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.
March For Life – “We Love Them Both”
December 1, 2023
News & Stories
Learn why hundreds of families from all over New Zealand will join together this Saturday to celebrate life and march to Parliament Grounds. It will ...
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“Unjustifiable harms to children” – Doctors call for halt to gender treatments
November 30, 2023
News & Stories
Medical experts in Australia are calling for a halt and reexamination of ‘unproven’ gender-affirming treatments which have been heavily influenced by trans activist groups whose ...
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New Government, New Policies. Renewed Optimism?
November 28, 2023
News & Stories
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?
November 23, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 21, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 16, 2023
News & Stories
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?
November 15, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 15, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 14, 2023
News & Stories
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”
November 10, 2023
News & Stories
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.) ??? 😳
November 9, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 6, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 3, 2023
News & Stories
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
November 2, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 31, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 27, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 25, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 20, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 19, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 19, 2023
News & Stories
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
October 12, 2023
News & Stories
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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