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Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor Like many others, I’ve been considering for some time what can be done to change our political landscape. The other evening I had an idea triggered by a conversation with one of my five brothers. What about a ‘No Confidence’ Party? One of our problems is that

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If NZ’s Royal Society Won’t Stand Up for True Science Who Will?

If NZ’s Royal Society Won’t Stand Up for True Science Who Will?

The stoush over whether matauranga Maori should be taught in the school NCEA science syllabus — sparked by a letter to the Listener by seven emeritus professors last July who asserted that indigenous knowledge isn’t scientific — has reached a stalemate. The Royal Society Te Aparangi has extricated itself from what

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WHO’s Plans for a Global Pandemic Treaty
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WHO’s Plans for a Global Pandemic Treaty

NZDSOS New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Information Opinion While many are celebrating (and rightly so) in response to the easing of mandates and the relinquishing of the vaccine pass, we remain cautiously vigilant. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to take the time to

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ALL are Welcome at The BFD

If you are like me you will be saving a small fortune now that business after business is discriminating against you. Every week the value of a brunch for two is no longer being spent in my favourite local cafes. Every month the value of our date night entrees, main

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Tax Cuts for the Rich

It is no surprise that the National Party is proposing to introduce tax cuts, should it win the next election. They usually do. But what is surprising is that many commenters on the left side of the political divide oppose tax cuts. They immediately do a quick calculation of how

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Let’s Talk about Wednesday’s Win

Let’s Talk about Wednesday’s Win

Alia voicesforfreedom.co.nz Like many, we watched the PM’s performance last Wednesday with mixed emotions. We felt happy for those who are now able to return to work and recreation, reopen their businesses and begin the process of mending relationships. It’s important that we celebrate our ‘wins’

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An Ode to Ardern

An Ode to Ardern

With my most sincere apologies to Meredith Willson for destroying his beautiful song. There was hope in the air But I never saw it fading No, I never noticed it gone Till there was youThere were jobs for us all But I never saw them going 'No jab, no

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Yeah, a Side Effect So Rare They Need a Study into It

Yeah, a Side Effect So Rare They Need a Study into It

We warned you all. We told you that there were alarming side effects from mRNA vaccines, and we were scoffed at, mocked and ridiculed as conspiracy theorists falling down a rabbit hole. We were told the vaccines were “safe and effective” and that side effects were very rare. But it

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Tweet of the Day

Tweet of the Day

I don't know what happened to me. I don't want my old life and job back, I don't want to finish my masters, and I don't want a haircut. I fukken love the feral life. Who knew? #churadern pic.twitter.com/4WG5a2f5S2

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

The National Party has taken down a meme it posted comparing the Government to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. The meme was posted by the National Party on Facebook on Monday night and soon deleted. […] Christopher Luxon says the party ‘doesn’t condone violence’ Stuff Luxon bans a meme making

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Daily Trivia
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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

[…] this protest left no doubt that fringe elements took advantage of genuine protesters and essentially kicked them out of their own protest. Police spent 23 days attempting to negotiate and de-escalate and soon came to realise there was an entrenched group within the protest ranks that would never leave

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