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Not the Messiah They’re Telling You

Not the Messiah They’re Telling You

Frankly, I’d hoped to avoid having to write anything about Julian Assange, I really had. Unfortunately, the puzzling fangirling of so many on the right for this unpleasant propagandist, and their strangely credulous willingness to parrot the talking-points of the left, conspired to force my hand. Many years ago,

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Why Did NZ’s Govt Scrap This Idea?

Why Did NZ’s Govt Scrap This Idea?

Fiona Sing, University of Auckland, and Antonia Lyons, University of Auckland The coalition government has scrapped efforts to modernise New Zealand’s out-of-date online safety rules, despite qualified support for change from social media and tech giants. The aim of the Safer Online Services and Media Platforms project, led by

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

No, Stuff, the plural of passerby is passersby: If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Wrong brake, Jason. And, “waiting for an updated”? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable

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We Need to Perform Better

We Need to Perform Better

My headline is in essence the rallying cry from Bruce Cotterill in the Weekend Herald. He headed his article “Priorities, People, Priorities”. I have written a number of articles commenting on Bruce’s contributions, because he invariably hits the nail on the head. His subject matter is always timely, honest

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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Media Not Happy About Free Speech

Media Not Happy About Free Speech

Joseph Vazquez PA Pundits – International Joseph Vazquez is the MRC Associate Editor for Business & Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from The George Washington University in 2018. NBC News is having a nervous breakdown over the Biden administration not doing

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The Aftermath of the C-19 Policies

The Aftermath of the C-19 Policies

NZDSOS It seems we are at the end of the beginning, to borrow from Winston Churchill. We know the government’s Covid-19 response has been an epic disaster, a reckless game of Russian roulette with the nation’s health – bang! –  but this headshot will bleed inexorably. Four years on and

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Could New Zealand Be Collapsing?

Could New Zealand Be Collapsing?

Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments. Was Paul Henry correct when he questioned whether New Zealand is on the skids? It’s something we need to ask

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Could New Zealand Be Collapsing?

Could New Zealand Be Collapsing?

Was Paul Henry correct when he questioned whether New Zealand is on the skids? It’s something we need to ask now that our migration figures show we lost huge numbers of people last year who have gone overseas for greener pastures.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Seriously Stuff – A shed “in” a house? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click

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What Really Goes on at the ABC

What Really Goes on at the ABC

We could be forgiven for thinking that the reason the lefty elites think Western society is so irredeemably awful is that they judge the rest of us by the dire standard of their own toxic bubble. After all, “male feminist” has become a byword for abusers and creeps. The Greens

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Don’t Like Survey Results? No Matter – Rig Your Own

Don’t Like Survey Results? No Matter – Rig Your Own

In New Zealand only one other group is as tone deaf as the politicians: the woke legacy media, who were so shell shocked at academic research in New Zealand showing that trust in media has fallen alarmingly that when the news first broke they blamed their lying audience. Over the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff has invented a new petrol grade. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click

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Is Digital Technology Responsible for Anxious Children?

Margaret Hickey Margaret Hickey is a regular contributor to Position Papers and Mercator. She is a mother of three and lives with her husband in Blarney. mercatornet.com The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt | Allen Lane, 2024,

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