As I’ve written several times before, Australia seems to be simultaneously cursed and blessed with two Scott Morrisons. On the blessing side, there’s Scott Morrison the international statesman, resolutely standing up to China’s bullying. But the curse is his evil twin, the Scotty from Marketing of domestic
Christopher Ruthe I was convenor of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for 13 years, (20 of my decisions are in the NZ law reports). I also sat on the Weathertight Homes Tribunal. I am a polymath with a strong interest in the philosophical underpinnings of society – a bit of a
Dear Editor Just thought I’d write and let you know the details about the stabbing that happened outside Waitakere College last week. My child is in year 12 there at the moment and we were emailed about this incident happening at around 4 pm right outside the school gate.
Every day, it’s as if Einstein and Orwell collaborated on a pithy quote: “Two things are infinite: the universe and the ability of intellectuals to believe foolish things”. The latest — though certainly not the last nor, sadly, the least moronic — eructation of academic cretinism is a proposal to scrap
Free Press ACT Party The Haps ACT has reached another polling high, of 13 per cent according to UMR. David Seymour is preferred Prime Minister for 14 per cent of voters. The Government has questions to answer about Afghanistan. Who decided what when? Were the translators’ applications rejected for good
Family First familyfirst.org.nz Children as young as four will be able to change their gender at school without their parents’ consent under guidance introduced in Scotland. Any pupil who decides they want to switch gender must be supported by teachers following recommendations given by the Scottish Government. Primary
Once upon a time, a high school diploma was something to be proud of. After all, most people left school well before finishing a diploma because there was a plethora of well-paying jobs available without one. It’s no exaggeration to say that a high school diploma had back then
Ross Meurant hobsonspledge.nz Ross Meurant, B.A M.P.P. resigned from the police at inspector rank in 1987 to enter Parliament as a National MP. Today he is Honorary Consul for Morocco and trustee and CEO of commercial assets owned by absentee Russian investors. As a former detective
Why do our children want to self-harm, commit suicide and need the help-lines? Most of the problem for our youngsters is the ill-informed parent, the garbage constantly being announced from the government, irresponsible news broadcasters, a woke education department and the misinformation flow of lies and false claims from the
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Are New Zealand schools potentially in breach of the Ardern government’s proposed ban on “conversion therapy”? As revealed by Waikanae Watch blog, and reported on The BFD, two photos of classroom materials used in at least one New Zealand high school are decidedly creepy. The material, given to 14-year-olds
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet Last September President Trump issued an executive order which banned instruction in critical race theory in government agencies and institutions which had federal contracts. He wanted to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping. On his first day
Waikanae Watch has published two photos that they found on social media: allegedly, pages from a New Zealand High School. They contain creepy and disturbing questions not only about all the made-up non-existent genders but also making 13-14-year-old students question their own heterosexuality! 1. What do you think caused your
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Few parents are aware of the dire state of education in New Zealand. If they were, and if apathy were not so prevalent in our country, there would be a general public outcry about what is being foisted upon our children. It is bordering on
From a MOE e-mail sent to all staff yesterday by the Secretary for Education. […] [redacted] exemplified the importance and the strength of leadership when asked by the Committee, what stops other schools from not achieving for its Maori students, he said “they just need to make Maori achievement the priority
