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Prayer Challenged at Tauranga Airport
I want to share a story with you all about heavy-handed behaviour exhibited by a security person at Tauranga airport towards a Russian Orthodox Christian lady who was praying out of the way of others. I expect that it will provoke a discussion about tolerance of those who are religious
Police Still Failing to Act on Housing NZ Drug Houses
In October last year, Spanish Bride wrote an article regarding Housing New Zealand’s refusal to do anything about one of their properties that was being used as a drug house in Christchurch. Well, it seems that their head-in-the-sand attitudes continue to reign supreme, and it appears that the NZ
UK Energy Regulator Demands Report After Widespread Power Outages
How reliable is the latest wind farm technology? Two stations failed within seconds of each other. One a brand new wind farm. The UK energy regulator Ofgem has demanded an urgent report from the National Grid, after a power cut caused travel chaos, and cut electricity for almost one million
Face of the Day
Some real Aussie blokes in Sydney (including today’s face of the day) took down a knife-wielding man using a plastic milk crate, a wicker chair and a crowbar after he had stabbed a woman and run around yelling something about a Snack Bar. This proves that plastic is good
What Would Our PM Say to These Courageous Women?
Showing empathy to the female survivors of the Christchurch mosque attacks by wearing a hijab was a PR trick that earned Jacinda Ardern worldwide media applause. Some said she should be awarded the Nobel peace prize. Three brave Iranian women have a more realistic and entirely different view of the
A Titanic Culture Clash Coming Soon to a Suburb Near You
One of the six wives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler, is divorcing him in a British court, no less. A British newspaper referred to the upcoming divorce between the Sheikh and his sixth wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and
Things that Make Me Go Hmm
The only person in New Zealand convicted for plotting a terror attack has managed to get his learner driver’s licence while behind bars. The 19-year-old whose name is suppressed was arrested almost two years ago after planning to ram his car into a group of people and then stab
Firearms Licence Owners Launch Class Action Against Government
This week the Fair and Reasonable campaign appointed one of New Zealand’s foremost litigators, Jack Hodder QC, to lead their class action against the government on behalf of responsible firearms licence holders. Along with their solicitors, Jack Hodder QC has identified several potential class actions. The Bill for the
Scribble Face of the Day
When the judge sentenced violent offender Marcel Sydney Geros AKA Scribble face last Tuesday he remarked that “No doubt there will be letters to the editor demanding my resignation. Scribble face is not new to the court system. In 2008 he bashed an elderly man, Don Alexander in his bed.
