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Gangs with Guns Run Rampant

Gangs with Guns Run Rampant

Five years after calling for greater powers to seize guns, Police are being hamstrung in their efforts to combat gangs because of Labour’s inaction, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “Police Minister Poto Williams needs to front up and say when Firearm Prohibition Orders will be in place.

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Australia Is Winning the Trans-Tasman Battle

Australia Is Winning the Trans-Tasman Battle

David Seymour ACT Party Leader New Zealand is becoming an economic backwater to Australia under Labour and we need real change to stem the tide of Kiwis fleeing our shores. On just about every economic measure, Australia is winning the Trans-Tasman battle: * The Australian median wage has grown $6,

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Both of These Things Can’t Be True

Cognitive dissonance is the situation of holding “conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviours”. For instance, someone on a strict, calorie-controlled diet who regularly sneaks a doughnut, because “just one won’t hurt”. Note the rationalisation: it’s bullshit, the person making it knows it’s bullshit, but that’s how

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How Is This Not Special Treatment?
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How Is This Not Special Treatment?

Here’s a thought experiment: you’re about to undergo highly risky heart surgery. Would you feel more comfortable knowing that your surgeon was the very best around? Or would it warm your soon-to-be-open heart to know that they were promoted because of their race? These are

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Jacinda’s Degree

Jacinda’s Degree

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Spin Doctor

Spin Doctor

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Tea

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Former Diplomats Not Impressed by Mahuta

Former Diplomats Not Impressed by Mahuta

Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. Warning

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Now Officially a Doctor of Spin
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Now Officially a Doctor of Spin

The PM’s arrogant speech at Harvard, where all she had to do to warrant a round of applause was to take a sip from a glass of water, was a grandstanding opportunity to talk about – her. How ironic that she talked up her gun control ‘success’ so that the

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‘WHO’ to Trust?
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‘WHO’ to Trust?

Lawyer Kirsten Murfitt voicesforfreedom.co.nz Warning Long read. 2401 words. The proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (“IHR”) and the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Treaty (“the Treaty”) will galvanise the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) as the singular controlling authority and architect of global health. Individual nations will surrender

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huge distraction
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Quick, We Need a Huge Distraction

Labour’s budget has gone down like a cup of cold sick. The tour of the US has become an embarrassment; tripping backwards and forwards across the country with gay abandon, ignoring the climate implications as the Princess of the Pestilence seeks global acclaim and signing a new woke agenda

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BFD June 2022 Political Poll
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BFD June 2022 Political Poll

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Why the NZ Public Do Not Have Informed Consent

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 We are just now

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Good Old Country Comfort in My Bones

Good Old Country Comfort in My Bones

I do enjoy living in the country; never much liked cities: all those people and traffic and homeless tramps in doorways. What a bore! Give me dirt roads, trees, livestock, fresh air and marvellous scenery any day of the week. Even better is living in the country in the deep

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