Shane Cronin University of Auckland The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has spread shock waves, quite literally, around half the world. High-resolution Himawari satellite imagery of the #HungaTongaHungaHaapai volcanic eruption in Tonga ? Our climate
Lindsay Mitchell bassettbrashandhide.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. She has authored numerous reports for Family First and the NZBR, and had articles published in the New Zealand Herald, Dominion Post, the Listener and various other publications. In 2016 the government provided you, the
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Earlier this month, writing in the New Zealand Herald, Anne Gibson reported that the Prime Minister had said that the Government is “determined to address housing affordability” and
We’re being primed for further restrictions. The “experts” are blabbing more and the levels of confusion with the cursed traffic light system are high. Testing is rising (now there’s a surprise); yet around the world, Omicron is proving to be nothing more than a minor cold for most
Tim Ordei Information Opinion Everything in this series of articles is my own opinion. My decisions are my own and not recommendations to anyone else. While at this stage I have chosen not to vaccinate against covid, I have taken a considerable amount of time and effort to help improve
Over the years, I have done a large number of applications to IRD on behalf of clients for payment arrangements for unpaid tax. IRD would inevitably ask for copies of bank statements (3 months, or even 6 months), even though we had filled in an application form, giving details of
In a few short years, Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister has done her darnedest to take away our enjoyment of life. Some will never succumb to this tyranny, but for others, the smiles have gone. It is noticeable that New Zealanders’ expressions have changed. Concerns about Covid-19 have to
Vera Stanton Vera wrote this article after learning of the treatment of MIQ detainees and interviewing a former Paremoremo prison guard who passed through MIQ and said that max security prisoners received more outside time and less solitary confinement than MIQ detainees. Mandatory Covid quarantines are the largest experiment of
Gary Moller garymoller.com Here is a must-watch video (click on the image to view). My questions to you are these: * Other than the few brave doctors of NZDSOS, where are the New Zealand doctors? * Why would you ever subject your children to a medical procedure that is all
James McDowall ACT’s Civil Defence Spokesperson Residents in Northland are rightly concerned that neither the Emergency Mobile Alert system nor any Tsunami sirens were activated prior to strong surges that destroyed dozens of boats in the Tutukaka Marina, flooded at least one campground, and put lives at risk as
“Among all the vaccines I have known in my life (diphtheria, tetanus, measles, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis, meningitis and tuberculosis), I have never seen a vaccine that forced me to wear a mask and maintain my social distance, even when you are fully vaccinated. I had never heard of a vaccine
Trust To believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable. TRUST | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary “Trust is the foundation for the legitimacy of public institutions and a functioning democratic system. It is crucial for maintaining political participation
Richard Hume Information Opinion Last week I read that Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles are bringing a legal complaint against Auckland University (their employer) for not adequately protecting them from the mob response to views they have expressed. Case for Sympathy: They Are Victims of Their Conscience. The cornerstone of
The wheels are falling off the global war on Covid trolley faster than the experts can hammer them back on again and New Zealand is blind and deaf to overseas developments that should be turning the way we wage war on Covid on its head. The prime minister has been
As I suspected, the mainstream media have studiously ignored the rank hypocrisy of Siouxsie Wiles and her fellow traveller. Yesterday we published a video of Siouxsie Wiles ignoring her own advice regarding masking and congregating or socialising with friends. She has been strident about these topics. Her own actions, though,
Joint TPK, MBIE letter to CEs re Maori Progressive Procurement Policy (1) (1)Download Let’s highlight the racism and discrimination inside New Zealand together because it is NOT OK! There is NOTHING positive about discrimination. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the
