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My Money Is Not Yours to Control
Stay out of my wallet. Stay out of my retirement. Stay out of my life.
Red Flag: NZ Mortality up in 2026
Without a detailed investigation of the causes of the higher levels of sickness among the general population broken down by age, vaccination status, and disease type, it is not possible for Health NZ to understand and respond appropriately to the current health crisis.
Soviet Style at Your Checkout
This is nothing more than a cynical, shameless vote-grab, cruelly preying on the genuine anxiety of families struggling to put food on the table. It promises cheap groceries, but delivers nothing but empty promises, empty shelves and economic fairy tales.
I Am Explaining My Vote
The current government, on balance, deserves to be re-elected and they are certainly better than the alternative currently on offer.
Protect Kids Without an Internet Surveillance Regime
PILLAR opposes government social media ban.
Religion in the Age of Intelligent Machines
They don’t exist yet, but they might one day – then what?
ACT Is in Tune With the Right
This is essentially what those on the right have been asking for: a clean-up of judicial activism and a better application of Treaty references and their interpretation by the judiciary.
Some Reflections From the ED
A recent trip to the emergency department, and a longer stay in hospital, had me thinking about the current debate around cultural competency and indigenous knowledge.
Quick Hit: 59, 55 and Six Seats for Wong
Opportunity on 5.3 and six seats. Right 59, left 55. Neither governs without Wong.
Chippy Got National’s Pain. He Still Went Backwards.
Labour got National’s sub-30 gift and still went backwards. Opportunity is the maths problem both majors made.
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Face of the Day
Labour has unveiled its 2026 campaign slogan: 'Better starts now.' Leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement at a suburban home in Christchurch after taking a tumble in the latest poll. The party has been repeating ad nauseum its focus on "jobs, health, homes and the cost of