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Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. We once again have Green Party leader, Chlöe Swarbrick, proudly screaming the ‘from the river to the sea…’ slogan from
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HOUSING Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government to ‘flood’ cities with more housing by liberalising planning rules Luke Malpass (Post): Chris Bishop to set out radical land use and planning reforms (paywalled) RNZ: Minister announces new Kāinga Ora board, lays out 'expectations' 1News: Construction
The latest Roy Morgan Poll is out and it is a ‘steady as she goes’ poll, with a slight gain for National and a slight drop for Labour. Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for June 2024 shows support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) has increased
Moscow is off the travel menu for New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom after his name was added to a burgeoning list of New Zealanders now banned from entering Russia. Holdom found out at the weekend that he had been included in a list released by the Russian foreign ministry detailing
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The desperation spectacle of Putin in North Korea, being hosted by a grossly obese buffoon in a quest for weapons to pursue his futile Ukrainian war, was alarming. By the age-old method of eliminating any rivals, Putin has now ruled Russia longer than any of
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards Fixing New Zealand’s rail and ferry infrastructure is becoming the most significant political issue of this year. Having cancelled KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferry and portside upgrade programme in December without first establishing a Plan B, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has since been
Sarah Williams, Auckland University of Technology and Leon Benade, Edith Cowan University New Zealand’s school achievement is currently front and centre with the government’s plans to invest NZ$67 million into structured literacy. But what has been largely missing from the discussion on education is the impact health
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Introduction The last four years haven’t been good
There are a number of reasons this prediction can confidently be made at this point in time. First, there is now no scenario in which Trump can be beaten, under Democratic Party rules and various state laws. That is before one considers the huge lead Trump holds over Biden in
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that the Government’s latest action plan would “focus on making Kiwis safer and restoring law and order.” “Before the end
Following on from the latest mishaps to befall Rishi Sunak, it was revealed that Craig Williams, his PPS, placed a £100 bet on a July election three days before the announcement that very few people knew about. Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on a July
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards MEDIA Duncan Greive (Spinoff): An abrupt U-turn from National, a brave new world for news in New Zealand Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Ministers will shake the Facebook and Google money tree for NZ media RNZ: 'Terrible precedent' - Expert concerns about Fair Digital
American R&B and blues musician and activist, Daryl Davis once said, “a stupid person is someone who has the facts, who has the proper information, and still makes the wrong decision.” And along comes Paul Goldsmith to prove the point. The National-led coalition will progress the Fair Digital
Tracy Thurman Tracy Thurman is an advocate for regenerative farming, food sovereignty, decentralized food systems, and medical freedom. In my previous articles, we looked at the global war on farmers, the organizations pushing for the Great Food Reset, the tactics used to foist these changes on the public, the projects
Bonner Cohen PhD Bonner R Cohen is a senior fellow at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. More than 3,500 majestic Joshua trees in California’s Mojave Desert are being shredded onsite to make way for thousands of solar
DTNZ Daily Telegraph New Zealand An MP from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has become the first sitting member to publicly call for his resignation following a significant by-election loss. Wayne Long, representing New Brunswick, urged new leadership in an email to party members, emphasizing the need for
