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Radio Spectra and Methane
Owen Jennings Owen Jennings is a former ACT MP bassettbrashandhide.com I am old enough to remember getting out of bed at 3.00am on cold mornings to listen to the radio broadcast by Winston McCarthy of the All Blacks playing in South Africa. No TV’s back then. McCarthy’
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ECAN and the Blythe River
Stuart Smith https://stuartsmith.national.org.nz/ As local MP I have had a lot of complaints about the inaccuracies in ECan’s report which led me to write to them seeking an explanation. What is particularly alarming is ECan’s dismissive response to these legitimate grievances. Instead of engaging
The Gloves Are Off
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD at the University
Legacy Media’s Heads Are in the Sand
Mark Freeman Legacy news media leaders are in denial as they refuse to accept the New Zealand public’s verdict that they are biased, as shown in a recent report on public trust in news. The 2024 AUT report found that the proportion of New Zealanders who trust the news
What Agency Can Be Trusted to Protect Children?
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The Children’s Minister, Karen Chhour, intends to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 because it creates conflict between claimed Crown Treaty obligations and the child’s best interests. In her words, “Oranga Tamariki’s governing principles and its act should be colour blind,
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Why Is Stuff Treating Public Service Cuts Like a Game?
Stuff‘s reporting on public service cuts is almost like watching a game or sports contest, where they are keeping a running total and breathlessly reporting on the cuts like they are a bad thing. Why? It’s as if they are gamifying and reporting on job losses like keeping
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View from Your Window
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Doctors Are Baffled by ‘Rare’ Condition
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com “Rare neurological condition leaves 17-year-old unable to walk” We have noted yet another mainstream media article discussing a mystery illness in a young man that has doctors baffled and unable to figure out what is going on – maybe an