Claire Breen 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. While the recent legal challenges to elements of the government’s COVID-19 response have had
Capitalist Information Opinion The reason it is important for us – (you and I, dear reader; the “good guys”) – to keep up the fight for freedom and moral righteousness; to not give up when the forces of evil and wickedness win elections or do something completely revolting, has been demonstrated rather
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Pro-life campaigners in the United States are singing Alleluias after a leak from the Supreme Court. According to Politico, a majority of the nine-justice bench has voted to overturn Roe v Wade. If true,
Discussing the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard defamation case, Bill Burr pointed out that Western society has become so skewed that mere accusation has become the punishment. Consider the slew of recent allegations which have effectively ended the careers of powerful men and women: Christian Porter’s still-anonymous accuser; Brittany Higgins,
Emma Long University of East Anglia Emma Long joined American Studies at UEA in January 2013 having taken her undergraduate degree (American Studies) and PhD (History) at the University of Kent. According to news website Politico, the US supreme court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade – the key
Get ready for exploding heads and trigger-necks the likes of which we’ve never seen before. You thought land-whales of indeterminate gender bellowing at the sky in 2017 was epic? Grab your popcorn and hold on to your seats, folks: it’s gonna be a crazy, violent ride. The Supreme
Tony Hall is a former San Francisco DA. He’s seen the results of prohibition and drug dependency up close. In other words, he knows what he’s talking about. Here’s his solution to the drug crisis, particularly with regard to the black market. The black market supplying drugs
Dark Jester The current extradition case at the time of this writing, involving a Chinese national accused of murder, should scare us. Not that we should be scared of seeing murderers being extradited, but the fact that New Zealand now appears to think it is appropriate to extradite people who
The ‘Hood www.thehoodnz.com Legal action requesting a judicial review of the government’s decision to approve and roll out the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11, is still active in the Wellington High Court. Filed in January 2022 by eight concerned parents and The ‘Hood, the initial application
Free To Be Church Reverend Logan Hagoort In early June, Free To Be Church, a group of Christian Ministers from around New Zealand, will be seeking a ruling from a Judge as to the legality of the COVID ‘Traffic Light’ system. Their focus will be on challenging whether these rules
Information Opinion I usually prefer to approach certain subjects using metaphor and allegory, but time is short and general comprehension regards the end game of those currently waging war upon humanity as being low. So in an effort to explain, dry as it may be, I will state the obvious
#DefendNZ www.defendnz.co.nz The latest insights from the Ministry of Health ‘Assisted Dying Service Data and Reporting’ released this week tell of 66 people having been euthanised or assisted to commit suicide in New Zealand up to the 31 March, end of the first quarter of the year,
Julia Conley commondreams.org Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Republican Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma was denounced Tuesday for signing into law one of the most extreme forced-pregnancy bills in the United States, a law pro-choice advocates argue is blatantly unconstitutional and must be challenged. Stitt
In my experience, the more someone vociferously insists that they never tell a lie, the greater the reason to be suspicious. Jacinda Ardern’s assertion that she never told a lie in politics is right up there with Richard Nixon’s declaration that he was not a crook. Yet, we’
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) nzdsos.com On the day that Justice Cooke upheld the legality of the mandates for healthcare workers and teachers, we bring you information that few in New Zealand know about the governments obligations to its citizens. The failure to end the mandates
NZTSOS Inc. New Zealand Teachers Speaking Out with Science Incorporated NZTSOS Inc. (New Zealand Teachers Speaking Out with Science Incorporated) is SHOCKED and DISAPPOINTED that their challenge of the mandatory mandating of the Education Sector has been unsuccessful. Mike Shaw Deputy Chairperson of NZTSOS said. “We are shocked that our
