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The Heroes We Had to Have

The Heroes We Had to Have

Noting the recent death of porn king Larry Flynt, one of my friends commented, “The guy might have been a creep, but, damn, he fought for our free speech rights when no one else would.” Sometimes you can’t pick and choose the heroes of freedom. Real heroes aren’t

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Letter to the Editor: Coming Ready or Not
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Letter to the Editor: Coming Ready or Not

Dear Editor With an absolute majority, a large Maori caucus, and those Labour MPs who hold Maori seats afraid of losing their seats to the extremist Maori Party unless they are seen to promote Maori interests above any others, this Government will be pushed to install as much Maori privilege

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Two Years and Still No Medicinal Cannabis

A Member’s Bill that would make New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis scheme more affordable and more accessible to those that need it has been voted down by the Labour Government. “National first announced this legislation in 2018 and encouraged the Government to pick up the enormous amount of work

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Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

The vaping regulations promoted by Ayesha Verrall will ban most vaping products and probably force vaping stores to close. This is not the Minister’s intent, it is due to a conflict between the legislation and the proposed regulations. The government is spending heavily on promoting vaping, while at the

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In Defence of Andrew Cuomo
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In Defence of Andrew Cuomo

Ok, this one is gonna hurt, but: Andrew Cuomo should not be brought down by accusations of sexual harassment aired through the media. Wait, what? That Andrew Cuomo? Yes, that Andrew Cuomo. I’m not going to hide the fact that I despise Andrew Cuomo – but that doesn’t matter.

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Scott Morrison Stands by Decency and the Rule of Law

Scott Morrison Stands by Decency and the Rule of Law

The Australian left are in full Stalin mode, with a dash of Salem 1692. Australian politics is now being run by anonymous denunciations, show trials and witch-hunts. The rule of law and due process have been consigned to the dustbin of history as a screaming mob of left-wing

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Wait, What? It’s Now Illegal To Not Self Isolate?

Wait, What? It’s Now Illegal To Not Self Isolate?

Following the latest in the ongoing, never-ending lockdown saga, the nominal leader of the opposition, Judith Collins declared by way of a press release that National not only would have held Auckland in lockdown 3.0 longer but that she was also very much in favour of making criminals

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The New Face of McCarthyism

The New Face of McCarthyism

Ashley Church israelinstitute.nz In March 1947, US President Harry Truman enacted an Executive Order which required all federal employees to be screened for ‘loyalty’ as a way of rooting out those who would seek to ‘alter the form of Government of the United States by unconstitutional means’. The move

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National Will Overturn Undemocratic Maori Wards Bill
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National Will Overturn Undemocratic Maori Wards Bill

The next National Government will repeal the Maori wards legislation passed by Parliament tonight under urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Electoral law reform should not be rushed through Parliament under urgency like this. “Jacinda Ardern and Labour did not campaign on this issue at the last election

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Apartheid Bill Deeply Divisive
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Apartheid Bill Deeply Divisive

ACT Party ACT leader David Seymour “The Government’s Apartheid Bill will not begin to solve the fundamental economic and social issues our nation faces,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour’s Maori wards legislation is better described as the Apartheid Bill. The basic assumption underpinning it is that our

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The BFD

“Yes Prime Minister” comes to Inland Road

The NZ Herald reports that hundreds of children living on rural roads near towns are being barred from school buses under a law that hasn’t changed since 1904. On Inland Road near Helensville two Kaipara College students live 3.8 kilometres from the school but the bus is only

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The Heart of the Conversion Therapy Debate

The Heart of the Conversion Therapy Debate

Ed Coomber’s opinion piece in Stuff (19 Feb) is insightful regarding the motivation behind the recent push to ban conversion therapy. It is clear from his article that ‘conversion therapy’ does not refer merely to a medical treatment, but as Tamati Coffey said last October 2020, “Conversion therapy is

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