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The Discrimination Is to Keep You Safe?

The Discrimination Is to Keep You Safe?

The Parlermaid Earlier this week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reassured New Zealanders that the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order 2021 (‘the Order’) is “also about providing a greater protection than we have now. By using vaccine passes it makes sure that unvaccinated people aren’t being put at

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Over 10,000 Women Needed Hospital Treatment after Using Abortion Pills

righttolife.org.uk A study has suggested that more than 10,000 women had to receive hospital treatment following the use of medical abortion pills in England between April 2020 and September 2021. Based on data collected from 85 Freedom of Information requests to NHS Trusts across England, the study

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Hanlon’s Razor

Hanlon’s Razor

Louise M Diack Governments have an unfortunate habit of getting things wrong and failing to change course, even as developing events demand they should. Rather than level with the people of the country, they double down and keep spinning in the hope people won’t notice. Of course, the people

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As Aucklanders Anticipate Holiday Trips, Maori Leaders Ask People to Stay Away from Regions with Lower Vaccination Rates

As Aucklanders Anticipate Holiday Trips, Maori Leaders Ask People to Stay Away from Regions with Lower Vaccination Rates

Dion O’Neale Andrew Sporle Emily Harvey Steven Turnbull University of Auckland Dion’s research is in the area of network science and complex systems, including spreading processes on networks. Andrew Sporle is a social researcher who works mainly for my own research and analytics companies but I also teach

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Wendy Clark: Health Reforms Bill (Pae Ora) Submission

Wendy Clark hobsonspledge.nz The Government has no mandate for the introduction of a “Partnership” or “Co-Governed” arrangement when it comes to the provision of Health Services. Nor does it have a mandate for He Puapua and yet it is being implemented in the shape of this Bill. This is

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Let’s Protect Our Daughters!

Let’s Protect Our Daughters!

mercatornet.com I am a French mother whose teenage daughter recently announced to me that she was gender dysphoric and wanted hormones. Being left-wing politically oriented, a feminist, and sensitive to the rights of minorities, I first thought my daughter had to be supported in the difficult path to transition.

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Coffee, Tea and How to Live Forever

I am, it must be said, something of a creature of habit. Even though I rarely use an alarm (the very thought literally keeps me awake at night), I wake at the same time nearly every day. Once up, my day follows a pretty set bibulous routine: a massive mug

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How to Be a Self Righteous Zombie

How to Be a Self Righteous Zombie

Following the Covid rules requires the righteous enthusiasm of a religious zealot. Vaccination and accepting all booster shots is mandatory as is social distancing and wearing a mask everywhere, including indoors when eating out if required. Avoiding Covid like the plague means unquestioning adherence to the Covid rules no matter

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White Ribbon Day

Man Who Wants to be Left Alone November 25th was White Ribbon Day. Not a day to raise awareness for traditional cancers but certainly still a day to raise awareness of a cancer of sorts, one that dogs New Zealand and reaches far and wide across socioeconomic boundaries. Much like

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The Children’s Wave

The Children’s Wave

Information Satire I, your intrepid eyewitness, recently received information that yet another emergency meeting of the Committee of Public Fear was to be held the following night. Again the spyfly and I were ready and waiting as the usual participants shuffled, trotted, traipsed, plodded and sauntered into the meeting room.

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