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In this episode of Daybreak,
* the recent provisional abortion statistics in New Zealand, revealing a 5% increase in abortions from 16,277 in 2022 to 17,123 in 2023 after a radical abortion law was passed. He attributes part of this increase to the rise in chemical abortions.
* a government proposal regarding alcohol sales which would reduce the operating hours of off-license stores to curb alcohol-related violence was shelved. How much did the alcohol industry’s lobbying altered the proposal, and how much is the alcohol industry driving alcohol policy in NZ?
* an article from The Post about challenges faced by ‘COVID babies’—children born during pandemic lockdowns. He critiques the article for being patronising and suggests that increased screen time, rather than lockdowns, may be the problem.
* we reveal the real reason why former President Trump imposed a 15% tariff on New Zealand goods, attributing it to a dumb breakfast show on TVNZ.
* concern is raised about the biased nature of police support for LGBT causes and the labeling of gender-critical views as extremist by groups that the Police appear to be indirectly endorsing.
* two opinion polls by Stuff, indicating public support for replacing NCEA with a traditional grading system and retaining ‘New Zealand’ as the country’s name.
* He also comments on an Australian legal case involving a transgender issue and free speech, as well as a troubling euthanasia case in Switzerland.
* discussion on the backlash against an ad campaign featuring registered Republican actress Sidney Sweeney.
