The current Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response will be divided into two phases. ‘Phase Two’ of the inquiry will start from November 2024 and will be the independent, full scale, and public inquiry we committed to in our coalition agreement. New commissioners will be appointed, and revised
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Due to Medsafe’s regulations (the Medicines Act, 1981)
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
DTNZ KiwiRail’s board chair, David McLean, has announced his early retirement, effective July 31, after notifying Finance Minister Nicola Willis and State Owned Enterprises Minister Paul Goldsmith. McLean, who was appointed to KiwiRail in 2021 after a tenure at Westpac, stated that stepping aside at the start of the
I note several social-media political commenters have expressed concern at the appointment of Ms Pania Gray as one of two investigators into the hot-button issue of the voting and census shenanigans surrounding Manurewa Marae. This disquiet is based on a perceived conflict of professional interest between Ms Gray and a
Owen Jennings Owen Jennings, a former Member of Parliament and President of Federated Farmers, maintains a keen interest in ensuring agricultural policies are sensible and fit for purpose. Imagine arguing over the difference between four millionths of one degree of warmth and five millionths. Something that can’t be measured
I didn’t think it was possible to find more murk on Te Pati Maori, but it turns out that it is possible to pile the dung heap even higher. Andrea Vance has discovered a video where key members of Te Pati Maori are caught discussing collecting peoples voting forms
Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman will have to wait until Thursday to find out her sentencing decision after pleading guilty to charges of shoplifting. Ghahraman was charged in January following a shoplifting investigation which found she had stolen around $8367 worth of clothing from three shops. She pleaded guilty to
Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. Justifiably, Louise Upston was
NZDSOS The New Zealand Myocarditis study is STILL a work in progress. We have written about it several times previously. It was initially due to be published in early 2023, and then the researchers were very close to being able to share the results in March and then again in
You’ve probably seen a rainbow-coloured tick symbol on big company websites. You might be thinking that it’s just the big companies doing work, and that’s partially true. But if you go to the Rainbow Tick website you’ll see this. Make no mistake. This is about as
Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a highly experienced journalist in North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, TV, digital and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazines in NZ and the UK. Kineta is the Head of Content Development at Chris Lynch Media. Contact: kineta@
It used to be a prerequisite of good behaviour not to discuss religion and politics in polite company, certainly not in the same sentence, so imagine my surprise when I received an email from a church leader titled “March and Protest”. Professing to join 40,000 other like-minded nature lovers
The scandal enveloping Te Pati Maori and Manurewa Marae keeps getting murkier and there is now the rancid smell of political corruption emanating for their body politic. A branded van, used by Te Pati Maori candidate Takutai Kemp last year, has raised fresh questions amid concerns over allegations relating to
