Warning Long read. 1378 words. I see Justin Trudeau as something of a ‘Big Brother’ figure to Jacinda in more ways than one. Not only is he older (50 years old, born 25 December 1971) than Jacinda (41 years old, born 26 July 1981) but he is also taller (1.
Dear Editor I always laugh when I hear the Maori party talk about racism in New Zealand because as a non-Maori 72-year old I have lived with many racial issues. When I was at school a Maori student could be the Dux of the school but I couldn’
“I think within my lifetime I think it is a likelihood we will transition [to a republic]” Jacinda Ardern March 2018 Overseas media have a better grasp of Jacinda Ardern than our own bought and paid for NZ media. British columnist Sarah Vine, a writer for the Daily Mail since
Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. Information Opinion Someone from one of
TV3 news has a poll from Tauranga, actually two polls: one for the by-election and the other a general one. They both show interesting numbers that could be the proof of the pudding, in the sense that for six months the dramatic change in the political landscape has been
Carolyn Moynihan mercatornet.com Carolyn Moynihan is the former deputy editor of MercatorNet New Zealanders have heard a lot about “disinformation” in the last couple of years. And “misinformation”. According to the home-grown research group The Disinformation Project, “Misinformation is false information that was not created with the intent
It is said that desperation is a stinky cologne, and Labour are showing just how desperate they are by running attack ads against National’s anodyne leader, Christopher Luxon. They’ve fair soaked themselves in the stinky cologne of desperation. With the grainy photo and vaguely unnerving music, it seemed
We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are two signed, hardback copies of Nudged into Lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 by BFD author Ananish Chaudhuri. Utilizing extensive research in economics, psychology, political science, neuroscience and evolutionary theory, Ananish Chaudhuri provides a critical perspective on
Eight years ago, almost to the day, the average Chinese person on the street decided to start investing in the sharemarket. It didn’t end well. The Shanghai Index went from 2000 points up to over 5000 points a year later, followed by a spectacular crash where the market index
It may surprise many Westerners, but Mikhail Gorbachev was not and is not, shall we say, fondly regarded in the former Soviet Union. Even when he was in office, his poll ratings plummeted to negative numbers between 1990 and 1991. Even today, Gorbachev is less popular in Russia, Georgia and
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed,
Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author, most recently, of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioral economics, uncertainty and Covid-19”. Warning Long read. 1321 words. It is now widely recognised that in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the New Zealand
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has announced a review of electoral rules and “democracy” in New Zealand. Like you and 99 per cent of the population, I have also been yawning in response; Mr Faafoi has been desperate for some success ever since that dodgy visa application for some pop star
The complete morons in this Government, having almost no business experience, have had to perform a rather unusual feat not seen before in political wilds: a reverse ferret, performing backflips, three times. The government has quietly delayed changes to the tax system designed to stop people using companies to avoid
The PM has announced the appointment of Professor Dr Joanna Kidman as one of the directors of the newly launched Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. But… And… Sean says, “She has no expertise in internet or computer issues, no training in intelligence or security issues
