Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura We live in interesting times. Last week Winston Peters put out a press release stating that Refining New Zealand (RNZ) were filling the pipes at their Marsden Point refinery with concrete, and this understandably generated a lot of concern. It was however fake news, and
In a rare partial victory for free speech and reasoned discourse, two New Zealand doctors have won their appeals against the Medical Council. Their “crime”? Daring to contradict the Podium of Truth. Two doctors who were suspended by the Medical Council over spreading Covid-19 misinformation have won their appeals against
When the tyrant Jacinda Ardern talked about removing the vaccine mandates from next week, she also talked about keeping masking mandates in place. Apparently it is ‘too soon’ to remove them. What remains in use at this level, is of course masks. I know they are new for us, and
Mt Hobson Academy At the start of 2022 Mt Hobson Academy Connected (Online) was launched. It was done in the midst of all of the uncertainty and loss of learning due to covid but the real motivation was to make high-quality academics available across the whole nation and to significantly
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Wellington doctor Matthew Shelton was suspended after sending a text message to his patients about his anti-vaccination views stating he did not support the vaccination of children, and pregnant and fertile women. He and former Taranaki District Health Board radiologist Dr Peter Canaday challenged the suspension in a multi-day hearing
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Forgive me. I am no historian, certainly not an expert on New Zealand history. But having grown up and been educated in the UK and studied European history during my secondary school days, I do have a reasonable understanding of the deeds and actions of kings and queens throughout the
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Warning Long Read. 1590 words. Since announcing her retirement on Tuesday, MP Louisa Wall has been heralded as a great maverick who progressed important social legislation by operating outside of the usual Labour Party structures. Her failure to be elevated to the rank of Cabinet Minister,
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We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of A Jab in the Dark: Covid Vaccines and the new Health Dictatorship by Ron Asher. On the 1st of May, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members. We will use an
