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Sport NZ directed to protect female competition as puberty blocker challenge opens
The Government has quietly issued a legally binding Ministerial Direction ordering Sport and Recreation New Zealand to prioritise fair sex-based competition in publicly funded...
Modi visit comes as India trade deal remains controversial and Peters travels overseas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Auckland tomorrow for a two-day visit, the first by an Indian leader in 40 years. Prime Minister Christopher...
ACT, NZ First unite against social media ban over VPN, digital ID concerns
The Government says it has no plans to ban or restrict Virtual Proxy Networks (VPNs) as part of its under-16 social media ban, after...
Peter Thiel’s Palantir wants Silicon Valley back in the business of state power
Palantir, controlled by billionaire Peter Thiel, has become increasingly influential in US government and intelligence circles. Representing more than the rise of another technology company,...
Germ Games: Military pandemic planning exposed
An investigation by RCR's Maryanne Demasi has uncovered internal emails revealing the shockingly sinister planning behind pandemic preparedness at the 2016 World Economic Forum...
National’s trade push risks turning New Zealand into a globalist sacrifice
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has vowed to pursue free trade agreements with seven new countries, including Nigeria, Bangladesh, Brazil and Argentina, within five years...
Michael Laws returns to politics as NZ First’s Waitaki candidate
Broadcaster and former MP Michael Laws has confirmed he will contest the Waitaki electorate on behalf of NZ First. Party leader Winston Peters said Laws...
Sydney GP ‘declares war’ against tribunal over suspension
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Sydney GP My Le Trinh guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct over a range...
Petition against vehicle tracking scheme nears 40,000 signatures
A petition opposing the Electronic Road User Charges system has attracted 1,200 signatures submitted through Parliament, along with a related Change.org petition nearing 40,000...
Privacy-preserving alternative to digital ID emerges in kids’ online safety debate
Australian inventor Ric Richardson says governments can protect children online without collecting vast amounts of personal data or requiring everyone to prove their age....
