Rob Paterson REGAINING A NATION EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY (2022) 238 pages Author: Dr John Robinson PhD Main Topic: The Benefits of Colonisation for New Zealand Publisher: Tross Publishing (RRP $35 incl. postage) Email : trosspub@gmail.com Rating 5 Star ***** Target audience: All Kiwis Reviewer: Rob Paterson, Retired Lawyer, Tauranga Book
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“The Great Reset” is nothing new. In essence it’s another variation of “repent or perish”. Put in the simplest possible terms: if, as human beings, we do not collaborate to confront our existential challenges (the environment and the global governance free fall, among others), we are doomed. Thus, we
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Simon Seymour New Zealand The Benefits of Colonisation By Adam Plover 113 Pages excluding references and preface Tross Publishing Those who regard with skepticism wild, latter-day claims about the virtuous – if not utopian – lifestyle of the early colonisers of New Zealand will be well informed by the details in this
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Reviewer: Rob Paterson Retired Lawyer Tauranga Book Review Regaining a Nation Equality and Democracy (2022) Rating 5 Star ***** Author: Dr John Robinson PhD Price: NZD $35.00 (postage included) Size: A5 Type: Paperback Pages: 238 Main Topic: The Benefits of Colonisation for New Zealand Publisher: Tross Publishing Email: trosspub@gmail.
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Information Opinion World-leading Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Professor John Ioannidis of Stanford University, features in Out to See, a documentary released last week. An NZDSOS volunteer wrote this brief review on the film and her own experiences relating to Professor Ioannidis. What
