Yesterday whilst driving from Bucklands Beach to the Botany Town Centre (about 7 kilometres in heavy traffic) I had to stop on 3 occasions at pedestrian crossings. Not a problem normally, except on one occasion when those who were crossing were pushing their bikes. They were middle-aged men looking
Alex Penk Independent Researcher and Writer, for The Common Room. This was first published by The Common Room What do Climate Karanga, Podiatry NZ, and the Free Store Wellington have in common? Probably not much, except that they’re all committed to co-governance. They’re among dozens of NGOs
What a depressing place New Zealand has become. In 2021 New Zealand was ranked 151st out of 156 nations on the annual misery index. This year we somehow managed to come up to 104th place out of 157. Stuff reports this as a success: “New Zealand has been a big
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Revelations earlier this month in the Herald that
Damien Grant wrote an absolute blinder of an article on Sunday. In it he writes about the moral and competency failures of the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. These are inconvenient truths that Hipkins and Labour would rather keep on the down low. But Damien Grant has said it out loud,
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Make no mistake, there were those who swung nooses at journalists, shut down businesses already hammered by COVID restrictions for two years, and harassed young women just walking to school. But the overall majority of protesters were peaceful people who were simply and justifiably hurt by being ostracised. They felt
Dave Rennie This Government has taken New Zealand to the edge of the cliff with its plan to have tribal rule by 2040 as outlined in He Puapua. Every governing political party has made strong moves to show that the whole country can change for the better. In every government
Mike Munro, writing in the Weekend Herald, would have us believe Christopher Luxon is going to lose the election for the Nats. He obviously didn’t attend Luxon’s recent meeting in the Northcote electorate. At that meeting Luxon gave a forceful speech and handled the Q&A brilliantly,
hatchardreport.com OPINION The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced that the incidence of atrial fibrillation has increased by 50 per cent over the last decade. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition which causes an irregular and often rapid heart rate. It can lead to stroke and heart failure. The
Remember the fuss when Judith Collins called out Arena Williams over her tweet about her father now being able to heat his room and pay for his prescriptions? The media covered Judith’s ‘mean’ tweet, but didn’t actually look into the circumstances of Arena’s father. We did that.
Stuff published a refreshingly honest article by contributor Damien Grant yesterday morning. Few discerning readers bother with Stuff these days, but this is a very good article that takes a hard look at the reality of Chris Hipkins’s time as Education and Covid Response Minister. In Mr Grant’s
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the Government’s campaign suggesting Kiwis shorten their showers and limit their heating to save money didn’t get its tone entirely right. A campaign launched by Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods on Wednesday included five tips for New Zealanders to save money, including
familyfirst.org.nz Legalized drug crisis is harming young people far more than most realise The data is in and it’s becoming increasingly clear that the impacts of commercial marijuana industry are even worse than we thought, particularly for America’s young people. A new report released by Smart
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The World Health Organization (WHO) are hosting the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva from 21 to 30 May 2023, during which time they are also celebrating their 75th anniversary. Three main issues are on the agenda this year, all of
