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We’ve Fallen Off the Map

The Telegraph UK writes gleefully about the prospect of overseas holidays this year for British tourists. There are a number of articles, ranging from places not to go, to reviews of never-heard-of Greek islands, but the most interesting one for me is entitled: “The 10 Greatest Holidays of

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The Laziest Job in NZ

The Laziest Job in NZ

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 If you want the lazy job in Aotearoa, be a journalist. You write stories. Nothing could be easier. You gather up some facts, get some expert comment, string

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What Do Dr Robert Malone and The BFD Have in Common?

What Do Dr Robert Malone and The BFD Have in Common?

You may remember when we revealed that The BFD and this author, in particular, had discovered that we were under constant surveillance by the ominously named Police Intelligence ‘Scanning and Targeting Team’. We have now discovered, through an Official Information Act request that the tyrant, Jacinda Ardern’s, own department,

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One Step Forward Two Steps Back

One Step Forward Two Steps Back

Rupert Darwall cfact.org Rupert Darwall is a Senior Fellow at the RealClear Foundation. The day after President Biden announced that the United States would ban imports of Russian oil and gas, a group of eleven powerful European investment funds that includes Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, outlined plans

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They Know It’s Not “Climate Change”

They Know It’s Not “Climate Change”

Whenever a natural disaster strikes, our media are immediately certain of two things: it’s all because of climate change and Scott Morrison. The people on the fireground and in the mud aren’t so gullible. Just 11 per cent of people in flood-struck Brisbane, northern NSW and western

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It’s Now Offensive to Listen to Long Dead Russian Composers

Simon Black sovereignman.com 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, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more

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Censorship Is about Power, Not Science

Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,

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What Life Is Like in the US

Monica Hughes PhD themariachiyears.substack.com You asked what life is currently like in other countries. I lived in New Zealand from March 2015 to July 2021 and am a permanent resident. I left New Zealand in July 2021 and returned to the US. My short story is here. I

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Labour Needs to Take a Good Hard Look In the Mirror

Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz In the last few days the Labour Government has come in for criticism for its panicked pandering to opinion polls. Last week it announced petrol tax cuts and reduced public transport fares. This was in response to pressure from

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor Examining Putin’s lies: 1. Putin said his army was only near the border of Ukraine for military training and that he would not invade Ukraine. 2. Then he said he was only sending in ‘peacekeepers’ to stop any conflict in Donbas – yet his army is now well

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Marsden Point Pipes Being Filled with Concrete

Marsden Point Pipes Being Filled with Concrete

New Zealand First Media “The revelation that the government is allowing the Marsden Point Oil Refinery pipes to be filled with concrete shows an astonishing level of economic ignorance,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “At a time when we have massive shortages of supply, a

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The Great Reset 2.0

The Great Reset 2.0

The International Energy Agency has come up with a wonderful plan that the Tyrant can implement immediately and one which will have Seymour worshipping at her feet. Their 10-point plan to save the world from the energy crisis created by the war that the Great Resetters created in the

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Labour’s Landslide Win and Future Fall

Labour’s Landslide Win and Future Fall

Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Labour is heading for a landslide

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