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The Writing Is on the Wall for the Wild West of Lobbying
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is a lecturer in Government and Public Policy at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Lobbyists have never been under such intense pressure and scrutiny. There is currently a real momentum building to rein in New Zealand’
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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Climate Change: Both Sides of the Story…
John Maunder A panel discussion on “Climate Change: Both Sides of the Story” was held at a Rotary Conference in Cambridge, New Zealand on June 28 2008. I was President of the Rotary Club of Otumoetai for 2007-08 at this time, and the Rotary District Governor John Tarbutt asked
Rules of the New Playbook
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com This Australian story demonstrates what appears to be the same, possibly deliberate, failings that our monitoring systems in New Zealand have. There seems to be an international playbook in action. In times gone by, when medicine and science were to be
They Are Not Teaching Them How to Count and Read
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. With the school curriculum dominated by radical gender ideology and critical race theory, and every class a Maori language lesson, small wonder there’s no time to teach numeracy and literacy. Achievement in NZ education is plummeting, with
View from Your Window
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Govt Distracting from OIA Sins
David Seymour ACT Party Leader The Prime Minister’s ‘lobbying crackdown’ is purely symbolic and a distraction from the real issue – the Official Information Act. There can be no accountability if there are no penalties for suppressing and covering up information. Labour is throwing Stuart Nash under the bus and
Tech Talk: Thought Bubbles
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Patterns Cannot Be Detected If Reports to CARM Are Not Made
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com If you or someone you know has experienced an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI), it is important to report it to CARM. Determining whether an adverse event has been caused by a pharmaceutical product is the role of CARM, who are
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Yet More Magic Maori Creationism from Stuff
These are not good times for science. As perhaps no other time since the Enlightenment, science is under attack from the dark forces of ignorance and superstition. What makes it so much worse is that the attack is being led by ideological zealots from within. The only analogous situation was
Do You Remember?
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Remember after the 2017 election when Winston Peters, for no good reason, threw his support behind the smaller of the two main parties and brought Labour to office? That party had only slogans they called policy, and proceeded to establish more than 200 taxpayer-funded working
Teaching Things That Aren’t True
Peter J Morgan Peter J Morgan BE (Mech.), Dip. Teaching – professional forensic engineer, retired economics, mathematics and physics teacher PART 8 of 18 New Zealand’s universities are responsible for much worse than screwing up the education of a few bank CEOs. As an illustration of just how poorly our
What NZ Medsafe Said about the Pfizer Vax for Pregnant Women
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. As part of New Zealand’s provisional approval