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Seymour gives update on coalition negotiations

Seymour spoke to ZB host Mike Hosking this morning. Using a rugby analogy he told Hosking that negotiations were 'We’re not quite at a 5m...

Bryce Edwards: Lobbyists helping and influencing the new National government

New Zealand’s corporate lobbyists are currently carrying out major manoeuvres in order to ensure they are in the best possible position to influence the...

‘Caretaker arrangements extended’ – Hipkins

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have agreed the Governor General will be advised to extend the current caretaker government arrangements until a new Government...

Electoral Commission to probe alleged voting irregularities at Manurewa Marae

The probe follows irregularities found at other polling stations. Labour have officially lodged a recount request for the Tamaki Makaurau Maori electorate, reports Te Ao...

Ginny Andersen accused of bullying teenaged campaign volunteer

The complaint was laid by the girl's mother. Former Labour minister Ginny Andersen has been accused of bullying a female teenaged volunteer who helped with...

Winston Peters back in the driver’s seat for coalition negotiations

Here we go again. The final results of this year’s election have delivered two more seats to te Pati Māori, thereby increasing the size of...

Message from Casey Costello, NZ First candidate for Port Waikato

I have lived and worked most of my life in South Auckland with the last 10 years being a Pokeno resident. This is my home...

ACT records best ever result – ‘time for real change’

“With the special votes finally counted, ACT is proud to have achieved its greatest ever election result. Now it’s time for real change,” says...

Guy Hatchard: The Covid vaccine fanaticism our newly elected Government must reject

Pressure is growing on the government and the medical establishment to act responsibly to inform the public of risks, end vaccine promotion and repudiate...

Electoral Commission declare 2023 general election official results

The Electoral Commission declared the official results for the 2023 General Election today. In a statement published on the Commission's website, it said 'All votes...

Election advertising referral to Police

A referral has been made to Police over election advertising shown by Giggle Entertainment. Both the person who initiated the party election advertisements and the...

Notes towards an alt-centrist manifesto

Two of the most significant policy disputes in the run-up to New Zealand’s 2023 election took place within our major parties rather than between...

Guy Hatchard: What should we expect to change under the newly elected government?

The NZ Herald has published a potpourri of National campaign promises under the headline “Election 2023: What gets axed under the National-led Government?". I don’t...

A message for the new parliamentarians

Congratulations to those who succeeded in their election bid. We won’t know the exact composition of parliament until the tally of special votes is announced...

Electoral Roll app issue ‘fixed’ – Electoral Commission

An electronic version of the Electoral Roll was down temporarily on Election Day 2023. It is not clear how long the issue persisted or which...

How NZ government policy came to be dominated by advisers who sought to legitimise risky biotech experimentation

As our last three releases have discussed, vaccine exemptions were widely granted to health service personnel. Now we will discuss the wider pool of evidence which suggests...

An open letter to all current Members of Parliament

As a member of parliament you have a duty to represent all New Zealanders — the true sovereigns of this country. You, as a...

Thousands not hundreds of Ministry of Health workers were granted Covid vaccine exemptions whilst the government threatened the public with police action if they...

Ursula Edgington PhD who writes under the title Informed Heart on Substack has sent me a partial breakdown of 6,700 medical staff granted vaccine exemptions provided...

Nostalgic for a joyous Left

I WAS A CAPTAIN COOK MAN, Grant Robertson was a Robbie Burns man. If you know anything about the great student pubs of Dunedin in...

Bryce Edwards: Ten reasons Labour’s support has halved

The Labour Government was elected with 50 per cent of the vote three years ago, but current opinion polls show their vote could halve...

The Long Read: Mental health issues are multiplying – Why?

What does data and research tell us? What are the remedies? Alarming mental health statistics are being put in the too hard basket and quietly...

Bryce Edwards: The Vested interests shaping National Party policies

As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to get policies adopted. It’s therefore...

The world is gripped by a dream that is opening the road to annihilation

A paradigm is a framework of ideas, concepts, models, research methods and assumptions that constitute the basis of a scientific theory or outlook. It can...

Geoffrey Miller: Who will be New Zealand’s next foreign minister?

Change is coming. A shakeup of the ministers responsible for New Zealand’s international relations seems almost guaranteed, irrespective of the country’s election result on October...

Guy Hatchard: What policies could improve our health outcomes?

As you know, public health is my major concern. Little is possible without robust health. So the most important question is what alternatives are available...

Bryce Edwards: A Very hollow election

The 2023 general election campaign must be the most hollow in living memory. There really isn’t much that is positive or attractive about the electoral...

The New Zealand Health Debate: Fact Checking Ayesha Verrall vs Shane Reti

Spoiler alert: Neither will be able to improve NZ’s appalling health outcomes On the 16th September, Newshub Nation hosted a debate between Dr. Ayesha Verrall, Minister of...

We are all set for more of the same and it won’t be pretty

National party leader Christopher Luxon and Health spokesperson Dr. Shane Reti have announced financial incentives payable to doctors if they vaccinate 95% of those registered in...

Ian Wishart requests privacy waiver to investigate James Shaw’s Masters degree

To date, the investigative journalist has not received a response from the Greens co-leader. The controversy over James Shaw's university qualifications continues as Ian Wishart...

Guy Hatchard: Cancers rise dramatically in tandem with Covid vaccinations

This release reports increased trends of cancer incidence that suddenly accelerated after the vaccine rollout began. First we consider what the media are currently reporting...

Government extends report date for COVID inquiry

The Government has agreed to a request from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 for extra three months to deliver its final report. The...

What just happened to New Zealand? Apparently it is all our own fault.

In the short space of three years New Zealand society has been transformed. Our economic circumstances, our health landscape, our political ideas, our attitude to...

Caren Fox to be appointed Chair of the Waitangi Tribunal

Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta today announced Māori Land Court Chief Judge Caren Fox as the new Chairperson for the Waitangi Tribunal...

New law to crack down on fleeing drivers passes third reading

The Government has 'delivered on its commitment' to crack down on fleeing drivers through the passage of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Bill. “People...

Released: The Most Explosive New Zealand Investigative Documentary in recent times is launched

Episode One Red Carpet Event in Auckland this Sunday September 3. Press Release - Billy Te Kahika After a year’s work and filming 1800 minutes of...

Bryce Edwards: Who is funding National to victory?

National is not only winning the race towards the general election finish line, but is also miles ahead in raising money to campaign with. So...

ACT will repeal ‘undemocratic Māori wards’

“ACT will restore one person, one vote to local government by scrapping race-based representation altogether”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour has been unapologetically undemocratic...

Bryce Edwards: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?

Labour appears to be in something of an electoral death spiral. The four-point drop in last night’s 1News Verian poll to just 29 per cent...

Alan Hall to receive compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment

The Government will pay Alan Hall just under $5 million in compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, Acting Justice Minister Deborah Russell announced today. “The...

Deaths up 14%, natural live births down 28%, Disability up 37.5% – NZ official birth and death figures for 12 months to the end...

Stats NZ released the official figures for births and deaths for the period 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023 today. The short summary accompanying the...

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