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Alexander Gillespie Claire Breen University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and
Alexander McRae The true pandemic we are facing is one of psychosis. The danger to our minds outweighs the sniffles. We have let the State take us down a dangerous road. We are watching the construction of totalitarianism in this country. The key to its manufacture is the complete control
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Cartoon credit SonovaMin. The BFD The dream run of Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Government’s seems well and
It’s astounding, time is fleeting, Madness takes its toll, But listen closely, not for very much longer, I’ve got to keep control. Caught in a time warp of her own making, Jacinda Ardern clings resolutely to her Covid-19 elimination strategy dependent on high vaccination rates, lockdowns and
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments If you want proof that Jacinda Ardern’s is the most racist government in New Zealand’s history,
The other day I pointed out the lies from the ‘Podium of Truth’. This article could be considered part two in a series highlighting the downright lies, the disinformation and the gas-lighting currently underway regarding vaccines, from people who the media dare to label ‘experts’. Let’s ignore for
The fourth annual Taxpayers’ Union Annual Jonesy Awards for 2021 were announced at the Beehive last week. Below is a BFD transcription of Mike Hosking’s comments on Newstalk ZB on Monday 8 November at 7:45 am 3.4 minutes in. Transcript: I noticed over the weekend, to absolutely
Information Op-Ed Covid-19 targets people who are unvaccinated, and you only need to look at the evidence which shows that a large percentage of the current cases we have in New Zealand right now are unvaccinated. That being said, everyone does have a choice about whether they want
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David Seymour ACT Leader ACT’s Freedom Day has effectively been adopted by the Government – if only they’d offered certainty earlier. Jacinda Ardern should now go further and take the whole country to Level Orange of the COVID-19 Protection Framework. This decision should have been made weeks ago.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still can’t tell Aucklanders how or when they’ll be allowed to leave Auckland for Christmas, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. The Government created an almighty mess for itself after Covid Minister Chris Hipkins mused out loud last week about Aucklanders being given
Whatever your political leanings, there can be little dispute that Condoleeza Rice is one formidable person: concert pianist, academic, politician and diplomat. Rice is nobody’s fool. Nor is she about to accept that, solely by virtue of her skin colour, that she is anyone’s “victim”. Naturally, Rice is
Dennis Altman La Trobe University Dennis Altman is a writer and academic who first came to attention with the publication of his book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation in 1972. Most of us have known no other British sovereign than Queen Elizabeth II. The much-loved and admired 95-year-old
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
hobsonspledge.nz Despite national publicity about what was a covert plan, named He Puapua, to set up two governments in New Zealand, one for Maori and one for everyone else, most are unaware of how far this plan has progressed. Three Waters. The evidence comes from the He Puapua plan
