Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and
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Owen Jennings Former National President of Federated Farmers I like asking people to estimate how much methane is being produced by our farmers because they are regularly told that half the greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand come from down on the farm. Most have not got a clue. Some
Helen Houghton BTchLn Co-leader New Conservative Ted Johnston, BSc BA LLB Co-Leader, New Conservative New Conservative notes that transparency is a constantly growing concern for the NZ public around central government, but we must also be vigilant about how our local government manages our resources and rights. Last
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These are the core values of the National Party, taken from their current website: We believe this will be achieved by building a society based on the following values: * Loyalty to our country, its democratic principles and our Sovereign as Head of State * Recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi as
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bassettbrashandhide.com The following survey was taken during January 2022, before the Wellington protests. 1,000 respondents provided a margin of error of +/- 3.1%. It was commissioned by Hobson’s Pledge and conducted by Curia Research. Thinking now about the state of New Zealand and our society, do you
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An interesting thing is happening with the statistics that the regime is putting out as the Omicron outbreak progresses through the population. Pretty much the same outcomes as we have seen around the world are happening here. The statistics show, or at least did show, that those becoming infected, and
