The Lantern’s Light Has Dimmed
Andrew Coster is off to another cushy taxpayer funded trough – one where his particular brand of sopping-wet wokeness will fit right in. He should have been sacked outright, but here we are.
Politics
Everything about politics
NZ Politics Daily: 30 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards DUNEDIN HOSPITAL CUTS Hayden Donnell (Spinoff): The things that are unaffordable and the things that aren’t ODT Editorial: Build it once, build it right (paywalled) Mike Houlahan (ODT): Going off diary to deliver a kick in the guts for South (paywalled) Matthew Littlewood
Death of Christianity is the Death of Nation
The wrong political theology is popular only because it is the only socially acceptable form of theology.
Hipkins, Polls and Polling Integrity
Neale Jones is a competent left-wing commentator and for him to defend David Farrar in the face of ridiculous attacks is saying something.
Face of the Day
Rutherford’s departure by the end of the year – and deputy chief press secretary Jasmine Higginson’s upcoming maternity leave – will lead to a major reshaping of Luxon’s communications team.
Journal Pressured to Retract Study on C-19 Vaccine
So far, over 250 scientists, researchers, ethicists, doctors, and patients have signed an open letter addressed to BBIL, ICMR and the editor at Drug Safety, demanding the lawsuit be withdrawn, and the study remains published.
Loss of Free Speech in Midwifery
Finally, in 2016, I took early retirement to get out of the system. In all my training, I had been told ‘midwifery is an autonomous profession’, but it seemed to have become completely controlled.
Thoughts on Kākāriki Mayor Tory Whanau
Perhaps if the Greens want to endorse a different kākāriki mayoral candidate next year, they should go for someone who isn’t from the lobbying beltway and instead choose someone with a better sense of what ordinary people want from local government.
NZ Politics Daily: 27 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards HEALTH Otago Daily Times Editorial: Give us the hospital that was promised RNZ: Nurses union warns people will die in downgrade of new Dunedin Hospital Tim Scott (ODT): Mayor calls on people to voice their outrage Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Retrofitting idea ‘unworkable’ Matthew Littlewood
Why Is It Always with the Threats?
Te Pāti Māori are always straight out of the gate with threats, and so it is more of the same after the Government announced $30 million of cuts to a programme for teachers to learn te reo Māori.
At War’s Doorstep – Israel and Hezbollah
Israel has started a campaign of public announcements to the people of southern Lebanon to get out of their homes and leave areas where Hezbollah has stored ammunition, rockets, and missiles.
What Is at Stake in Religious Freedom
Anyone who professes to value freedom of conscience, thought, speech, association and assembly must care about religious freedom.
Surviving in This Multicultural Market State
Assuming you already have a tribe, the correct way to approach life in a market state is to focus on looting the treasury by any means necessary.