Couple making high-potency cannabis oil blow up their Kāinga Ora house
An Invercargill couple blew up part of their Kāinga Ora house resulting in $46k of damage. The judge did not impose a reparation order because of an inability to pay.
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NZ study – Rapid rise in teens using vaping with nicotine
The proliferation of vaping products is creating nicotine addiction among kiwi teens, with a new study finding more than a third of high school students have tried vaping and that they “more often or always …
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Death caused by cocktail of MDMA & alcohol
The inquest into the death of a Hamilton man last summer has found the cause of death to be acute cardiac failure, brought on by a lethal cocktail of MDMA and alcohol.
Transgender medics warn against puberty blockers and reassignment surgery for teens
Dr Marci Bowers and Dr Erica Anderson warn that children should not be given puberty blockers, which they say could have irreversible consequences. They also warn that reassignment surgery can leave people permanently sexually-dysfunctional. There …
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UK Study – Marijuana use linked to serious mental illness
A new study finds “highly significant associations between cannabis use and increased risks of developing common and severe mental illnesses.” In fact the results were alarming. Despite there being a “gross under-recording of cannabis use …
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Year 13 student makes excellent submission, yet he’s unfairly patronised
Blake Williams is a year 13 student. He bravely turned up before the Select Committee, expressing concern about the medical intervention of changing one’s sex, the gender affirmation model being used under pressure by many …
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Relaxing drug laws will do more COVID harm, yet Dr Baker wants decriminalisation
A somewhat controversial opinion from Dr Michael Baker, as he calls for drug decriminalisation as part of effort to stamp out COVID-19. Baker also supports enlisting the help of gang leaders in the vaccine rollout.
MPs behaving badly on Select Committee
We all remember the ‘Unruly Tourists’ from 2019 … well now we’ve got ‘Unruly Politicians’ Some of the behaviour at the select committee stage of two bills going through Parliament at the moment (‘conversion …
USA – Uncontrollable vomiting due to marijuana use is on the rise
USA – Uncontrollable vomiting due to marijuana use on the rise, especially in the US states that have legalised recreational cannabis. A 2020 study found nearly one in five people hospitalised for cyclical vomiting in …
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3 to 1 opposition to the ‘birth certificate’ bill
New Zealanders have sent a clear message to the Government – the majority of kiwis (3:1) oppose the ‘birth certificates bill’. If the bill goes into law then birth certificates will be based on the …
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