The RMA Reforms
The new laws must apply equally to all New Zealanders, without privilege or veto powers based on race.
Law
The Liberal Party Backflips on Speech
These new powers will do little to dissuade terrorists (who already operate outside the bounds of the law), but will primarily restrict the free speech and activities of regular Australians, who, when in doubt, will self-censor to minimise risk of prosecution.
What To Expect After a Disaster
Even if a disaster is later found to have been foreseeable and preventable, families cannot sue for the deaths themselves. Support comes through ACC and accountability comes through WorkSafe prosecutions, coronial findings, and the public record.
Castle Law – Protecting What’s Yours
It remains to be seen whether recently announced toughening of laws in Victoria will make any difference to crime, but the root cause of many of these problems is tobacco policy.
A Custody Battle Over Son’s Gender
The father says the ruling is based on an interpretation of “gender dysphoria” that he rejects. He believes that serious medical questions, complex neurodevelopmental issues, and recorded concerns in medical records have been overlooked.
This Is State Sponsored Arrogance
Latest developments in a storm that’s not in a teacup.
Release the Pfizer Contract Goes to Court
Erika Whittome filed this matter in an effort to get transparency and accountability for the people of New Zealand because there appears to be a new allegiance to Pfizer’s commercial interests, instead of transparency to the New Zealand people.
Inverting Justice: Lawfare Across the Globe
Citizens were not informed that lawfare has been enacted to enable actual warfare on the people.
Property, Ownership and the Foundations of Patriotism
Over the last 50 years, surveys in the US and Australia show a rising unwillingness to fight for one’s nation, especially among youth – from 20–30 per cent in the 1980s/1990s to 50–70 per cent in the 2020s. This decline mirrors plummeting home ownership rates among young people.
Waipareira Survived Deregistration by Paperwork and Power
This is where the hypocrisy becomes impossible to ignore.
A Warning About the Lung Float Test
An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of “questionable value,” the National Association of Medical Examiners cautions. The paper follows a ProPublica report on how the test had been used against women accused of murder.
We Should Scrutinise the Bill
There are constitutional vandals in this parliament. But those of us wanting to scrutinise the Assisted Dying Bill in the Upper House are not among them.
Abortions Jump 34% Since Law Change
Taking abortion out of the criminal code and inserting it into health legislation has given the unborn baby the same status as an appendix, gall bladder or tonsils – simply ’tissue’ removed as part of a ‘health procedure’.
