by Mike Bee A little while ago, I was forced to spend eight days in an Auckland hospital. These are some reflections of that time, written through the lens of poems I wrote from my bed. The first observation I make is that such a time gives a person many opportunities to look at life … Read more
by guest-writer Chrissie Cunningham On Saturday, 16th November, events took place around the country to commemorate RED REMEMBRANCE DAY – the day in 2021 that vaccine mandates were introduced into this country. These commemorations were organized by New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science, and many speakers gave their unique perspective on what vaccine … Read more
by guest-writer, Marilyn Parks Earlier last month, on 13th September, it was announced that New Zealand’s youngest MP – Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke from Te Pāti Māori, has been given a One Young World Politician of the Year Award. This award recognises four of the world’s most outstanding politicians between the ages of eighteen and 35, … Read more
by guest-writer, Marilyn Park, M.A. A critique of Claire Patolo’s thesis “Counterspin Media and COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand: Far-Right Extremism and the Undermining of Public Sphere and Public Health Principles’, (School of Communication Studies Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies AUT, 2023.) INTRODUCTION This thesis by Clare Patolo has already been reviewed once (see … Read more
by Thomas S. The New Zealand Transport Agency is assuming responsibility for speed-camera enforcement from the New Zealand Police, with the transition set to be completed by mid-2025. And given that the New Zealand Transport Agency recently published a tender for the operation of mobile cameras earlier this month, it seems that the plunder … Read more
CAPITALS Vision is a platform accessible from any device, without downloading. On this platform you can purchase over 200 Derivative Commercial Contracts You open your account quickly It takes very little time to open and fund your account. Users in Europe can make deposits or withdrawals on the same day, without waiting. An advantage of … Read more
Thomas S. The recent loss of the OceanGate Titan submersible along with its crew in the North Atlantic Ocean has caught the attention of media outlets around the world. The expedition had set out to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, which lies in two sections, some 3,800 meters or so below the surface. Contact … Read more
by Vince McLeod Find this article on Substack. Many New Zealanders were pleased by the recent news that Kiwis living in Australia will be able to apply for citizenship after four years. This marks a significant change from the status quo, under which a Kiwi could live in Australia for 20 years without being able to … Read more
The Therapeutic Products Bill, put forward by Former Health Minister Andrew Little, is intended to replace the Medicines Act 1981 and the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985. If passed, this bill will lead to the destruction of our food and natural medicine supply. If you do not oppose this bill before the 5th of March, we’re … Read more
Written by Vince McLeod Boomers have been denying it for years, but young people all over the West have now caught on: the Boomers had it much, much better than young people today. Measuring exactly how much better is hard, but we can guess by comparing how much saved labour Boomers needed to buy a … Read more
