How Biotech Reinvented Itself and Pretended Safety
It is apparent that government support for biotechnology has become a runaway juggernaut: an almost unstoppable mindless rush to failure.
NZ Politics
RNZ Showcases Why Nobody Trusts Mainstream Media
Yet again RNZ shows its total lack of balance.
NZ’s Trust Crisis a Revolt
Part of restoring trust is candidly admitting mistakes and failures. As the saying goes, trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback – it will take time and consistent effort to win back the confidence that has been lost.
Woke but Not Awake
It appears that the woke don’t like reporting on the woke: another scandal developing around a Green Party MP shows how a woke mainstream media are consciously choosing to remain asleep when it comes to certain people and issues.
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Weirdo of the Day
NZ First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Peters has argued Doyle’s posts warrant investigation, including by the police.
Labour Distances Itself From Green MP’s Police Comments
While National warns of ‘radicalisation’.
The Green Party’s Troubling Pattern
The Green Party continues to align itself with individuals who exhibit highly questionable behavior, from theft to inappropriate online conduct.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Whenever I get stopped to get drug tested, it’s going to be a complete waste of my time and the police’s time and a complete waste of taxpayer money.
No, This Is Self-Induced Poverty
You never hand money to an addict. Surely. Unless you are MSD. It is a crazy state of affairs. The state is using massive resources to stamp out the supply of P while simultaneously funding a large part of the demand.
Stop and Search
Tamatha Paul should investigate the consequences of what happened to her party’s electoral support in 2017 – the last time a young(ish) wahine Māori gave Green voters cause to doubt her party’s attachment to the rule of law.
The Councils’ Gold‐Plated White Elephants
This is exactly how NZTA and councils work. The secret contract is the Local Government (Rating) Act and your customers are the ratepayers.
Why Did Willis Reappoint RBNZ Chair Quigley
Chair Quigley’s letter wildly endorsed the $50 billion money printing program. It refers to the wonders of the governor using “alternative monetary policy tools”, a codeword for the program otherwise known as “quantitative easing”.
The Trust Abyss: Media, Institutions and Government in Freefall
Trust won’t return until the double standards stop – and that’s a headline they’ve yet to write.