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Tamihere Should Be Investigated like Sturgeon
If the Maori Party were kingmaker, would the result be legitimate? Revelations early in May 2023 in the NZ Herald that “the social services charity Waipareira Trust had agreed with Charities Services to cease making political donations and take steps to claw back $385,000 of interest-free loans made
Is the Media Okay? Can Somebody Check?
Liam Hehir commonroomnz.com Liam Hehir is a lawyer and political commentator. He publishes his opinion pieces on The Blue Review on Patreon, is a guest writer for The Spinoff, and regularly appears as a panellist on Q&A with Jack Tame. This article was previously published at The
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Luxon Is Running Out of Time and Feet to Shoot
Just when you think Christopher Luxon is getting his act together along comes another self-inflicted wound to undo the headway he was just begining to make. It’s now a sad but predictable state of affairs for a man who is running out of time and feet to shoot
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Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day has Horizons’ environmental manager Craig Davey worried. First-ever wallaby discovered in Manawatu-Whanganui region, prompting plea to New Zealanders Without action, it is estimated pest wallabies could inhabit up to one-third of Aotearoa New Zealand within 50 years. Newshub Phew, they had
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The Cell-Phone Addiction
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Well-known Christchurch identity Reg Garters sent me the enclosed set of photos, some I’ve seen before. The cell-phone addiction is now a major issue, leading as it has to spell-binding stupidity. Fortunately, there’s action being taken as governments and individual
National Party Happy to Edit Our Genes
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy 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 Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
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A Tragic Loss to Science and Humanity
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science is deeply saddened to hear of the unexpected passing of Professor Arne Burkhardt. He was very well respected within our organisation and we have relied on his sound and profoundly telling research in a
What Now for the Kidnapped Kiwi Pilot in West Papua?
Damien Kingsbury Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Deakin University New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a confused picture behind the scenes. Members of