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Rotorua Council’s Maori ward restructure has been halted after the Attorney-General deemed it discriminatory to non-Maori. The Government is trying to save face by calling it a mere “pause” to the Bill but according to Hobson’s Pledge in reality this is a comprehensive win. Technically, Parliament’
Oiwan Lam globalvoices.org Oiwan Lam is a media activist, researcher and educator currently based in Hong Kong. A six-minute video on the lockdown in Shanghai titled “Voices of April” went viral and sparked a rare showing of large-scale online protests after the Chinese censor handed down a
April 27th, 2022. Well, it’s been a busy couple of weeks. Family arrived at Heathrow and managed to clear immigration etc in an hour, which given the horror stories in the media lately was a pleasant surprise. There have been 400 metre queues and waiting times of up to
Well, they can’t say they weren’t warned. Exactly what Donald Trump warned smirking EU leaders — especially Angela Merkel — is coming to pass: Russia is moving to cut off the gas supplies that they are absolutely dependent on. I might also note that it looks like I’ve been
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Warning Long Read. 1780 words. It’s been obvious to all but the most panicked and fearful that the foolishness of the last couple of years has worn itself out. Even apologists for the Labour Government’s authoritarian actions earlier in the shamdemic are critiquing
J.R. Bruning brownstone.org 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. Warning Long read. 1813 words. We expect that knowledge produced and applied in a health
Warning Long Read. 1326 words. Having recently returned from Queensland, where life felt blessedly normal with very few masks in evidence, it was something of a shock to return here to the continuation of the mask-erade. At a dinner to catch up with three friends. “No way am I
Gary Moller garymoller.com Gary is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance rather than just treating the symptoms. Hi Gary, The question is: How do we reinforce this truth in an atmosphere of authoritarianism, fear, media capture, and politicised
The government has lost yet another case in the High Court, this time over the cruel lottery of misery they foisted on New Zealand citizens returning that they called MIQ. The Grounded Kiwis have succeeded in their historic case against the MIQ system. Justice Jillian Mallon released her decision this
Joe Wang brownstone.org Joe Wang, Ph.D., was a lead scientist for Sanofi Pasteur’s SARS vaccine project in 2003. He is now the president of New Tang Dynasty TV (Canada), a media partner of The Epoch Times. Warning Long read. 1816 words. For the past 20 years, medical
Like 2019, this election is Labor’s to lose — and they look to be going the right way about doing so. New polling shows that Labor are still well ahead, but the momentum is with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. With opposition leader Anthony Albanese still in self-isolation and sidelined
As Australia found this week, money can buy many things, but it can’t buy loyalty. At least, not from the grasping, tin-pot panjandrums of micro-nations, whose only political compass is, “gimme, gimme, gimme”. Australia has increasingly focused its $4 billion per annum foreign aid budget in the
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Chaz Forsyth President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc The Sporting Shooters Association would like to draw your attention to another example of Police overreach and overkill – this time on shooting ranges. They have issued a 50-page document on the proposed new regulations. A document authored by an
