COVID-19
The Need for Experts with Wider Vision
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Whenever some unexpected global affliction hits mankind a set of instant “experts” rear up and give us their
Reflections on the Skegg Report PT.2
covidplanb.co.nz Dr Martin Lally Director, Capital Financial Consultants Ltd In an earlier comment on the Skegg Report, I noted that the authors did not provide any empirical analysis in support of their conclusion that the elimination strategy should continue to be pursued in New Zealand. However, in para
Ardern – Podium of Spin
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Jacinda Ardern Is No Boy Scout
Nervous Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says he “has never been more prepared” for Hurricane Ida, with some $14 billion of Federal funds spent strengthening levees, since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when almost 2,000 people lost their lives. The same can’t be said for New Zealand’s Prime
Jacinda Ardern Is Employing 1984-Style ‘Disinformation Officers’
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union The team at the Free Speech Union haven’t been wasting our time in lockdown. We’re planning our next steps in the fight against the Government’s proposed hate speech laws and put a stop to the erosion of our civil liberties
This Is Long – But Important
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister As parts of the country prepare to move down alert levels this week, I want to send a quick reminder of the Alert Level 3 rules to ensure that together, we can stamp out COVID-19 once more. First, though, I want to share a message
Exclusive: The inside Story of the Man Arrested for Not Wearing a Mask
Last week we posted footage of a man being arrested and gang tackled by Police for not wearing a mask inside a Countdown supermarket in Christchurch. This was the footage we obtained at the time: We have now obtained three more videos recorded by him from the inside of Countdown,
Face of the Day
Waikanae watchers waikanaewatch.org Back in July we reported: Last Friday, 16 July, Stuff itself announced in an article headed “NZ On Air dishes out $9.6 million to journalism” on its website that “Stuff will receive $591,465 for its The Whole Truth project which is designed to counter
There’s Only One Course the PM Should Chart
The Prime Minister has a habit of preparing various charts for New Zealand at her daily press conferences, but there’s only one chart that really matters and that’s the number of New Zealanders receiving at least one vaccination, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The most important
The Unvaccinated Are the New Lepers
Eliora “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean! Leviticus 13:45 New International Version Bible The guilt is being piled on anyone in New Zealand who is considering not having
A 40-YEAR-OLD Warning on How Humanity’s ‘Unbound Confidence’ in Science Can Undermine Reason—and Lead to Collectivism
Kai Weiss fee.org Kai Weiss is a Research Fellow at the Austrian Economics Center and a board member of the Hayek Institute. “The Science says.” The phrase has become one of the most popular mottos in the popular discourse of our day. Science—with hard facts and without fallacies
Briefing Bingo
I’ve put together a Bingo card in order to alleviate the tedious nature of the daily propaganda from the Podium of Truth. Briefing Bingo DownloadDownload Wibble has put together every single one of the terms in a single statement: “Kia Ora Koutou to my team of 5 million, thanks
The Media’s Addiction to COVID-19 ‘Fear Porn’ Is Perpetuating an Ever-Worsening Cycle of Societal Damage across the World
Eva Bartlett rt.com Eva Bartlett is a Canadian independent journalist and activist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine (where she lived for nearly four years). Over the past year and a half, hysterical media reporting on