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Film Commission Gives $800K to Documentary
dailytelegraph.co.nz THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION IS ALLOCATING $800,000 TOWARDS A DOCUMENTARY ON THE ‘LEADERSHIP’ OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN, AMIDST THE CONTEXT OF ‘RISING VIOLENT EXTREMISM’ AND ONLINE HATE IN NEW ZEALAND. According to a report in state news outlet RNZ, the documentary is not
Luxon Finds Out a Reverse Ferret Isn’t Good for Ratings
Christopher Luxon needs to realise that the media are not his friends: in fact they are the enemy. The media also discovered that, when put under pressure, Luxon folds like a Warehouse deck chair. That’s why his ratings have plummeted in the latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll: PartySupportChange compared
Face of the Day
Chloe Swarbrick has been elected co-leader of the Green Party. “The Greens care a lot about whakapapa. We know that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us. We know, as the late great green Efeso Collins said, no one stands alone, no one succeeds alone,
Biden Battles for His Job
Mark Angelides libertynation.com This was not so much a State of the Union address as a State of Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign. Delivering a strikingly partisan performance at last night’s (March 7) event, the president ran the gamut on his favored talking points – a large chunk of
Another Year On and Another Fact Checker
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com It is almost exactly one year since we first published our article Fundamentals of Fifth Generation Warfare (reproduced below). At that time we had been approached by John Gregory, health editor at “fact-check” service Newsguard. One year on, we have again
Attacks on Churches Are up 800%
Michael Michael Snyder’s extremely controversial new book entitled Chaos is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including End Times, 7 Year Apocalypse, Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America, The Beginning Of
The Govt’s New Fast-Track Invitation
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led government.
And Then There’s the Dark Underbelly
Harry Palmer It’s been my observation that being born into modern suburban life can only lead to one unknowingly living a life of repression and thus ripe for manipulation, indeed, ‘brainwashing’. The pressure to conform to the norms, beliefs and behavior of those around you are overwhelming for most
The Enemy at the Gates
Ashley Church israelinstitute.nz It would be an understatement to say that the events of 7 October changed the focus of my life. While I’m not Jewish, I’ve been an increasingly passionate supporter of Israel and the Jewish people for at least two decades and was a co-founder
The Customer Is Always Right
One of the criticisms made of Mott the Hoople albums is the mixing that was undertaken after they were recorded. Back then it was a requirement to keep production ‘thin’ for radio and not to overdo things. The radio industry – particularly in America – made that very clear to musicians. When
Bill to Protect Kids or Outlaw Political Opponents?
Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.
NZDSOS Comprehensive Letter to Parliament
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com On Thursday 29 February, members from New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) presented a comprehensive letter to parliament documenting our concerns and the growing body of evidence of harm from the covid injections. The gathering marked a significant moment
Is Real Change on the Cards?
lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Sometimes the gems are buried. My ears pricked up when the following statement was reported on a news programme playing in the background: “MSD staff assessing anyone applying for emergency housing will increase their scrutiny of whether they have unreasonably contributed to their immediate emergency housing need
Letter from the North
March 6, 2024 Events in the UK just seem to happen organically with no apparent concern from the government. Anti-Israel demonstrations are now a weekly occurrence, with crowds varying from 50,000 to 200,000+ (estimates provided by various sources: select your own figure). The police are reluctant to arrest
Hypocrisy Abounds
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 When it comes to free speech in New Zealand, the hypocrisy (or at best, inconsistency) of many