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Govt Backs Police to Crackdown on Gangs

Govt Backs Police to Crackdown on Gangs

Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Hon Mark Mitchell Minister of Corrections The coalition Government is restoring law and order by providing police with new tools to crack down on criminal gangs, says Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell. “Over the last five years, gangs have recruited

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I’m Not Sure He Was a Real Bloke Either
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I’m Not Sure He Was a Real Bloke Either

Heather du Plessis-Allan thinks Grant Robertson was a great bloke, but a poor Finance Minister. I’m not sure he was what I’d call a great bloke, but she’s right, he was a poor finance minister. Commentators find it difficult to criticise Grant Robertson. It’s because

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Who Needs Reason When You Have Ungabunga?

Who Needs Reason When You Have Ungabunga?

As I wrote recently, California, in the midst of a periodic water crisis, is busily demolishing dams. Why? Because of the magic, oops, ‘spiritually important’ fish, according to the mythology of local Indian tribes. Of course, as one reader pointed out, there are sound environmental reasons for at least building

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Stock News to Stoke Your Fires

Stock News to Stoke Your Fires

Critical Thinker Slow news day? Never, with these wee coals to rake over: Plagues of scare-city You can always find a ‘researcher’ to gleefully rain on any parade. Enjoying your everyday consumption of avocado/banana/coffee/X fast-moving consumer-good? Hoover it up while you still can, because

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The Need for a Comprehensive Health Audit

The Need for a Comprehensive Health Audit

Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager

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Legislation of the Day

Legislation of the Day

[Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith] said over the last five years, gangs have recruited more than 3000 members, which is a 51 per cent increase.   “At the same time, we’ve seen a significant escalation in gang-related violence, public intimidation and shootings, with violent crime up 33 percent.” […] “Police will

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On to te End Game

A real estate agent is facing a five-year ban after refusing to complete a compulsory short course on Maori culture and tikanga. Janet Dickson labelled the course “woke madness” in a Facebook post and said that she was going to fight for her rights “to make sure this doesn’

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Aspiration Needs to Come from the Top

Alwyn Poole 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 year 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. alwynpoole.substack.

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So Many Questions Have Not Been Answered

So Many Questions Have Not Been Answered

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Zealand has experienced two pandemics in recent years. The first was the swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1 influenza virus which originated in Mexico in 2009. It is estimated to have affected as many as 1.4 billion people worldwide over a period

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Good Work, if You Can Get It

Good Work, if You Can Get It

I have an unhealthy interest in the doings and goings of the great disinformation debate. The disinformation bogeyman dangled about so readily and so often by our politicians and press, as proof, or disproof, of this or that. When in fact what it often boils down to is simple disagreement:

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Royal Commission of Inquiry: Have Your Say

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com For those keen to have their official say regarding all we have been through in the past 4 years, there are now opportunities.  There are a couple of things happening at once which confuses things. * The original Royal Commission of Inquiry

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Replay Radio: The Crunch
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Replay Radio: The Crunch

Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. Gary Moller explains the results of my hair test and what that means for my health, along with the next steps, and of course, we have the Buddies… listen for an emotional letter to Grant Robertson from Lynnley! Enjoy! GARY

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Satirical Image of the Day

Satirical Image of the Day

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He Can’t Talk to Them!

He Can’t Talk to Them!

Various studies have indicated that people on the left are far more intolerant of different opinions than the right. In fact, Pew research has shown that self-described “liberals” are twice as likely to block and unfriend someone on social media, because they expressed an opinion the “liberal” didn’t

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