Gatekeeping Is Spoiling Our Health System
Sick people will continue to suffer because the Medical Council and the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists want to keep careful control over the gate for their own purposes.
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Right...Orr Wrong
To believe that I could work this out but that Orr, with his degrees in geography and economics, could not, has to be disingenuous to say the least.
An Inquiry Into the Conflicts of Interest
The findings of this investigation could pressure ministers to finally adopt stricter conflict-of-interest regulations, offering the public a greater assurance that development projects reflect shared national values rather than the priorities of a powerful few.
NZ Politics Daily: 4 November 2024
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You Missed the Point: It Sailed Right over Your Head
Heather du Plessis-Allan has had a rare shocker. Everyone is entitled to an off day now and then and her column in the tatty rag the NZ Herald was just such an off event.
Candace Bad, Avi Bad, Mongols Fine
It is utterly absurd. But that’s where we are at: a place where activists protest people coming to speak, but are silent over criminal bikie gangs sending people here.
And Open Letter to Journalists – It Is Time for a Review
Shake off the lethargy and stand up for journalism as it should be. Ask the hard questions. Demand the facts and figures: they are being hidden and need to be exposed to fresh air.
Where Is the Oversight for Patients?
David Seymour MP, leader of ACT, Associate Minister of Health and architect of the controversial End of Life Choice Act, assured our nation that his legislation was not only “compassionate”, but “safe”. We now know, thanks to Dr Greville and Dr Wensley, that this is untrue.
NZ Politics Daily: 1 November 2024
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The Entitled Woke Left
Those on the 'woke left' are only tolerant of those they agree with while routinely expressing entitlement to positions of power and influence.
Gang Patch Ban Could Spread Further
What we know for sure is that, eventually, it will be defined and enforced by the last people you’d ever want to.
This Is to Their Shame
Despite growing evidence of failed and injurious mRNA vaccines and their unknown long-term health effects, NZ health authorities are still promoting the Covid vaccines as safe and effective and media are silent on the subject. Shame on them!
The Australians Make It Official
Labour Leader Hipkins, aided by his henchmen in the MainStreamMedia, Wrecked NZ's Economy by Ordering Vaccines Late & Destroyed Trust in our Government
I’d Rather Listen to Mike King than Labour’s Wowsers
Labour hate Mike King; he made an unforgiveable decision in their eyes when he turned his back on them. So, now they just attack him and his charity whenever they can. They are just a bunch of miserable, nasty, wowsers.
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