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Daily News Roundup – 3 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 3 February 2021

Waitangi Peter de Graaf (Herald): Labour returns to Waitangi’s Te Tii Marae after three-year absence Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour MPs return to Te Tii marae, but Jacinda Ardern’s first visit as Prime Minister is another question (paywalled) Lloyd Jones, Shane Jones (Herald): Treaty of Waitangi and race relations

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The Times Wants You Consumed by Fear, Isolation, And Misery

Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

New Zealand’s best journalism at the NZ Herald sure sets high standards these days. It seems that you now need to have at least one glaring error per paragraph. It used to be just one or two per article were enough to make you the home of the country’

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Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Maori wards in local government Richard Harman: Brash loses Maori wards campaign Audrey Young (Herald): Labour kept plans on divisive Maori wards under wraps (paywalled) David Farrar: Govt proposes to use urgency to cancel local referenda! Anna Whyte (1News): Government aims to overturn ‘uneven playing field’ for Maori wards on

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

It seems that the NZ Herald can’t get the photos to match their advertiser’s product…unless of course, it’s a revolutionary fish-catching device that is controlled from an adjustable bed? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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This Is Why We Don’t Need Hate Speech Laws

This Is Why We Don’t Need Hate Speech Laws

Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition Nearly a month into the new year and it’s been radio silence on the proposed hate speech law changes. This insightful article by Graham Adams sheds some light on possible explanations for the Government’s trepidation. But this doesn’t mean that

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Daily News Roundup – 1 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 1 February 2021

Climate change Henry Cooke (Stuff): Climate Change Commission confirms real Government action will be a minefield Jamie Morton (Herald): Fewer cows, mass EVs: what NZ must do to hit climate targets Richard Harman: Tiwai Point may hold key to our low carbon future Rod Carr (Stuff): Now’s the time

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Cancelled for Being on the Wrong Platform

Cancelled for Being on the Wrong Platform

Now you can not only lose your job for having the “wrong” opinion but for using the “wrong” platform. Reclaim the Net reports: Colleen Oefelein, a former agent at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, was fired after Twitter users complained that she was using anti-big tech platforms Gab and

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Decentralization Urgent as Big Tech Condemns Free Speech

Decentralization Urgent as Big Tech Condemns Free Speech

Dr. Joseph Mercola articles.mercola.com In recent days and weeks, we’ve seen an unprecedented wave of censorship sweep across the internet. As noted by Coindesk.com,1 that we need a decentralized web is more evident than ever, and now’s the time to advance such plans: “Just

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A Fight Neither Monster Deserves to Win

A Fight Neither Monster Deserves to Win

Watching the slugging match between the legacy media and the Big Tech is somewhat akin to watching a 1970s kaiju movie play out in real-life. It’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as the lumbering, old-media behemoth faces off against the shiny tech giants. The only question is, will the victorious monster

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

A small typo on Stuff will have residents “talking” water instead of “saving” it. Converse VS Conserve Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Our COVID Crisis

Our COVID Crisis

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com An international row broke out yesterday in Europe, with the European Union crying unfair and accusing Britain of hogging access to coronavirus vaccines at the expense of EU nations. Boris countered, saying it’s a contractual matter which they expect to be honoured. Plainly Britain

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Pssst, Wanna FREE Taste of Insight Politics?

If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics podcast by Cam Slater that was first published 26th October 2020. Insight: Politics Podcast with Cam Slater – Episode 28 If you enjoyed

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