Seymour’s response was a masterstroke, defending New Zealand’s right to govern itself without interference from UN bureaucrats who wouldn’t know a Treaty settlement from a parking ticket.
In spite of the massive impact that coming out has had on her life, she cannot and will not go back to life as a man. “Technically, it’s possible, because I haven’t had operations and so forth.”
If the critics had a shred of intellectual honesty, they’d engage with the actual substance of the bill instead of flinging mud at Seymour. But they won’t, because that would require effort and a functioning argument.
The eviction of Greenpark’s hut dwellers is not just a local dispute. It is a prophecy. A warning about what happens when the wheel turns, and the oppressed become the administrators, and power once again writes history with an iron pen.
Unproven hypotheses that are put forward as ‘truth’ or ‘scientific fact’, simply because powerful forces have decided to put them in that position, really have no more scientific validity than matauranga Māori.
A New Zealand version of Section 501 wouldn’t fix everything overnight. However, it would be a damn good start.
This Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll is a snapshot of a nation at a crossroads. Kiwis are sending a clear message: fix the economy, cut the waste and stop preaching. The question is whether the politicians – especially Luxon and Seymour – will listen.
Colossal said it was already investing in New Zealand’s biotechnology sector and planned to develop local labs, build biobanks, create conservation action plans, and support Ngāi Tahu-led expeditions to collect and protect native species.
Despite his concern, it became clear the MP felt powerless to change the track the coalition is taking to deregulate biotechnology. He believed if he tried to discuss the vaccine, he would be sidelined by the political doctrine of his party leaders and he is probably right in this.
Definitive DNA testing is the answer as it is the only reliable accurate legitimate process to give a proper assessment of eligibility.
Your council is quietly guaranteeing other councils’ debts. Discover how local governments are gambling with your rates – and your sovereignty.
If they can’t deal with reality then they are of little use when it comes to running the country and they are more of a hindrance than a help. We don’t need their war dance theatrics and we don’t need their insults.
