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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

Interesting messaging – Trans acceptance, reproductive rights and all women’s rights. That covers all bases. So they are going to protest against someone who advocates for women’s rights and the rights of unborn women? *Note: The claim that she is opposed to the existence of Trans people is a

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Will NZ Join the Campaign against Women?

Will NZ Join the Campaign against Women?

If there’s one thing that women’s rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen’s current speaking tour is proving beyond doubt, it’s that policing in Australia and New Zealand has become so deeply politically compromised that both are rapidly becoming police states. Hyperbole? Consider what a “police state” is:

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Pharmac Put Maori and Pacific Patients First

Pharmac Put Maori and Pacific Patients First

Lynne Chepulis Associate Professor Health Sciences University of Waikato The controversial 2021 decision by the government drug-buying agency Pharmac to prioritise Maori and Pacific patients in its funding of two game-changing new diabetes drugs appears to have paid off. At the time, Pharmac wanted to restrict funding to

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Time to Stop Digging

Time to Stop Digging

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Lobbying in NZ Is the Wild West
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Lobbying in NZ Is the Wild West

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Four out of the five people who have held the top role of Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff since 2017 have been lobbyists. That’

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NZTSOS Are Appealing the Vaccine Mandate Decision

NZTSOS Are Appealing the Vaccine Mandate Decision

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com First Applicant = NZDSOS (New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science) Second Applicant  = NZTSOS (New Zealand Teachers Speaking Out with Science) First Respondent = Minister for Covid-19 Response Second Respondent = Director-General of Health Third Respondent = Attorney-General NZTSOS Appeal Vaccine Mandate

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Uh, National, We Have a Problem ….
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Uh, National, We Have a Problem ….

The latest Talbot Mills poll has been released and it shows that National has a problem, and that problem is Christopher Luxon. Sure, they are Labour’s pollsters, and it’s the first time in a long time since their polls leaked, but it echoes what three other polls are

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

National leader Christopher Luxon’s preferred prime minister polling has fallen to a new low, hitting 23 per cent in the latest Talbot Mills poll. This represents a fall of 4 points from last month’s poll and one point lower than his prior worst performance, which was 24 in

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A Modern Day View of New Zealand

A Modern Day View of New Zealand

Hello everyone. It’s been a while. I have been busy entertaining my brother and sister-in-law who came to visit at the beginning of February and went home last week. My brother had never been to New Zealand before, so I wanted to make his visit a holiday

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Unleashing the Dogs of War

When I first read about the move I didn’t want to comment because it was a rumour swirling the significance of which amounted to more, much more, than mere tittle-tattle. If true it would amount to another level of ideological assault on New Zealanders, a new step up

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Safe and Effective? Yeah…about That

Safe and Effective? Yeah…about That

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com The Pfizer vaccine was approved for use by New Zealand’s regulator, Medsafe on 3 February 2021. The development was immediately welcomed by then Prime Minister Ardern who stated, “Medsafe’s decision is the culmination of a rigorous assessment process over many months to ensure the

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Burning Cash on the Rail Bonfire
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Burning Cash on the Rail Bonfire

The only thing this Government knows how to do is burn cash on the proverbial bonfire of vanities, and there are no bigger or more expensive vanity projects than rail projects. This Government, when led by Jacinda Ardern promised light rail to the airport by 2022. Millions of dollars later

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Tweet of the Day
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Tweet of the Day

Ask yourself if your preferred political party’s words about freedom matched its actions during the pandemic. Forget what side you are on. Look at the actions of political parties as that tells you what they really stand for. .@joerogan says the culture shifted, and now the left embraces war,

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Are You Just Plain Stupid, Welly?

Arthur OK, do I have your attention now? Also, apologies for the clickbait headline (not really). As a born and bred Wellingtonian, I have come to this conclusion after enduring over a decade of destructive left-leaning councillors and mayors that have undertaken every wet, woke cause and social-engineering

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The Mess, and the Task Ahead
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The Mess, and the Task Ahead

Bryce Wilkinson Bryce Wilkinson is a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. His report, “Made by Government: New Zealand’s Monetary Mess”, can be accessed here. Inflation is a problem for the first time in 30 years. Property prices have whiplashed. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has

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