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Media Are the Ultimate Slow Learners

Media Are the Ultimate Slow Learners

Over the past few days we have seen the unedifying behaviour of mainstream journalists as they seek to create stories out of nowhere. They are so put out that neither Christopher Luxon nor David Seymour, nor especially Winston Peters, will speak to them. They are very put out that their

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Swarbrick Must Explain Use of Hamas Phrase

Swarbrick Must Explain Use of Hamas Phrase

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Green MP Chloe Swarbrick must explain why she is repeating statements from the terrorist organisation Hamas’ charter. Chloe Swarbrick was videoed leading a chant of ”From the river to the sea” at the same rally where Labour MP Phil Twyford was forced off the stage

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I’m Taking a Break from Politics
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I’m Taking a Break from Politics

rightminds.nz The final election results are in and so is my decision to hang up my coat. I planned to stay and build up the New Conservatives into the next few elections, but after the total collapse of our vote down to 0.15 per cent that is no

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Should MMP and Maori Seats Go?

Should MMP and Maori Seats Go?

A controversial headline, perhaps, but designed to spark debate. I will attempt to justify it with some facts, both positive and negative; however, the negatives outweigh the positives by some margin. The 2023 election is of course a true result of an election run under the MMP system, but I

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Petition Govt to Reject WHO Pandemic Amendments

Petition Govt to Reject WHO Pandemic Amendments

dailytelegraph.co.nz THE PETITION HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY TAURANGA LAWYER KIRSTEN MURFITT. The WHO Pandemic Treaty is a series of amendments to international health regulations which will give World Health Organisation bosses the sole power to declare regional and global health emergencies, such as pandemics. Opponents say that once

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An Important Message From Cam

I never thought I’d have to write an article about this, but we are now in a position where we have to. The economy is in the pits, and now it is finally hurting us. Over the past six months, we have seen memberships decline to the point where

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Willie Jackson Rolls Out the Threats

Willie Jackson Rolls Out the Threats

What is it about Maori leaders that they can’t seem to respect democracy and need to issue threats of violence to get their own way? Willie Jackson is just the latest to do so, ignoring the wishes of the voting public and threatening riots and worse: If ACT’s

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

An article written by Sheree Trotter (Te Arawa) in 2017 and reposted by the Israel Institute of NZ a few days ago has some good observations. Gaza is ruled by Hamas, a Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organisation that does not recognise Israel and whose charter calls for genocide. Hamas is the

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Luxon Gives Another MP a Telling Off

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has spoken to a senior MP over a “strongly worded” email about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The email, widely shared on social media, appears to show MP Chris Bishop replying to a member of the public and likening Hamas’ actions in Israel to the Holocaust.

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The Greatest Opportunity for Education

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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Swings and Roundabouts, Left and Right

Swings and Roundabouts, Left and Right

In 1941 the Australian Labor party came into office through a dirty deal by cross-bench MPs. Prime Minister John Curtin was completely unsuited to the job and thrown into an international crisis with little idea of what to do: he was saved from himself by officials and winning a

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Money for Them and Their Mates
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Money for Them and Their Mates

Harry Palmer The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence. Aldous Huxley My firm of financial advisers have sent me an ‘update’ email. They proudly announced, without consulting their customers, that they’re going big on ‘ESG’ (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing and ‘sustainability’. This

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Here’s a compare-and-contrast exercise for your Sunday. While Peters was taking in the sights and atmosphere of Diwali from the audience, Luxon was on stage and was invited to take part in the opening ceremony. During a short speech, he made sure to acknowledge Peters in the

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Trying to Avoid the Facts

Trying to Avoid the Facts

A crisis brings out the best and the worst in us, and Christopher-Get-Boosted-Bishop is an excellent example: he was completely wrong about Covid vaccinations and boosters but is spot on about Hamas being a terrorist organisation. So why did Get-Boosted’s leader get Hamas so wrong?

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