As the push by radical “transgender” activists grows ever more shrill and demented, the push-back from parents and some politicians is growing stronger. After being blindsided by the transgender Blitzkrieg of the Waffen Cross-Dress, the forces of sanity and reason are at last finding their voice. They’re
As New Zealand goes through its current abortion debate, Kiwis can perhaps take some cold comfort that, across the Tasman, a very similar debate is being played out in the Australian state of New South Wales. Just as in New Zealand, the debate is no less contentious nor short of
This week, short of a major change to abortion laws, the biggest social legislative change in at least the last decade happened. New Zealand joined the growing list of places that have decriminalised the use and possession of drugs. The passing of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment marks a significant
Here is an image of my grandson, taken at 13 weeks 2 days. I haven’t met him yet, but soon. If that’s not a human then what is? Quite how some people can claim he is just a ‘clump of cells’ defy’s logic. Have they never seen
By Malcolm I knew Jacinda Ardern and her CoL had plunged the country into a financial crisis when our local hospital this week announced that all its inpatient beds were full and the overflow had filled the A&E beds with emergency admissions. They have declared a “code red”
By Alex Eastwood-Williams Right Minds The government has announced that it plans to introduce reforms to New Zealand’s abortion law reforms. This is an emotive topic, and it’s not one I particularly want to write about, but I cannot in all good conscience remain silent on the
Mike Hosking Breakfast Show transcript starts at 11:29 Mike: Aah… umm… are you going to go to the land protests? Jacinda: I have no umm… immediate plans to. I haven’t ruled out aah… in the future but not right now. Obviously, focus for us is trying to help
The Trump administration’s new regulations, separating abortion from women’s health services, has triggered at least two major abortion providers to reject federal funds rather than comply. Is Trump’s legal-procedural approach — rather than moralistic preaching — succeeded where previous conservative efforts have failed? Will individual Progressive Americans step
The trouble in some professions is that making a simple mistake can have deadly consequences. And so it was for a 75-year-old woman who was given two drugs that are not supposed to be used in combination because they killed her. “An investigation by Health and Disability Commissioner
No matter which side of the debate you are on, most people would agree that having an abortion is a big deal and is a very weighty decision. There is a lot of room for regret afterwards and the danger of women being pressured into them. There is also a
Why is it, I wonder, that we as Kiwis keep letting businesses reduce their service, but we still stay with them? We are all familiar with our favourite chocolate bars being reduced in size without the price being reduced, but I have noticed an increasing trend when it comes to
Where Australia leads New Zealand often follows, so you can expect this latest story to impact us Kiwis in the not too distant future. Residents have been left outraged over a Perth council’s plans to launch a new policy aimed at reducing the amount of unhealthy food being sold
Is it hard to simulate insanity? Brave journalist Nellie Bly was the first who proved it is not. And the conditions in an asylum for mentally ill shocked her. Nellie Bly was a pioneer of investigative journalism. She was born in 1864 and, unlike other women, wanted to have a
Open and transparent as usual, the government has quietly called for a review of our drug laws. Derek Cheng from ‘A newspaper’ reports. The Government has quietly ordered a review of its 44-year-old drug law, which will anchor its health-based response to drug use and form part
Before the red blooded meat eating, beer and whiskey brigade have conniptions about my choice of website for this disclosure, let me assure you that good vegan food is very appealing and healthy despite the well-bandied-unhealthy-vegan-walking-advertisements for why you should not go there. And just
