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CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week 20th Anniversary Postponed until 2023

Uncertainty over Covid restrictions, among other organisational issues, has forced the cancellation of the next edition of one of NZ’s biggest and best-loved sailing events, CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week. The event, which would have been celebrating its 20th anniversary in January 2022, will now postpone celebrations

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The Moral Panic over Absinthe Lasted 100 Years

The Moral Panic over Absinthe Lasted 100 Years

Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of

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Find Your Inner Hero
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Find Your Inner Hero

Pish Posh It used to be you can’t complain if you didn’t vote. We have been pushed rapidly into unwelcome and totally uncharted territory where you can no longer complain if you don’t get on your tractor, join a gridlock, sing a waiata at a vaccine clinic,

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Mind Hack: The Art of Mind Control

Mind Hack: The Art of Mind Control

Manly D. Hall. amateurreviewspace.com “If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?” George Orwell Since the introduction of hydrogen bombs, and the general buildup of civilization-ending weapons by multiple nations, including the United States,

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Whoever Wins, Make It Work

Whoever Wins, Make It Work

Today we may have a new leader of the National party. I have no idea who it might be, although I hope it is not Simon Bridges. Don’t get me wrong; I think Simon has great potential as a competent minister of something, but he has already had a

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I’m One Card Short of a Full Deck

I’m One Card Short of a Full Deck

Michael Flinn Please help me out here. I’m starting to think that the words of Queen’s great song apply to me: “I’m one card short of a full deck, I’m not quite the shilling. One wave short of a shipwreck. I’m not my usual top-

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So You Think You Got Your Freedom Yesterday?

So You Think You Got Your Freedom Yesterday?

Yesterday the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced her infantile traffic light system, which will govern everything you can and can’t do as decided by the bureaucrats in Wellington. It is as illogical as it is childish. For example “Green is when COVID-19 is across New Zealand, including sporadic

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Free Press
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Free Press

Free Press ACT Party The Haps The Prime Minister of New Zealand is now telling you it’s a ‘luxury’ to go wees in your friend’s toilet. The COVID response and her Prime Ministership are descending into parody and farce. She is a well-meaning person well out of

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‘The Rhyme of the Division Bell’

Citizen X oliviapierson.org Dear brother Dear sister Can you hear the constant chimes? The division bell is ringing Time to choose a side.Woolshed fence and creek Pasture and valley Hearken brave strong souls For history's gifts are many.Our mates across the ditch The call of

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A Changing of the Guard

Alex Hills B.Sc Dip.Arch Dip.EEB MBSc ARB(uk) LBP(nz) Founder Candles4Assange Co-founder FreeAssangeNZ https://alexhills.substack.com/p/coming-soon Transcript: Dear Nicky Hager I thank you for your LED candles donated to ‘Candles4Assange’ / ‘FreeAssangeNZ’ and your amazing work on the open letter for Julian

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Norway Runs Out of Other People’s Money for EVs

Norway Runs Out of Other People’s Money for EVs

Electric cars are supposedly the wonder-transport of the future. Except that, as I’ve previously posted, the reality falls far short of the hype. On an environmental analysis, there’s little support for the claim that EVs are “better for the planet”. Nor is there much of a moral

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MAGA: A Special Members Only Discounted Offer

MAGA: A Special Members Only Discounted Offer

This is a high-quality face mask made in Canada complete with two activated charcoal filters for maximum safety. Adjustable elasticated ear pieces, shaped for comfort. The perfect Christmas gift for the rebel in you or your friends. Special Offer for BFD Members Only. $29.00 PLUS POSTAGE. NOTE:  Free

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