Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE 37-year-old Taryn Hansen, a public servant in Wellington’s bustling CBD, found herself breathing a sigh of relief today. As news of former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman’s shoplifting scandal flooded the headlines, Hansen couldn’t help but chuckle nervously behind
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New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com A group of Japanese researchers published a case study in the Journal Medicine on 2 February 2024, Fatal Arrhythmia in a Young Man After COVID-19 Vaccination: An Autopsy Report. The paper was reviewed by HART Group on 28 February, in an
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The Doctor G. Edward Griffin is a living legend. His magnum opus: A Creature from Jekyll Island, should be required reading for everyone. But central banking is a topic for another day. Today, I want to outline Mr Griffin’s lucid framework for analysing contemporary politics. Many of you will
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com At first reading, a front-page story in the New Zealand Herald on 13 March was bizarre. A group of severely intellectually limited teenagers, with little understanding of the law, have been pleading to the Justice Select Committee not to pass a bill dealing with ram raids
What should be done with TV One? In my view, the answer is an easy one. You have to look no further than across the ditch to Sky News Australia. In a country with a population of 25.69 million, 42 per cent, 11.1 million watch the channel during
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The Government’s announcement of five major health targets for the delivery of better health outcomes for New Zealanders and to improve the performance of health services not only ‘miss the mark’ but ignore ‘the elephant in the room’, writes a
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Apparently, an ‘independent’ study commissioned by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet suggests that people are being exposed, shock horror, to misinformation. But is it really a problem? New Zealanders are regularly exposed to misinformation and disinformation on social media, although the magnitude of such content has waned since
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Jessica Terruhn Senior Research Fellow, University of Waikato Francis L Collins Professor of Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The number of people living in emergency housing in New Zealand has grown exponentially over the last eight years – but plans to rely on the private rental sector ignore fundamental
