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What the Data Shows

What the Data Shows

Awi Federgruen Awi Federgruen Is the chair of Columbia Business School’s Decision. Risk and Operations Division. He is an expert in logistics and data science. Ran Kivetz Ran Kivetz is the Philip H. Geier Professor at Columbia Business School. He is an expert in decision making, including the intersection

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Christ Church Cathedral Runs Out of Money

Christ Church Cathedral Runs Out of Money

Chris Lynch chrislynchmedia.com If more funding to reinstate Christ Church Cathedral is not secured by August, then the project will be indefinitely mothballed, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited announced today. This is despite the fact that rate payers were forced to contribute $10 million to the project in 2017,

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It Makes You Wonder
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It Makes You Wonder

On Thursday JM White wrote a thoughtful essay attacking Roger Douglas and his disastrous economic policies: the chickens of which have come home to roost in recent times. Predictably, the ‘true believers’ who swallowed it whole 40 years ago jumped in to defend him in the comments. There seems to

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Joan Simeon Commits Global Medical Regulation to WHO

Joan Simeon Commits Global Medical Regulation to WHO

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com In February 2024, CEO of the New Zealand Medical Council, and Chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) Joan Simeon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Although press

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Come All Ye Faithful

Come All Ye Faithful

Harry Palmer As I’m in my 80th year, I want to explore where I’ve landed at this stage of my life in my understanding of religion. My evolved personal philosophy is increasingly at variance with the new norms by which people are beginning to live their lives today.

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Cuts of the Day

Cuts of the Day

The public sector has been hit with another blow, as the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Social Development are expected to cut hundreds of jobs. Up next week are the Department of Internal Affairs, followed by the Department of Conservation. What isn’t clear is what will happen to

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The Mask Is Off, Now

The Mask Is Off, Now

It must be such a relief for him. Finally, Anthony Albanese doesn’t even have to bother pretending any more: he’s finally got the excuse he’s been itching for, to rip the mask off and show what he really thinks. Or, more correctly, what he knows will win

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Compassionately Communicating Life

Compassionately Communicating Life

Kristi Noem Kristi Noem is the governor of South Dakota. realclearwire.com In 2022, the pro-life movement experienced a massive victory: For the first time in 50 years, the Supreme Court returned decision-making about abortion back to the states – to the people. Immediately after, the left and their allies in

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On Guns, Feelings Are Not Facts

On Guns, Feelings Are Not Facts

David Leyonhjelm David Leyonhjelm was an Australian Senator from 2014 to 2019 representing New South Wales for the Liberal Democratic Party. Notable for his libertarian consistency, David’s work in Senate Estimates attracted acclaim worldwide for its forensic examination of government waste. Professionally, he is a veterinarian and agribusiness consultant.

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The Pathway to Parliament Is Paved With Gold
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The Pathway to Parliament Is Paved With Gold

Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Increasingly the New Zealand Parliament is becoming a place for the affluent. New research out today on the socioeconomic and occupational backgrounds of those in the

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The Covid Inquiry That Isn’t

Imagine you have some friends at your house for a social gathering. Suddenly a gun-toting criminal bursts in the door with a shotgun, takes aim at one of your chums and opens fire. Your friend is lying on the floor, dead, with a gaping hole in his chest. Shocking and

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Cuts Will Only Scratch the Surface

lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com While Thursday morning’s news heralded 134 job losses at the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Development has just announced their own plan to achieve the 6.5% savings requested by the new government: We will begin by offering people in some parts of our

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Pushing Back on Critical Race Theory

Pushing Back on Critical Race Theory

John Porter With Critical Race Theory (CRT), we face a doctrine deeply embedded for decades with its genesis in Marxism. I have written earlier that we should all have serious concerns about the incremental creep of CRT into our lives and also into our country’s culture and governance. The

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All Votes Must Be of Equal Value
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All Votes Must Be of Equal Value

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.realitycheck.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Some politicians just don’t get the concept of democracy. That every New Zealander, citizen and resident, gets to cast a

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Replay Radio: The Crunch
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Replay Radio: The Crunch

Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Alwyn Poole, Gary Moller and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! ALWYN POOLE: Education Specialist: On The State Of NZ’s Education System; Concerning Statistics, Potential Impacts And Solutions Education specialist Alwyn Poole drops

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Waste of the Day

Adam Andrzejewski realclearwire.com Topline: The United States has sent $2.6 billion of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since August 2021, some of which wound up in the hands of the Taliban terrorist organization, according to a recent Inspector General report. Key Facts: Afghanistan does not have the infrastructure to

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