National has said it wants to initiate seven more trade deals, if re-elected If we can double exports to those seven countries, that would be another $1.7b a year in export income for NZ. Countries ...

A former Lotto presenter who delivered six bars of gold bullion to the Comancheros’ “International Commander” in Turkey was suspended on full pay from his government job after he was arrested as part ...

This week Erica Stanford made an announcement to expand a programme to enhance oral language skills in pre-school children. For those it will reach, it appears positive. The issue is the “those it ...

July 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted The Declaration of Independence and changed the world for the better. The delegates were committing high treason by adopting The Declaration, which ...

Otago Public Health academics write: Estimates of illicit tobacco use in Aotearoa New Zealand differ sharply. Although tobacco industry-funded studies suggest the illicit tobacco market is large and ...

Wayne Brown interviewed Carmel Sepuloni, and asked her why the Government doesn't pay rates on land and buildings it owns. Her answer was "I didn't know that this was the case". Amazing that such a ...

The Paris Agreement was done in 2015, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The latest data is for 2024, so I thought it would be interesting to see which countries have had the largest ...

The other thing you need to know is we’ve gone from a 2 party system to a 5 party system where we have: The Green Party which is a harmonious coalition of pansexual communists and hardcore Islamists.

There’s no doubt that some youngsters in NZ are subjected to serious neglect and schools are often expected to “fix” the problems of the child having inadequate food, disruptive behaviours, unattended ...

An interesting Substack article which has 10 rules from Roger Douglas for reform. They are: ...

In the last few months for my sins, I have caught 5 minute scenes of British late-night programmes. A Drama where the wife talks to her Husband (lets call him Fred) as he exits the shower, she grabs ...

Stunned Waitaki District ratepayers facing rates increases of up to 45 percent are calling for a government probe of council’s finances, with some worried people will lose their homes. The council has ...