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Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE With the recent parliament outburst of Greens MP Julie Anne Genter, and subsequent accounts of her bullying a florist about car parks, it’s fair to say it’s been a shit of a week for Greens co-leaders Chloe and Marama.
Recently I celebrated my birthday; a certain milestone was reached and, despite my aversion to ever spending money if it can be avoided, decided to splash out and host a party attended by various lifelong friends. Lots of my friends rather liked some of the obscure music which was playing;
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
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 So, another week and another Green MP is in trouble. This time Julie-Anne Genter, who broke the
Speaker Gerry Brownlee has referred the behaviour of Julie Anne Genter to the powerful Privileges Committee, even as the Green Party says her behaviour won’t cost her any jobs. Speaker Gerry Brownlee has referred Green MP Julie Anne Genter to the Privileges Committee after a confrontation in Parliament last
brownstone.org In March 2021, the Biden White House initiated a brazenly unconstitutional censorship campaign to prevent Americans from buying politically unfavourable books from Amazon. The effort, spearheaded by White House censors including Andy Slavitt and Rob Flaherty, began on March 2, 2021, when Slavitt emailed Amazon demanding to speak
Many years ago, my wife and I were called to a meeting with the school principal, over an “incident” involving our son. He’d laid out another kid. Except, as it turned out, our son had been repeatedly bullied by the kid, given him plenty of warnings to back off,
Tim Graham Tim Graham is the Executive Editor at NewsBusters, and he is the Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center. His career at the MRC began in February 1989 as associate editor of MediaWatch, the monthly newsletter of the MRC before the Internet era. PA Pundits – International
David Thunder David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society in Pamplona, Spain. mercatornet.com The past few years have seen the steady rise of populist, anti-establishment politics across a broad swathe of the West. In the mouths of its
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 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was in Christchurch on Saturday and caught up with Chris Lynch. In a wide-ranging interview, they discussed fresh allegations
Michael R. Shevock Michael R. Shevock is a 1976 of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Following graduation, he served three years afloat in the Bering Sea, and four years with Coast Guard Intelligence. From there, he worked as a criminal investigator/special agent with the Naval Investigative Service, the
Stuart Smith https://stuartsmith.national.org.nz/ As local MP I have had a lot of complaints about the inaccuracies in ECan’s report which led me to write to them seeking an explanation. What is particularly alarming is ECan’s dismissive response to these legitimate grievances. Instead of engaging
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD at the University
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The Children’s Minister, Karen Chhour, intends to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 because it creates conflict between claimed Crown Treaty obligations and the child’s best interests. In her words, “Oranga Tamariki’s governing principles and its act should be colour blind,
Stuff‘s reporting on public service cuts is almost like watching a game or sports contest, where they are keeping a running total and breathlessly reporting on the cuts like they are a bad thing. Why? It’s as if they are gamifying and reporting on job losses like keeping
