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Having a Look at Transhumanism
So how should we respond to this threat? By using these emerging technologies of AI and robotics for truth, goodness and beauty.
This Is a Free Speech Crisis
This has implications for the quality of education we offer and perceptions of New Zealand universities.
The Religion of te Ao in Schools
While te Ao spirituality is often described as a cultural worldview, its modern application within the education and public sectors has taken on the features of an organised religion.
News Briefing: 4 July 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Jamie Ensor (Herald): Special tax change for fossil fuel companies was proposed ahead of Budget 2025, ministers went for $200m co-investment option (paywalled) Dan Brunskill (Interest): Labour Party offers to help Nicola Willis set up election policy costing unit Tim Hazledine (Post)
Enough Is Enough? Luxon’s Trespass Law Tweak Is Just Hot Air
What we need is a government with the guts to get serious. Stop tinkering with fines and notices and start empowering people to protect what’s theirs. Let shop owners arm themselves with something more than harsh words.
Michael Bassett on who benefits from ‘social mayhem’
“Many of the complainants... simply farm the poor and rely on their continued existence for their own personal incomes,”
Landmark study finds exercise boosts colon cancer survival by 37%
“This is about as high a quality of evidence as you can get.”
Green MP calls for colonial monuments to lose heritage status
Summarised by Centrist Green MP Tamatha Paul wants Wellington’s statues of colonial figures removed from...
Asylum seekers may face ankle monitors as NZ prepares for mass arrivals and tougher enforcement
It would provide a “middle ground.”
Healthy Homes rules take full effect
Over one-third of rentals were found to have damp or mould issues in 2022.
Critics argue National blinked as ACT pushed to scrap Treaty clause in schools bill
“There is a lot of disquiet.”
