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Ross Baker One New Zealand Foundation Inc www.onenzfoundation.co.nz While we continue to argue over whether Maori had sovereignty in 1840, has anyone ever stopped to ask, “Did Maori really have sovereignty over New Zealand in 1840”? British resident James Busby’s 1835 Declaration of Independence definitely did
Kathleen Marquardt cfact.org Over 200 million in the UK will be unable to pay their energy bills this winter, and the government is suggesting they purchase green housing or renovate their homes to be climate change friendly. In an article at CURRENT News, the British independent charity organization Citizens
JD With political commentators as diverse in their views as Chris Trotter and Matthew Hooton beginning to voice their concerns that something akin to civil war between Maori and non-Maori is imminent and that we do not have the resources, in the police or military, to deal with it, we
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com Last Sunday, the Sunday Star-Times recalled on its front page the “fiery debate” triggered by my speech to the Orewa Rotary Club just 20 years earlier. Articles by
Labour, along with their handmaidens in the complicit media, have launched a full-on attack against the Government over alleged conflicts of interest with ministers and the tobacco lobbyists. It’s been a rather forlorn attack, but along the way 1News has doxed the Prime Minister’s sister in law, and
Thomas Harrington Thomas Harrington, senior Brownstone scholar and Brownstone fellow, is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he taught for 24 years. His research is on Iberian movements of national identity and contemporary Catalan culture. His essays are published at Words in The Pursuit
Sergio Fernández Redondo Sergio Fernández Redondo hails from Spain and is located in Ireland. Although he has degrees in engineering and translation, his range of interests encompasses history, linguistics, economy and political philosophy. mises.org Javier Milei has already been sworn in as the new president of Argentina and faces
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A brief history
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The Ministry of Health has invited the views of New Zealanders on proposals to amend the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHRs). Open until 18 February 2024, NZDSOS strongly encourage everyone to participate in the consultation process. We have
Paul Malvern Paul Malvern writes from Canada. He is president of The Malvern Consulting Group Ltd, which provides public and private sector clients with advice and assistance in the areas of strategic communication and social marketing. mercatornet.com In his study, On War, the 19th century military theorist, Carl von
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week. peterallanwilliams.substack.com What sort of housing shortage and what sort of country are we looking towards if we marry up a couple
Personal responsibility: remember that quaint idea? It is positively Dickensian these days, when individual problems are made the responsibility of the country at large by way of various blunt instruments. The bottom line is that large numbers of our citizens accept no responsibility for their choices in their lives – it
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com There’s been a great deal of huffing and puffing over the last few weeks as the tribal elite responds to the threatened erosion of privileges. The Coalition Government’s commitment to equal rights will undermine their lucrative Treaty grievance industry and they are in
Benito Mussolini, a pivotal figure in 20th-century history, emerged from post-WWI Italy to become a polarising leader. Born in 1883, Mussolini initially embraced socialism before founding the Fascist movement in 1919. Exploiting social and economic upheaval, he seized power in 1922 and instituted authoritarian rule1… but how did he do
Rule of thumb: if a police official’s mouth is moving, he or she is probably telling a lie. Many years ago, a friend of mine who’d emigrated from China told me how refreshing it was to be able to hear anything apart from state propaganda. He referred to
It’s a sad state of affairs when a clown gives more sound legal advice than one of the nation’s supposedly top legal minds, but that’s life in a Clown World, I guess. While the NSW Chief Justice, like so many in his profession, not to mention the
