Suffer the children: The mother of 10-month-old Chance Kamanaka O Ke Akura Aipolani-Nielson has told the court she didn’t believe her baby had stopped breathing when she got the call from her sister. “I didn’t want to believe that it was,” Chance’s mother tearfully
Jacqui Van Der Kaay Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social media affects
Listen to the beautiful ballad “Wind of Change”, which starts and ends with its haunting nostalgic whistling. According to the band’s lead singer, Klaus Meine, this classic is purely a peace anthem. In addition to that, Meine referred to the song with political sentiment, as one that “symbolizes the
familyfirst.org.nz MEDIA RELEASE 24 June 2023 As New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of prostitution by the thinnest of margins (one abstention), an in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution law change has revealed a huge gap between the reputation of the
In 1901 the Duke of York, later to become King George V, and his wife Mary embarked on a 45,000 mile Royal Tour to the far flung outposts of the British Empire including New Zealand. On his return, having been created Prince of Wales, he spoke to a gathering
David Farrar Media Commentator, Pollster and Blogger, Curia Market Research commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room I want to talk about media bias in New Zealand. Now by media bias, I don’t mean that there is a cabal of journalists deliberately being biased, as
We used to get outraged as a nation when our politicians took diabolical liberties with the public purse. There were Tuku’s undies, Shane Jones’s porn movies and Clayton Cosgrove’s amazing ‘bad luck’ with luggage that saw him getting five new suits on the taxpayer. Then there are
Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First Labour have made it clear that the law-and-order strategy they are committing to is the same strategy they have had over the past few years that has created our country’s current state of lawlessness – empty the prisons, put offenders first,
Angela Brazier, the new CEO of the Firearms Safety Authority, has a background in Human Resources. Quite how she managed to rise to the top of a Firearms Authority is beyond my or indeed anyone else’s comprehension. Perhaps she was just a diversity hire. At the new gun registry
The election looms and the polls seem to suggest that Labour and its groupie parties will be able to do the impossible in the face of the indefensible and somehow ride to glory on the coat-tails of the idiocy, dishonesty, lies, ignorance and incompetence of its ministers. Is there
Archaeological evidence suggests that tobacco was discovered in the Americas and was being cultivated and used by the indigenous culture as early as 5000 BC. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century and became popular as smoking was often associated with a certain level of status or sophistication.
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.
In the past week I have discussed how many small parties appear to offer little other than the very addictive but ultimately futile “hopium”. Hopium is that “metaphorical substance that causes people to believe in a false hope”. It is often paired with copium. As opposed to copium, which represents
Yesterday, the National Party held its annual conference. […] Luxon took aim at Labour’s handling of the economy, claiming the “taxing, borrowing, wasteful spending” had driven the current cost of living crisis. He warned of the “coalition of chaos” – a term dubbed by National for the potential Labour, Green and
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com I have subscribed to the National Business Review for many years and try to read their daily emails most days. Sometimes they have had some good articles, and
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is finally gone, having resigned before Associate Justice Minister Deborah Russell could sack him. Foon was a shocking appointment by Andrew Little who failed to do his homework re his background, particularly his exploitation of idiotic mainly Maori women with his
