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A former mayor of New Plymouth, who was spat at in the street over his support of establishing a Maori ward in the city, feels vindicated now the government has stepped in to scrap citizen-initiated polls on the divisive issue. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced a bill

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Biden’s 550 Thousand Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Joe Bastardi cfact.org Joe Bastardi is a pioneer in extreme weather and long-range forecasting. He is the author of “The Climate Chronicles: Inconvenient Revelations You Won’t Hear From Al Gore — and Others” which you can purchase at the CFACT bookstore. His new book The Weaponization of Weather

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Tweet of the Day
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Tweet of the Day

Wasn’t going to say anything but it has to be said. Out of the 4 speakers against the wards, there was only 1 white guy; the rest were M?ori. So @sam_kelway, why exclude those M?ori speaking against the wards while only allowing voices that are pro?

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The Peace Process

The Peace Process

Antony Blinken, the new US Secretary of State, has already indicated President Biden’s intent to restart the forever Israeli/Palestinian ‘peace process’ known affectionately to all as the ‘two state solution’. This paradigm for solving the intractable hundred-year conflict has clearly failed by all measurable parameters and appears

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Can We Inject a Little Sanity?

Can We Inject a Little Sanity?

I trust that you will recognise that the title of this article does not imply the author is suggesting that ‘sanity’ should be put in a hypodermic syringe and used intravenously. Nearly a year ago, the MSM and social media went into meltdown over a comment made by the President

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Letter from the North

EU Miracle Workers In an unprecedented act of political stupidity, the EU Commission managed to produce something that has never before been achieved. In one swift act they united the Irish Government, the DUP and Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland and the UK government. Faced with a shortfall in the

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Meme of the Day

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ACT Alone Opposed the Zero Carbon Act
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ACT Alone Opposed the Zero Carbon Act

ACT Party ACT Alone opposed the Zero Carbon Act. When it was debated in Parliament David Seymour said it was “pernicious, because it introduces a level of central control over economic decision-making that this country has not seen since 1984.” “The powers that are put in the hands of

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Myth-Making and Politics

Myth-Making and Politics

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com We are all familiar with Donald Trump’s recent mythmaking. He “won” the election, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. Votes were either “stolen” from him, or, alternatively, the Democratic opposition shuffled in bags full of “illegal” ballots to swamp his stellar achievement. Trump’s efforts

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Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Maori wards in local government Richard Harman: Brash loses Maori wards campaign Audrey Young (Herald): Labour kept plans on divisive Maori wards under wraps (paywalled) David Farrar: Govt proposes to use urgency to cancel local referenda! Anna Whyte (1News): Government aims to overturn ‘uneven playing field’ for Maori wards on

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Trump Was Right about HCQ

Trump Was Right about HCQ

Remember when Donald Trump talked about the promising signs that hydroxychloroquine could lower death rates from the CCP Virus? Remember, also, when Facebook blocked posts and videos about HCQ and other media called out Trump for promoting the use of this safe anti-malarial drug used by millions worldwide? They

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Tim Graham newsbusters.org Ryan Saavedra at the Daily Wire pointed out that yesterday’s conflict of interest is today’s moment of stardom. The New York Times sounded thrilled that the vice president’s college-age stepdaughter signed a contract with a top modeling agency. Vanessa Friedman and Jessica

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