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Steven Joyce seems to have had something of an epiphany. You see, he was for large and complicated centralisation when he was a minister, being the guy who created the MBIE monstrosity. Now he seems to have seen the error of his ways and has written a column advocating for
On Tuesday, Te Pati Maori MPs will be obliged to swear an oath in order to sit and vote in parliament. However, on Friday, they published a press release. It is available here. Clive Boonham is a retired barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand: On 1
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Been sprung? Compromising video circulating around social media? Introducing Tory Whanau’s foolproof plan for getting yourself out of the shit. Admit to wrongdoing Admit to doing something wrong but be as vague as possible. Be sure to use phrases like ‘to my great embarrassment’ or ‘to my deep shame’
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over 10 books to his name. His next, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, will be published in summer 2023. mercatornet.com Tough Crowd: How
Simon Black Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Sovereign Letters, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom, more opportunity, and
Dave Patterson libertynation.com It appears Kim Jong Un has a new toy. On Nov 21, North Korea crowed that it had put its first spy satellite in orbit. Two previous launches ended in failure, but the third was the charm – after a successful earth-to-orbit blastoff for its
israelinstitute.nz An emotionally charged debate took place this week in the Dunedin City Council chambers. The original motion from councillor Marie Laufiso called for the council to fly the Palestinian flag from the mayoral balcony, as well as other Dunedin City Council buildings, on 29 November to mark Palestine
During the last century of history there have been a large number of appalling things undertaken by communists: mass murder, famine, tyranny; it’s always the same story. What we have also seen during that century is the left wingers – politicians, activists, media, historians – do not see any problem with
Harry Palmer I received the above update in a Consumer email. It is also on their website. This was my response to them: Though I’ve been a member of Consumer for many years and will always remain grateful for the help the organisation has given me in several matters,
In a paywalled opinion piece yesterday, Steven Joyce took aim at centralisation. Those who supported the change of government will be happy with the early signs, while those who voted for the losing side are proving to be loud in their grief. Such is democracy. […] Wellington’s story is one
Julian Maxwell Hayter University of Richmond theconversation.com Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws. Blum has no formal legal training. He, in fact, refers to
Thanks to the dodgy, blatantly biased Canberra legal establishment, alleged juror misconduct, and “fragile mental health” of the complainant, Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial for allegedly raping Brittany Higgins was never resolved. After delays and a mistrial, the whole case was dropped by the Canberra DPP (who subsequently came under
As if Anthony Albanese didn’t have enough holes in the hull of his government, the torpedo that’s repeatedly sunk Labor before is racing towards his listing ship: border protection. Stopping the boats has won the Coalition at least two elections and cost Labor even more. Even more than
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Some libertarians dismiss concerns over social media companies’ suppression of news and opinions that contradict select agendas by pointing out that these platforms are private companies, not part of the government. There are two problems with this argument. First, there is nothing unlibertarian about criticizing private
J.R. Bruning J.R. Bruning is a consultant sociologist (B.Bus.Agribusiness; MA Sociology) based in New Zealand. Her work explores governance cultures, policy and the production of scientific and technical knowledge. Her Master’s thesis explored the ways science policy creates barriers to funding, stymying scientists’ efforts to
