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15 Strategies and Tips to Guide Youth

Robin Cox Recently I shared research on the impact of the pandemic and lockdowns on youth with some local mentors. While the impact will vary from country to country, there were some common themes which I will outline before sharing some proven strategies and tips that anyone guiding youth can

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The Forgotten Victims of COVID-19: 7 Groups Punished by Lockdowns

Nathan Mech fee.org Nathan Mech is the Program Outreach Project Manager for the Acton Institute. COVID-19 is the most deadly global pandemic since the 1918 influenza outbreak, claiming more than 5 million lives worldwide and counting. Well over 700,000 of these deaths occurred in the United States, which

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Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Delta

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week, the Herald reported

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No-One Freely Chose to Take This Vaccine

No-One Freely Chose to Take This Vaccine

Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com One very simple and important thing that those who have taken the vaccine do not realize is that if you are in a situation in which a vaccine mandate is in force then you did not freely choose to be vaccinated. In this situation no-one

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‘No One Marched When I Was Elected’

‘No One Marched When I Was Elected’

As we all know, Jacinda wasn’t elected in 2017. Labour got fewer votes than National but the party with 7%, led by Winston Peters, decided to form a government with Labour with the Greens in support, but not as a part of the government. If only the Greens had

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They Have Paid a Heavy Price

They Have Paid a Heavy Price

Here are three photos of the people who lost their jobs because they would not have the vaccine. They are standing on the steps of the Tauranga Memorial at yesterdays protest. My EX-teacher friend sent me these yesterday afternoon. She found it very moving! The numbers are distressing. You can

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Don’t Panic the MoH Are in Charge

Don’t Panic the MoH Are in Charge

When leaving Auckland this Christmas you can be assured things will not run smoothly, or as promised, because the MoH are in charge. They earned the equivalent of a PhD in mismanagement through their extraordinarily bad handling of MIQ facilities. Southlanders are not fooled into thinking a digital vaccine certificate

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A Euphemism for Poor, Brown People

A Euphemism for Poor, Brown People

Andrew Davis Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, I keep hearing the word ‘marginalised’. We are repeatedly told that the most marginalised people in society are those most affected by Covid. In New Zealand, this term is generally a euphemism for poor, brown people. The Cambridge Online Dictionary defines the word

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Ministry of Health Busted Breaking Law

Ministry of Health Busted Breaking Law

Jacinda Ardern promised to be the most open and transparent government we have ever seen. That was at the same time she dishonestly told us she never lied. Both were of course lies, and are now being shown as such on an almost weekly basis. The latest example of willful

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Has the Law Got the Balance Right?

Claire Breen Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and

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