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Crime and Punishment

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Prime Minister has announced a long overdue no nonsense hard line on fighting crime. He will certainly have public support. But here’s one good move that I doubt has occurred to him and that’s to get more women judges. The constant ludicrous

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Are We All the Weakies?

Are We All the Weakies?

We can all sense that Western civilisation is collapsing around us. The left celebrate it, the rest of us worry about it – hence the surprising, to some, women especially, fact that a great many men ponder the Fall of Rome quite regularly – and we all want to blame (or lay

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Letter from the North

The UK Election Rumbles On July 2nd, 2024 This is an update following on from my delayed last letter that was found hiding in embarrassment down the back of the sofa. The gambling issue rumbles on and more will come to light but such is the strength of the gambling

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An Example of Rage Against the Machine

A message I sent to Waipa Council as a private citizen and resident of the district has caused headlines across the country. You may or may not agree with the message (and I am not defending it here) but the follow-up will give you a deep insight into how

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Three Reasons for Free Speech

Three Reasons for Free Speech

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

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NZ Politics Daily: 4 July 2024

NZ Politics Daily: 4 July 2024

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

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Roy Morgan Poll: Steady as She Goes
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Roy Morgan Poll: Steady as She Goes

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

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

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

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Putin – An Evil Psychopath

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

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The Govt Needs to Invest More in Student Healthcare

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

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The Hammer of Thor vs Mother Nature

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

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It Is a Win for Trump, 2024

It Is a Win for Trump, 2024

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

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PM Unveils Action Plan for Next Three Months

PM Unveils Action Plan for Next Three Months

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

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