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The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand is holding its national conference in Christchurch on Sunday May 19, 2024. Media are welcome to attend. Over 4000 men are diagnosed with, and about 750 die of prostate cancer every year. Around roughly the same number of men died of prostate cancer
On Wednesday I listened to Christopher Luxon giving a pre-Budget speech to the Auckland Business Chamber, the CEO of which is Simon Bridges. It was a speech, delivered without notes, containing a vision and a plan to implement a means whereby the goals in the vision would be achieved. The
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz It’s becoming a classic case study for why lobbying deals with politicians need greater scrutiny. Former National Minister Steven Joyce runs a lobbying company
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Rachel Stewart, Shane Jones and Simon O’Connor and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! Rachel Stewart: Social Commentator And Blogger: On Protecting Women’s Spaces, J.K. Rowling And The Need For Men
When the Treaty of Waitangi Act created the Waitangi Tribunal, naïve politicians gave radicals free reign to twist the treaty, plunder the coffers, and try to seize control of New Zealand. This 50-year grand scheme centres on allegations that “the Crown” (meaning you and I), broke the treaty and should
If you’re a licensed shooter, you’ve no doubt loaned a firearm to a suitably licensed shooter mate, on occasion. In fact, you can do so for up to thirty days without a problem. Except in Tasmania. Here, you may be engaged in “firearms trafficking”. A ruling by Tasmania’
On October 9, 2023, the Australian Greens showed their true colours to Australia and the world. When a Muslim mob attacked a memorial for the October 7 victims, chanting “Gas the Jews!”, Greens politicians marched proudly alongside. This was, remember, before Israel had lifted a finger to respond, so the
May 15th, 2024 There is so much going on in the UK at the moment that I don’t know where to start. So we’ll look at the water boards. Since privatisation they have been regularly loaded with debt and dividends totalling in the billions have been returned (paid
Joe Buccino Joe Buccino is a retired U.S. Army colonel who serves as an A.I. research analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Board. He served as U.S. Central Command communications director from 2021 until September 2023. His views do not necessarily reflect
You’d think the left might have learned from Hillary Clinton’s humiliation in 2016: unrepentant snobbery and insulting half the population isn’t a big vote-winner. Unfortunately, most of the left these days are ensconced in the wealthy suburbs of a handful of big cities. In fact, wealth seems
Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com The pro drugs crowd are back. More than 150 ‘experts’ have signed an open letter to the Government calling for the legalisation of ALL drugs. But most of the “experts” who signed their letter aren’t the experts that you’re thinking of. Some of them
Thanks to Centrist News Services putting in an OIA to the Children’s Minister we now know Oranga Tamariki can knock on your door and remove your child if their “emotional well-being” will suffer due to your opposition to them having puberty blockers. All this reminds me of Polish Jews
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. onpointnz.substack.com For reasons I can’t fully explain, there was very muted reporting of the Court of Appeal
Brian Tamaki “Rethink the pink this Friday! Pink Shirt Day is just a fundraising front for the shocking InsideOUT organisation,” states Brian Tamaki the leader of Destiny Church. “InsideOUT is one of the main organisations in our schools, trying to sexualise our kids.” “Groups like InsideOUT intentionally target our younger,
bassettbrashandhide.com KAREN CHHOUR: Interviewed by Mike Hosking May 14, 2024 Listen here at NewstalkZB. Transcript: Mike Hosking: So, the weird old business of the Children’s [Minister] appearing before the Waitangi Tribunal came to an end yesterday with a loss for the government. The High Court said the Tribunal
One of the reasons I support charter schools, but not the only reason, is that they put the fear of God in to the teachers’ unions. And so, it is with some pleasure that I see that, right on cue, the teachers’ unions are saying they are afraid of the
