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bobmccoskrie.com One of the superb parts of the coalition agreement between National and NZ First was the plan to scrap the controversial and radical RSE curriculum being indoctrinated in schools by harmful groups such as InsideOut (RainbowYouth) and Family Planning Association. But the media and the teacher unions are
Sinead Boucher was our Face of the Day but the general tenor of her and her pals in other mainstream media is that they don’t believe they should change their business model to reflect modern business practices. That’s basically the thrust of their arguments. The next thing they
Information Opinion You can follow Dieuwe de Boer on Telegram or Twitter. I’m hosting a summer series of shows on Reality Check Radio, starting at 10 am. The Dialogue With Dieuwe de Boer airs on RCR at 10 am Fridays, where we will explore the complex relationship between politics,
Rt Hon Christopher LuxonPrime Minister Joint statement from the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand The Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand yesterday issued the following statement on reports of Israel’s planned military operation in Rafah. We are gravely concerned by indications that Israel is
Half a million Victorians enjoyed a candlelit dinner on Valentine’s Day — whether they wanted it or not. And they’d better get used to it. At least 530,000 homes in Victoria were blacked out yesterday, and hundreds of thousands are likely to remain without power for “days, if
Nicholas Khoo Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Otago University of Otago The National-led coalition government is off to a fast start internationally. In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in the AUKUS security pact, it is recalibrating New Zealand’
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz COAST IS CLEAR After a spicy Waitangi Day up north, Act Leader David Seymour believes it is now safe for him to relax the precautions he’s been taking for the last week or so. “I knew things could get heated up there, as not too
Timothy Welch Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The government’s recent announcement that it would bring forward legislation to end the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax (ARFT) in June – four years early – is the third time in 30 years
I’ve always been a bit dubious about working-class people. You know whom I mean; those who are always getting drunk and having children; always deceitful and engaging in criminal activities; scamming the welfare system; selling their souls to junk. Even worse is the widespread, bizarre viewpoint that not
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
Hello, it’s John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m talking about Prime Minister Luxon’s meeting with the powerful Iwi Chairs Group at the annual Iwi Chairs Forum. On February 2nd in Kerikeri, Prime Minister Luxon, along with a collection of National Cabinet ministers, ACT leader David
As I predicted the other day, Christopher Luxon and the National Party are being squeezed hard on treaty issues. David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill is increasingly popular, and the polls show it. But Luxon is extremely squishy on this and wetter than an otter’s pocket. Sooner rather than
Matevz (Matt) Raskovic Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy Auckland University of Technology In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to our role in international relations, global security and natural disaster
I recently spotted a meme depicting a boatload of “migrants” saying, “We demand to live in safety” — with the rebuttal, “So do — now, f- off!” In memo veritas, indeed. As many parts of Europe are discovering the hard way, “refugees welcome” fast turns into “lock up your women and children”
February 12th, 2024 I feel that it is interesting to start with a quote from Enoch Powell (yes THAT Enoch Powell). We must be mad, literally mad, as a nation to be permitting the annual inflow of some 50,000 dependents, who are for the most part the material of
