Commentary
Discover fresh commentary and articles on important topics from both New Zealand and overseas. Stay informed, and get a viewpoint that challenges the mainstream media narrative.
Commentary
Discover fresh commentary and articles on important topics. Stay informed, and get a viewpoint that challenges the mainstream media narrative.
New Government, New Policies. Renewed Optimism?
We’re greatly encouraged by many of the excellent policies agreed upon by the new Coalition Government. It was hard to select a shortlist of excellent ...
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Luke Tetley-Jones: Have Kiwis lost their voice?
The kiwi is a flightless bird, but is it now mute? We’ve seen an alarming increase in political tension over the past couple years with ...
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Why parents are considering homeschooling
As parents are becoming more disillusioned and disturbed by what's being taught (and not taught) in our schools, many are turning to homeschooling. Our education ...
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Big Government – more debt, and bad news for everyone
The term “Big Government" describes a bloated government that is too large, wasteful, and intrusive (sound familiar?). This is bad news for everyone, especially families ...
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Luke Tetley-Jones: Lowering the voting age to 16?
There has been an outcry from a group ‘Make it 16’, petitioning for the voting age to be lowered from 18 to 16 years. They ...
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Finnish Parliamentarian acquitted over ‘Hate Speech’ for sharing Bible verse
Finnish parliamentarian, grandmother and Christian church leader, Paivi Rasanen, was charged with the crimes of “hate speech” and “War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity”, simply ...
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Why Progressivism is not Progress
Despite what many believe, progressivism is not really about progress. It's a philosophy that believes in greater government intervention and ultimately the deconstruction of societies ...
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Workplace ageism, and the best age to “retire”
A third of the New Zealand workforce is over the age of 55, and the proportion working past retirement age has risen steadily. Despite current ...
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Climate Change Anxiety treated with Psychedelic Drugs (LSD, MDMA etc.) ??? 😳
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, MDMA (Ecstasy) and Ketamine (a common horse tranquilliser) are now being used for the treatment of mental health, including “climate ...
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Family First at ARC conference – Top 10 presentations to watch
Family First CEO Bob McCoskrie joined 1,500 delegates from 72 countries in London last week for perhaps the largest gathering of social conservatives & centre-right ...
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Using Cannabis to treat Anxiety could be making it worse
Lots of people with anxiety are using cannabis to treat their symptoms. But the science indicates that cannabis probably doesn’t help, and it may make ...
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Association between marijuana laws and suicide among youth
Youths living in U.S. states with legalised medical marijuana or recreational marijuana had higher rates of death by suicide than youth in states without legalisation, ...
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Netherlands euthanising autistic and intellectually handicapped people, research finds
Research has revealed that people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanised in the Netherlands as part of that country's assisted-dying program.
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Surgeon admits children face lifetime of infertility, incontinence and sexual dissatisfaction
A surgeon dubbed “Dr Frankenstein” has revealed the significant downsides of performing genital re-shaping surgeries on transgender children and adults, saying that patients face lifetime ...
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Trans surgery nightmares – 81% endure pain after gender-change, many are left incontinent
One of the first studies into the side effects of transgender surgeries has revealed alarmingly high rates of post-op pain, aching during intercourse, and bladder ...
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Sweden pulls back from transgender treatment to minors
New Zealand should be following the lead of Sweden, which is pulling away from providing transgender treatment to minors due to concerns about safety. Instead ...
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US: Cannabis connection to suicide attempts
New research is finding increased connection between cannabis and suicide. Not only are cannabis users more at risk of developing serious mental health conditions that ...
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Primary School criticised for Compelled Speech
Compelled Speech is never acceptable, especially when it's being pushed onto primary-aged children. But at Auckland’s Melons Bay School students are being compelled to use ...
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Canada: Increased health problems after 5 years of cannabis legalisation
Five years after Canada legalised cannabis, public health experts say legalisation hasn't created any health benefits — but it has been linked to some serious ...
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UK: Over One Third of Children on Puberty Blockers Experienced Worsened Mental Health
New research from the UK found that the majority of children put on puberty blockers and hormone drugs experienced erratic and fluctuating mental health, including ...
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The most revealing question you can ask a current or aspiring MP
Identity? The progressive says it’s chosen and the conservative says it’s given. Consequently “What is a woman?” is the most revealing question you can ask ...
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StraightTalk – Special Election Episodes
Here's our 3 Special Election Episodes of StraightTalk - Featuring NZ First leader Winston Peters, ACT leader David Seymour, and the leaders of minor conservative ...
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Increased violence in our schools
According to Ministry of Education data, there's increased violence in our schools, with more students being suspended for physically assaulting staff or students. Some schools ...
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Canada: Booming sales of legalised marijuana linked to more car crashes and ED visits
Research published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that after legalisation and commercialisation of cannabis, there was an increase of 223% in rates ...
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National calls for “age-appropriate” sex education in schools
We're pleased to see the National Party stating that sex education in schools should be "age-appropriate", and that be parents consulted on it. Leader Christopher ...
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Central Southland College parents raise concerns about sexual education
Outraged parents of Central Southland College pupils are demanding explanations about why they were not told about the type of sexual education their children were ...
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Value Your Vote – Election 2023
Value Your Vote - Election 2023. As you prepare to vote in the upcoming 2023 New Zealand General Election, our Value Your Vote resource will ...
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NZ schools and teachers dealing with more student violence
According to the NZ Herald and the latest MOE figures on school suspensions due to physical assaults, student violence in schools appears to be on ...
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“Safe areas” around abortion services to be rolled out next month
From August 25, safe areas will be introduced around abortion services. Safe areas will cover up to 150 metres around the premises of an abortion ...
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Canada’s assisted death laws to include new mental provisions in 2024
An expansion of the criteria for medically assisted death comes into force in March 2024 and will allow Canadians like Pauli, aged 47, who battles ...
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