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Soheil Mohseni Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Energy Systems Alan Brent Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand’s North Island, causing widespread damage to the power network. The government has declared a
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Chris Wilson Programme Director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies University of Auckland Since the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. The pandemic – and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response
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Brian Tamaki With talk of Luxon being replaced as leader circulating, it brings up a deeper issue that’s been festering away for some time in the National party. It’s the “Political Cancer” that’s been eating away at the party. It started way back when the party had
Voices For Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz What a challenging time it has been for so many Kiwis these past few days with gale-force winds and yet more rain on top of the flooding from the past fortnight. Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the wind, flooding, slips,
It’s been interesting watching the discussion around ‘misinformation’, ‘disinformation’ and ‘extremist content’ online. In fact, this is a new concept that has only recently entered the public discussion around digital technologies and social media. I think it is remarkable that our political elites consider them such a threat to
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com New Prime Minister Hipkins is currently getting a free ride with the bored media trying to promote him as an appealing fresh new broom. He’s anything but that. Take the invention of a hitherto unheard nick-name “Chippy”, this to induce a likeable character,
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Yesterday there was a spirited debate on this site about Christopher Luxon and his lacklustre performance. On the one hand is the spin that he is a successful businessman and knows how to run business, and the other says that he lacks charisma and gravitas and is just not gelling.
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Boy, Aucklanders must be so glad that they now have a brand new Minister for Auckland. Hasn’t he just been a tower of strength throughout the whole flooding and cyclone damage? He went there, and he stood by a cameraman for a bit, and he…ummm, well he err…
