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The Real Reason TVNZ Cut Away from the Olympics

The Real Reason TVNZ Cut Away from the Olympics

News media reported the other day that TVNZ cut way from its Olympics coverage to run an ad break instead. Here is how the NZ Herald reported it: TVNZ has decided to stay quiet after copping criticism for flicking to an ad break during a moment of silence in the

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The Lucky Country

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In these troubled times a massive salve has been provided by sport and no more so than in Australia, the so-called lucky country. For me, the greatest game of all is test cricket and while Aussies may feel otherwise, they were privileged, as were we

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

On Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said it would back a biological man, transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s entry into the Tokyo Games. But what about the biological woman who lost her place to him? Tracey Lambrechs is the woman who lost her place to a man. Before lifting for

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Why Taking the Knee Won’t Stop Racism

Why Taking the Knee Won’t Stop Racism

Five people have been arrested after England footballers were racially abused online following their Euro 2020 final defeat. Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were targeted after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final. The attacks were racist and extremely abusive and were very upsetting for the young

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Trans-Sexuality

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Forgive the pun but let’s get one thing straight re trans-sexual athletes. There are only two sexes,; male and female. That is an indisputable biological fact. “Feeling” you’ve been born in the wrong body doesn’t make that biologically true. Asylums are notorious

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A Nation Run by Grown-Ups

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com “Something beautiful happened in England last night”, wrote Dan Wootton in the Daily Mail, the day after England’s victory over Denmark. “It marked the moment the people took back control over the bed-wetting scientists and politicians who have become drunk on trying to restrict

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