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Auntie Apartheid

Auntie Apartheid

I came back to Wellington last week, having been in the South Island for a while. In Westport life is mostly fairly normal: people wear masks in the supermarket, and they are required to wear them in restaurants (until seated and then, somehow, everyone forgets after that) but there are

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NZ Constitutional Reform—the Need of Our Times
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NZ Constitutional Reform—the Need of Our Times

Guy Hatchard PhD covidplanb.co.nz December 9 2021 Sometimes in life we find ourselves at a moral crossroads. On the path of our development as a nation that point has now arrived for New Zealand. No one should think that the failure of our governmental system, which has just

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You Swapped Your Freedoms for Permissions

You Swapped Your Freedoms for Permissions

I was reading a post at David Farrar’s Kiwiblog that wondered how long the mandates he supported were going to last. It seems the penny has finally dropped for him that cheering on a totalitarian Government while they systematically dismantled our democracy and the freedoms that democracy was supposed

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Freedom’s Just Another Word for…Control

On the evening of day three of the new vaccine pass, we set out to host business clients at a local restaurant. Despite being double-jabbed for the purposes of travel and freedom (as we were promised) we were unable to dine there. Instead, we found ourselves on the outside

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China: Why We Might Go to War

China: Why We Might Go to War

In my previous post, I argued that war with China was far from inevitable, especially if we could navigate the next few years in peace. Others are not so optimistic. Certainly, there are plenty of people in power warning of the possibility of war with China. But are they, like

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Piers Morgan Is Right

Piers Morgan Is Right

Piers Morgan is livid that the sports world continues to allow men who claim to be women to compete in women’s sport. He’s absolutely right. British broadcaster Piers Morgan blasted transgender college swimmer Lia Thomas after she dominated earlier this week in collegiate meets, smashing records previously held

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China: Is the Hermit Kingdom Back?

China: Is the Hermit Kingdom Back?

If there’s one thing that is vital to understanding the Chinese Communist Party, it’s that it’s a communist party. With all that that implies. As former Australian politician John Anderson has remarked, we should never forget that a communist will do as a communist does. One thing

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Silent as the Grave

Silent as the Grave

11th December 2021 There will be little narrative to today’s story. I will let the pictures taken on Friday speak for themselves. Friday 10th December was International Human Rights Day and was marked in Myanmar by a nationwide strike. Nearly all businesses — particularly those in the regions of Yangon,

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The Need for Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events: Part Four

The Need for Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events: Part Four

Guy Hatchard PhD daragrennie.com Guy Hatchard PhD has a background in statistical analysis and was an employee of Genetic ID, a global safety testing and certification company. The Need for Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Events On October 28th I wrote to all MPs and urged the government to put

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Vaccine Mandates: Part Three

Vaccine Mandates: Part Three

Guy Hatchard PhD daragrennie.com Guy Hatchard PhD has a background in statistical analysis and was an employee of Genetic ID, a global safety testing and certification company. Vaccine Mandates On September 21st Jacinda Ardern emphatically claimed that those who refuse vaccination would face no penalties at all. Curiously Ardern

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COVID’s Not to Blame

COVID’s Not to Blame

Pack up your stuff everyone, we’re leaving! The crème de la crème of nursing, firefighting, teaching, policing, chefs and hospitality staff are departing for new starts across the ditch, while the also-rans leap onto the couch to join the nephs sitting comfortably. And who can blame any of

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