A Big Win for Women’s Sports
The university’s moves are in keeping with the guidelines President Donald Trump set out in two orders called “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” and “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism.”
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Doublethink Is a Bold Strategy for the ACLU
If an unborn child has citizenship rights, what other rights does he or she have?
Does She Seriously Think This?
Her arrogance is jaw-dropping. “I don’t actually care what you think because the people are with me,” she declares smugly. The truth is, most New Zealanders are not with her.
Nudge by design: How school vaccine forms steer parental consent
A simple school vaccine form is a subtle system of behavioural control, nudging families toward consent, compliance, and disclosure under the guise of choice.
We Are Funding Silence at Unis
As a university cancelled a talk I was about to give (due to being too sensitive a topic supposedly), I ponder whether taxpayers should keep funding such censorious institutions.
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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.