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Open Letter To the Hon. Winston Peters, Party Leader and NZ Foreign Minister, and NZ First MPs

Guy Hatchard -

Dear Winston Peters and NZ First MPs I understand the Health Select Committee is due to report on the Gene Technology Bill in the next...

What if Your ‘Natural’ Food isn’t? The glyphosate nobody told you about

Daily Telegraph NZ -

When the label says “natural,” but the laboratory tests tell a different story! When Canadian consumers reached for a box of Nature Valley granola bars...

KiwiRail bans sleep aids for 2,500 staff in safety roles

Daily Telegraph NZ -

KiwiRail has banned around 2,500 workers in safety-sensitive roles from using melatonin and Zopiclone, citing safety concerns based on a review by its chief...

Update on International Health Regulation amendments

David Bell -

Much has been written on the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), which most countries are making themselves subject to after July 19th...

Childhood immunisation rates rise as government pushes toward 95% target by 2030

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a continued rise in childhood immunisation rates, with national coverage at 24 months reaching 79.3% in Q3 of...

The Hippocratic Oath and the Covid debacle

Bert Olivier -

Is the Hippocratic Oath, which dates back to antiquity, relevant today? Most reasonably informed people would know that it is an oath pertaining to a...

Father accuses Atlanta mall of discrimination after son with cerebral palsy told to leave

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A father has accused the management of Cumberland Mall in Atlanta of discrimination after his son, who uses a wheelchair and has cerebral palsy,...

Spanish footballer suspended over banned substance linked to hair loss treatment

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance following a Europa League match against Manchester United. The...

What happened? What went wrong? What will happen next? What should we do?

Guy Hatchard -

An article in the UK Guardian on 29th June is entitled “Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks...

‘Sprayed, splashed, and soaked’: Why glyphosate exposure incidents at Auckland Council should be a wake-up call

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In the past two years alone, Auckland Council has investigated no fewer than six incidents in which its staff or contractors were doused, splashed,...

Australian experts baffled by alarming rates of cancer in young people

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A wave of early-onset cancers is affecting Australians in their 30s and 40s at unprecedented rates. Australian state media reports a dramatic rise in early‑onset cancers...

Doctor fined by Medical Council for importing and prescribing Ivermectin during Covid ‘pandemic’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Dr Sophie Jane Febery, a registered medical practitioner from Mataura, has been ordered to pay over $67,000 after admitting to importing and administering Ivermectin...

Defunding Gavi: An important step toward decolonisation?

David Bell -

The primary reason people in wealthy countries live longer than those in poorer countries is that they have better sanitation (e.g. clean water, hygiene),...

Surviving psychiatry

Rebekah Barnett -

It’s hard for me to write about about Laura Delano’s new book Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance without getting personal because for...

Over 30 tonnes of glyphosate on Auckland roadsides and parks: Is our stormwater carrying a toxic load?

Daily Telegraph NZ -

It started with a simple question to Auckland Council: how much glyphosate is actually being sprayed on our roadsides each year? The answer was a...

When Sciencing is all we need

J. R. Bruning -

No wonder public trust in government is in freefall. This week the Farmers Weekly in a poll asked readers ‘Should the government be showing more...

A Fine Line …

Mary Hobbs -

No one can ever replace, or copy, the light and the power of the indomitable human spirit. — Mary Hobbs There is always a fine...

ChatGPT ‘triggers psychosis’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The AI bot’s tendency to affirm users’ beliefs has been found to reinforce harmful delusions, according to a report. ChatGPT is linked to “terrifying” psychosis...

The desire to stay alive and the capacity to give birth are under threat

Guy Hatchard -

After five and a half years examining pandemic evidence, it is clear who should be winning the argument, but it is also apparent that...

U.S. FDA under fire for approving hundreds of drugs without proof they work or are safe

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A damning investigation has revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved hundreds of drugs between 2013 and 2022 without sufficient evidence...

Bayer’s Roundup retreat: Is the Glyphosate Empire finally crumbling?

Daily Telegraph NZ -

More than a decade after investigative journalist Carey Gillam first pulled back the curtain on Monsanto's controversial weedkiller, the global giant now finds itself...

Whānau Ora funding under review; PMA denies misuse over Moana Pasifika

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK) has launched an independent review into allegations of the inappropriate use of public funds by two Whānau Ora commissioning agencies:...

U.S. veterinarian warns of ‘over-vaccination’ crisis in pets

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A top U.S. veterinarian has issued a stark warning about the widespread over-vaccination of pets, blaming industry-driven practices for a surge in chronic diseases...

“Want to know your glyphosate levels? Good luck with that,” says advocacy group

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Even New Zealand's Ministry of Health couldn't answer a simple question: how can citizens test for glyphosate exposure? A grassroots advocacy group campaigning against glyphosate...

UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion up to birth

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The UK Parliament has voted this week by a wide margin to effectively decriminalise abortion up to the moment of birth. The amendment to the...

Government programme draws interest from foreign doctors

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new Government-funded training programme to boost New Zealand’s strained primary care workforce has received 184 expressions of interest from overseas-trained doctors, surpassing the...

How sick is New Zealand? What should be done?

Guy Hatchard -

Sometimes the veil is lifted and you get a glimpse into what our government is planning for us in the future. On Monday Prime Minister...

Seymour announces over-the-counter Melatonin and Psilocybin

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is moving to make melatonin available without a prescription and has authorised the first prescription of medicinal psilocybin outside of clinical trials,...

Disposable vapes banned as new law targets youth vaping and retail visibility

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New vaping regulations take effect today, banning disposable vapes and restricting how vape products are marketed and displayed in stores, Associate Health Minister Casey...

New global study flags potential pregnancy risks linked to COVID-19 jabs

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A major international study has raised new concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, highlighting the need for more targeted research. Published in...

High Court case this week to challenge EPA’s refusal to reassess glyphosate amid growing health concerns

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A High Court case begins on Monday that could reshape how New Zealand regulates potentially harmful chemicals, as the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) challenges...

New study links glyphosate to 14 cancer types even at “safe” doses

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A major new study published in June 2025 has found strong evidence that glyphosate—the widely used herbicide found in products like Roundup—causes cancer in...

Auckland Hospital apologises after 25 patients given false STI results

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Twenty-five patients at Auckland City Hospital were wrongly told they had a sexually transmitted infection due to contaminated lab processing between 23 May and...

Parents blame agencies for teen’s death after anorexia battle overlooked in trans-focused care

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The parents of a South Island teenager who died of anorexia in emergency accommodation say their child was failed by health, education, and welfare...

U.S. doctors ‘baffled’ by 300+% rise in rare cancer among millennials and Gen X

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals a sharp rise in appendix cancer diagnoses among millennials and Generation X, with...

RFK Jr. sacks entire CDC Vaccine Panel over ‘decades of conflicts’ and ‘lost public trust’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), in...

An icy wind blows through the research labs of biotechnology

Guy Hatchard -

If you read the newspapers you may not know it, but biotechnology is going through a process of collapse. According to authoritative pharmaceutical industry online...

Doocey urges men to seek mental health support during ‘Men’s Health Week’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey has marked Men’s Health Week with a call for New Zealand men to seek help when facing mental...

Rethinking mental health: Is nutrition the missing piece?

Richard Vernall -

In her concluding comments on a BBC Podcast – What can we do about the world’s mental health problems – in November 2019, Grace...

“It’s not science. It’s industry propaganda.” — NZ glyphosate debate demands fresh media attention

Daily Telegraph NZ -

International professor speaks out as glyphosate debate heats up in New Zealand. As global scientists raise renewed concerns about the safety of glyphosate, a widely...

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