After seeing our NZ Bill of Rights kicked around like a trash can over the past two years, today gives us all hope that it’s actually worth something in the NZ Court of Law. Don’t know about you…but we could kiss Justice Francis Cooke right about now!
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Team After seeing our NZ Bill of Rights kicked around like a trash can over the past two years, today gives us all hope that it’s actually worth something in the NZ Court of Law. Don’t know about you…but we could kiss
David Seymour ACT Party Leader The High Court has agreed with ACT’s call to move on from Government vaccine mandates, pointing out that vaccination is doing little to reduce spread. The Judge finds: “COVID-19 clearly involves a threat to the continuity of Police and NZDF services. That is
The High Court’s decision that vaccine mandates for police officers and defence force personnel are unlawful and not justified must be a wake-up call for the Government over every other vaccine mandate given Omicron is in the community, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. “With the vaccine mandates ruled
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Texas could prosecute parents who allow their children to change their gender as child abusers, says its governor, Greg Abbott. In a letter sent this week to the Department of Family and Protective Services,
Caleb Wheeler Cardiff University Dr Caleb H Wheeler is a lecturer in law at Cardiff University in Wales where he teaches torts and criminal law. Dr Wheeler’s first book, The Right To Be Present At Trial In International Criminal Law was published by Brill in 2018 and he is
Concerned People’s law Counsel cplawcounsel.org Stanmore Bay Primary kids can breathe properly at last after a U-turn by their principal acknowledged an eight-year-old girl’s right to learn mask free. Matt Sides, acting as principal of the primary school on Auckland’s North Shore, said
Pinki Virani mercatornet.com Pinki Virani is a writer, journalist, and human rights activist. She is the author of five books. She was India’s first woman editor of an evening newspaper. Last month the Government of India promulgated two important laws which were many years in the making about
righttolife.org.uk At least 28 people in New Zealand have had their lives ended by euthanasia or assisted suicide in the three months since the practice became legal. The law that allows assisted suicide and euthanasia came into effect in November 2021 following a referendum on the matter a
Just what the hell is going on in our schools? When Scott Morrison talked about “gender whisperers” in schools he was roundly denounced as a “transphobic” conspiracy theorist. But more and more evidence is emerging that Morrison was right. We already know that so-called “anti-bullying programs” are being
familyfirst.org.nz The Select Committee report on the proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’ has just been released – and as expected, it makes disturbing reading. They have completely ignored all concerns raised during the submission process. Loving parents like you and me could be jailed for up to 5 years.
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. ¡Ay, caramba! that didn’t take long, did it? Spain legalised euthanasia on June 25 last year and already transplant surgeons are busy removing organs from euthanised patients. According to a report in the Spanish magazine Redaccíon Médica, seven
thelookingglass.co.nz As public health officials prepared to roll out the Covid-19 jab to children aged 5-to-11 on 17 January, the activist group Voices for Freedom announced its support for a legal challenge that aims to bring the rollout to a halt. In an email to
It’s been a banner week for people getting a good, old dose of comeuppance. First there was Neil Young, daring Spotify to remove his music from their platform or ditch Joe Rogan. Apparently Neil didn’t take into account that he hasn’t had a hit in decades while
After Friday’s attack, words cannot describe the anger and despair felt by Sri Lankans across Aotearoa. Many, including my parents, moved here to escape violence. It’s sickening that a member of our own community chose to hurt innocent Kiwis. He’s one of us – but he’s not
