James Ackhurst “With the dogs there is no problem. You just bring a good stick with you, and when the dog comes near, you hit him hard on the head. Then he will not chase you.” Such was the advice I received from the man who’d given me a
After my partner and I had spent nearly 24 hours travelling from Asia to return to New Zealand our last leg from Sydney to Auckland was delayed by two hours. We finally arrived at Auckland Airport on QF143 18 November 2022 only to be advised by the captain they had
Peter Imanuelsen petersweden.substack.com Do you remember when people were called crazy conspiracy theorists for suggesting that we were heading in the direction of social credit scores? Surely that could never happen in free Western democratic countries, right? Just like we would never have police patrolling the streets and
Old Ljubljana is the picturesque capital of Slovenia, a relatively new Balkan nation state fashioned in 1991 from the western corner of the now disintegrated communist Yugoslavia. Populated in the late sixth century AD by Alpine Slavs (or Slovenes), they have a long history of subjugation by Germanic types: first
Brownstone Institute brownstone.org The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organization conceived of in May 2021 in support of a society that minimizes the role of violence in public life. Back in April 2022, a federal district judge in Florida emancipated travellers from the Biden
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more
Peter Jacobsen fee.org Peter Jacobsen teaches economics at Ottawa University where he holds the positions of Assistant Professor and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his graduate education George Mason University and received his undergraduate education Southeast Missouri State University. His research
Part of the PM’s visit to Europe has involved encouraging tourists to return to NZ. On a Facebook Live, she said, “We had three main goals for this trip, as had been the case with others so far: really focused on making sure that the world knows we are
Arthur Considering all the hype from Tesla, their owners, and wannabe fans, do Teslas stack up as big cost savers in motoring expenses? This of course is the big question about all EVs but it is sometimes difficult to find unbiased studies. Considering this, it was with interest I read
April 6th, 2022. As the Covid restrictions are being removed and life returns to a semblance of normality it was time for another day out. It was a beautiful spring day, a clear blue sky and 15°C when I hit the road. The prospect of a 200-mile drive
Chris Knuth was travelling on a two-leg ticket to Fiji, when he flew into Auckland International Airport this week. But instead of turning left to go to transit, he turned right. And he walked through immigration, his passport was scanned, and he went through to the MIQ bus, with
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Having spent the last couple of years unable to travel overseas due to both Covid and work, I was gifted a small window of opportunity of a few days as one dear employer departed and another prepared to arrive. Scanning the Continental map of where we have and haven’t
KSK It is raining. Again. It is also the day that, once again, there is another lockdown/lockout/lockup in place. In yet another diatribe from the lectern of lies, we have been berated by our stern arm-waving, head-rolling, eye-squinching Head Prefect, like wilful children for failing
