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Trade Depot job listing sparks outrage due to language requirement

Home improvement chain Trade Depot has been forced to apologise after a job listing it posted for a warehouse role in Hamilton, stated that...

Austrian activist Martin Sellner refused by 120 banks for opposing mass migration

Austrian anti-immigration activist Martin Sellner says more than 120 banks have refused or closed his accounts, despite him never being charged with a crime. After...

Biosecurity Minister confirms NZ readiness as bird flu claims in Australia

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard has revealed what is already known in some circles, that New Zealand is “well prepared” for a possible bird-flu outbreak. It...

Farmers launch ‘NZ Grown Grains’ trademark to fight import reliance

Despite producing high-quality wheat, New Zealand will import around 668,000 tonnes this year compared to 419,000 tonnes grown locally. At least 75% of supermarket bread...

UK nurse loses career for saying Covid jab causes cancer

A Dorset nurse has been struck off the nursing register after she was reported for telling a patient that Covid vaccinations caused her cancer. A...

Golfer Michael Campbell opens up about suspected vaccine injury

Former US Open champion Michael Campbell spoke to RCR about his suspected serious vaccine injury from the Covid-19 jab, saying mainstream media have been...

Jones admits Fisheries Amendment Bill needs ‘more panel beating’

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones has slapped a delay past the election on his controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill, which he now admits...

Global trust in news falls to record lows as audiences desert legacy media

Trust in news has fallen to its lowest levels since Reuter’s records began in 2015, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026. 37%...

Joint complaint filed to UN over impending climate change legislation

Legislation announced in May that would amend climate laws to prevent liability findings in torts (civil claims for harm or negligence), has been challenged...

EU greenlights GMO crops, New Zealand watches closely

An agricultural Pandora’s box has been opened, with the European Union’s approval of new rules that deregulate gene-edited-crops. This week the European Parliament voted to...

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