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Trump Breaks Fundraising Record after Verdict
dailytelegraph.co.nz THE FORMER US PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN HAS RAISED OVER $1 MILLION FOR EACH OF THE 34 CRIMINAL CHARGES. Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has reportedly raised over $34 million since the former US president was found guilty on 34 felony counts in New York, in a
WHO Street Theatre in Wellington
Mark Freeman A Wellington drama troupe took to the streets at the weekend to satirise and raise awareness of the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty. The Freedom Improv Group wrote and performed the light-hearted eight-minute sketch, whose main message was to “Give the WHO the shoe”. In
Are Blood Transfusions No Longer Safe?
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. garymoller.com What would you rather – the injection or
And the Stats Get Even Stranger
Tani Newton The results of the 2023 census are out. New Zealand’s population is now 4,993,923. Which invites the question: Does that include the million people who didn’t take part in the census? Come to think of it, if they need a census to find out
Questions Loom over the Christchurch Call
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com The New Zealand Government may have replaced the Christchurch Call with the creation of a foundation, but questions remain about its relevancy. In May, Prime
Dodgier than a Week Old Chicken Wing
When the Maori party aren’t race baiting, or blagging the systems they are troughing from in the order of millions of dollars, they seem to be doing increasingly dodgy things to remain at the colonialist trough they so hate: A Te Pati Maori MP and the marae she once
BFD June 2024 Political Poll
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Face of the Day
The urban marae was part of a Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency drive to promote last year’s census, between March and June last year. It then became a polling booth at last year’s general election, a controversial decision because of Kemp’s candidacy for the Maori seat. Te Pati
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Debbie Lerman Debbie Lerman, 2023 Brownstone Fellow, has a degree in English from Harvard. She is a retired science writer and a practicing artist in Philadelphia, PA. brownstone.org Much finger-wagging and self-righteous condemnation are happening in the halls of government these days, regarding revelations that HHS, our
‘Shogun’ Shows Why the 2nd Amendment Is So Important
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Senior Creative Strategist of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org My wife and I are in the process of finishing Shogun, the new FX miniseries on Hulu based on James Clavell’s 1975 book. Shogun was one of the first
Nah, Wellington Is a Hole
Looks like at least one Wellingtonian gets it, kind of. Now if you’re anything like me, you hate filling out the census. […] Well the results of the 2023 census came out yesterday and there was one pretty shocking result for Wellington. […] Well, it was revealed yesterday that the only
It Is the End of Legitimacy
James Hickman James Hickman (aka Simon Black) is an international investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Sovereign Man. His free daily e-letter Notes from the Field is about using the experiences from his life and travels to help you achieve more freedom, make more money, keep more of it, and
The Politics in Medicine in New Zealand
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com On TNT Radio, a live 24/7 independent news talk station, Dr Matt Shelton from New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) speaks with Charles Kovess on the current state of play in medicine, the ongoing persecution of doctors, pathways
The Rise of ‘Boutique Multiculturalism’
Bruce Logan Bruce Logan is a board member of Family First NZ familyfirst.org.nz The rise of ‘boutique multiculturalism’ – by Bruce Logan Richard Dawkins, atheist extraordinaire and apprentice conservative, has not been on the road to Damascus, but somewhat belatedly he has recognised the significance of what we have
Waititi’s Wife under Scrutiny for Video
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com New Zealand police are investigating a highly inflammatory video recorded by Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, the wife of Maori Party Co-Leader Rawiri Waititi. In a