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Is New Zealand In Mourning?

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Prime Minister Luxon, on hearing that Charles and Camilla will be visiting Australia but not New Zealand, issued “an open invite” to visit New Zealand. That is the same “invite” already available to everyone else in the world, in line with our major tourist industry.

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The Elusive Goal of Kotahitanga

The Elusive Goal of Kotahitanga

Tani Newton Te Pati Maori’s call for a separate Maori Parliament may sound treasonous to some. To others, it is just another episode in the long and mildly sad story of a basically happy country that longs for a unity it can never quite achieve. Hobson’s promise, “We

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There Are Some Incredible Social Entrepreneurs

There Are Some Incredible Social Entrepreneurs

Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. Justifiably, Louise Upston was

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The Decolonizers’ Assault on Science

Wanjiru Njoya Mises Wire Those who have (wisely) not been following the “decolonization” debate may be surprised to learn that decolonizers characterize reason and rationality as cultural constructs that ought to be rejected, as these are said to be “based upon epistemological assumptions deeply rooted in the Western philosophical tradition”

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Terrorists and More: US News

Terrorists and More: US News

Gary Bauer PA Pundits International Around 1:30 AM Wednesday morning, New York City police officers pulled over an SUV with obstructed license plates. When officers searched the vehicle, they found an arsenal of weapons: a loaded gun with nine loaded magazines, NYPD gear including body armor, knives, handcuffs, a

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A Homage to the Dad Joke

Ian Brodie, Cape Breton University and Moira Marsh, Indiana University “Dad, I’m hungry.” “Hi, hungry. I’m Dad.” If you haven’t been asleep for the past 20 years, you’ll probably recognize this exchange as a dad joke. The term dad joke is credited to a June 20,

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

The end result can be not feeling like a “real” Maori, but not a “real” Pakeha either. That space between cultures is a strange and uncomfortable place […] Over time, I’ve learned the only way to coexist with that awkward space between is to remember who your tupuna were […] Let’

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China’s Kaifeng Jews Have Almost Disappeared

China’s Kaifeng Jews Have Almost Disappeared

Antonio Graceffo, PhD, China-MBA MBA, is a China economic analyst teaching economics at the American University in Mongolia. He has spent 20 years in Asia and is the author of six books about China. His writing has appeared in The Diplomat, South China Mo. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harbours

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Gen Z Is Rejecting Military Service

Gen Z Is Rejecting Military Service

Robert Hoffmann, University of Tasmania and Maria Teresa Beamond, RMIT University The Australian Defence Force is facing an acute recruitment crisis. Only 80% of the 69,000 personnel needed to meet future challenges have signed up. The government recently announced recruitment will be opened up to some foreign citizens to

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When an Online ‘Joke’ Packs a Punch

When an Online ‘Joke’ Packs a Punch

Social media, as Mike Tyson famously said, “made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it”. Occasionally, though, someone learns the hard way that online disrespect can lead to offline consequences. When Spanish comedian Jaime Caravaca responded to a tweet from

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Is Digital Technology Responsible for Anxious Children?

Margaret Hickey Margaret Hickey is a regular contributor to Position Papers and Mercator. She is a mother of three and lives with her husband in Blarney. mercatornet.com The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt | Allen Lane, 2024,

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Te Pati Maori Allegations Get Fiery

Te Pati Maori Allegations Get Fiery

Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com The Te Pati Maori scandal is becoming much fiercer and more serious. Ever since the allegations emerged on

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New Website Showcases ‘Woke’ Businesses

New Website Showcases ‘Woke’ Businesses

Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com Here’s the latest media release from Family First NZ… A new website WokeUp.nz has just been launched by Family First NZ. The website documents wokeness in New Zealand-based businesses so that Kiwi consumers can decide for themselves who to do business with and who

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