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stats.govt.nz Over four million people have returned their Individual Forms for the 2023 Census, Stats NZ said on Friday. “This is a great milestone. We didn’t hit this milestone until 30 April in the 2018 Census. I would like to thank everybody who has been counted so
Toni Severin ACT Disability Issues’ spokesperson Reports that disabled New Zealanders are being denied replacements for vital equipment are unacceptable and need addressing. Stuff reports that Auckland man Stephen Dean has been denied a replacement wheelchair after his previous custom chair was stolen and temporary chair was damaged in the
Don Ritter cfact.org Don Ritter holds a science doctorate from MIT and served 14 years on the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce and Science and Technology Committees. He was a National Academy of Sciences fellow in the USSR, speaks fluent Russian and was ranking member on the Congressional
Rod Kane Recently the hated Posie Parker was shut down from speaking in a public space by the rainbow rights and transeverything organisations. As the huge crowd of protestors forced their way onto the stage, preceded by paint bombs, soup bombs, loudspeakers and bovver boys, the Police reminded them to
Gary Moller garymoller.com The recent incident at Albert Park in Auckland, where an aggressive, baying mob attacked Kellie-Jay Keen and a small group of supporters, is a clear example of how New Zealand has lost the democratic values of free speech and respectful dialogue. The Free Speech Coalition,
Rod Kane The official road toll figures were released today and the results show a 13 per cent increase in fatalities in spite of an innovative ‘Road To Zero’ government approach of pure genius which has cost many tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. “It should have worked,” said the
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Former Labour Minister Stuart Nash’s quick succession
Chris Hipkins has twin terrors stalking his Government right now, and they aren’t even the pressing issues with the economy or what remains in the kitbag after his policy bonfire. Despite announcing another announcement over Auckland’s second harbour crossing, a promise that has fallen on the deaf ears
Last week, journalist Rachel Smalley spoke out at TodayFM about the horrendous scenes at Albert Park and her dismay at the bias in mainstream reporting. The TodayFM archive has been pulled, but that segment of Smalley’s is still available elsewhere. TodayFM was pulled off air because the costs outweighed
Jeffrey A Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also senior economics columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics,
Stefanie Lindquist Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science Arizona State University A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The specific state charges, reports the New York Times, “remain a mystery” but will be related to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation of Trump for
It’s now beyond a doubt a doubt that we live in a clown world where victims are attackers and attackers are victims. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued sympathy for the transgender community and noted they are under attack after a transgender school shooter, Audrey Hale, murdered
Michael endoftheamericandream.com I believe that we are going to see more political chaos in the next two years than we have ever seen before. On Thursday alone, Donald Trump was indicted in New York in an obvious attempt to derail his presidential campaign and radical leftists stormed the Kentucky
Christine Braid Professional Learning and Development Facilitator in Literacy Education Massey University Anyone watching the debate over the National Party’s recent curriculum policy announcement could be forgiven for thinking there is a deep divide in education philosophy and best practice in New Zealand. The truth isn’t quite that
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Defeating false narrative with reason and logic In fact, they are very different. Fortunately, if you search online you can still find information about the principles of critical thinking if you know what to look for. You’ll see information about argument theory, the concepts
