the President’s agenda, we have few better partners than New Zealand.”
NZ enters ninth COVID wave as hospitalisations rise
50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths involving COVID in the past week.
Oil price shock rattles NZ economy
“A pretty substantial shock that is negative for activity and growth.”
Free Speech Union criticises Medical Council draft statements
"...requiring doctors to endorse contested political theories about colonisation, privilege, and systemic power as a condition of keeping their practising certificate.”
Medicinal cannabis exports surge as Seymour eyes growth
“New Zealand could become, just as we are with wine, a high-value powerhouse.”
COVID inquiry backs core response but finds lockdowns, mandates and spending went too far
Technical advisers had warned that two-dose mandates for 12 to 17-year-olds carried an increased myocarditis risk and suggested a single-dose approach might be safer.
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