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.
NZ’s One-Sided Cannabis Debate
March 13, 2023
News & Stories
Aaron Ironside says the Say Nope To Dope campaign was up against ten YES campaigns, and a media determined to give them an advantage. It ...
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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks says UN Drugs Control Board
March 11, 2023
News & Stories
The UN's Drugs Control Board has issued a warning, stating that “moves by governments to legalise non-medial use of cannabis have led to increased consumption ...
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StraightTalk – No apologies. No compromise.
February 23, 2023
News & Stories
Straight to the heart of the matter - no apologies, no compromise. The Straight Talk panel discusses and debates the key issues without any constraints.
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Literary Revisionism Strikes Again with Dahl Books
February 22, 2023
News & Stories
Publishers hired ‘sensitivity readers’ to ‘scrutinise the text’ and modernise the narrative to suit new PC standards that a modern world apparently requires.
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Drag Queens – ‘Adult Entertainment’ Targeted at Children
February 18, 2023
News & Stories
Our children are being bombarded by ‘sexuality and gender’ messaging 24/7. Online, in the classroom1, everywhere. It’s a battle to indoctrinate the minds of our ...
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Talking About Abortion With Others – By Olivia Boyd
February 13, 2023
News & Stories
Our teenage writer Olivia Boyd discusses how abortion can be an emotionally charged issue to discuss, making it daunting to approach the topic with friends ...
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Young Person: Use Your Vote – By Olivia Boyd
February 8, 2023
News & Stories
Please read Olivia Boyd’s article, encouraging young people to look at which parties and candidates are the best options, and carefully consider how they vote.
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Legalising Assisted Dying May Have Unintended Consequences
February 1, 2023
News & Stories
Please read Olivia’s article on the unintended consequences of legalising assisted dying…
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PARENT GUIDE: The Battle For Your Child’s Innocence
January 26, 2023
Must Read Research News & Stories
As children prepare to return to the classroom, Family First has just released a Parent Guide - on how to protect your children from the ...
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Countering ‘Hate Speech’ Laws in New Zealand (Aotearoa)
January 18, 2023
News & Stories Research & Issues
Controversial “hate-speech” laws continue to be proposed by the Labour Government under the pretence of ‘the public good’.
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Mental health education (with gender ideology)
November 25, 2022
News & Stories
“Mental health education and hauora: Teaching interpersonal skills, resilience, and wellbeing” is a resource released in 2018 that is supposed to teach “children and young ...
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Why speaking into the ‘Public Square’ is so important
November 8, 2022
News & Stories
Our democracy desperately needs a vibrant public square in which conservative truths are shared and destructive ideologies challenged.
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Social media ‘influencers’ – a note to my teenage peers
November 3, 2022
News & Stories
Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High ...
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Trans kids likely going through a phase, advises NHS
October 26, 2022
News & Stories
Medical experts at the UK’s National Health Service have now admitted that “most children who think they are transgender are going through a ‘transient phase’ ...
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US Study – Marijuana and hallucinogen use by young adults reaches all-time high
October 20, 2022
News & Stories
The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently published the results of their annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study. The results are very ...
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Cannabis use during pregnancy likely to cause mental health problems in children
October 19, 2022
News & Stories
Children whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy may be more likely to develop mental health problems such as ADHD and aggressive behaviour, a new study ...
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Belgium – physically healthy 23 yr old woman suffering PTSD is euthanised
October 19, 2022
News & Stories
Yet another tragic story that highlights the dangers of liberal euthanasia laws (aka “assisted suicide”). A Belgian woman, aged 23, was recently euthanised after being ...
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Rapid rise of kiwi children being prescribed puberty blockers
October 18, 2022
News & Stories
Data released by Pharmac shows exponential growth in the number of kiwi children being prescribed puberty blockers, despite concerns about safety. In fact, New Zealand ...
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Why we shouldn’t be pardoning or decriminalising cannabis use in NZ
October 17, 2022
News & Stories
“Progressives” are forever trying to loosen our laws and ultimately make society more liberal. They want to dismantle the foundations upon which much of western ...
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Christian CEO “cancelled” after one day in the job
October 5, 2022
News & Stories
Surely Diversity & Inclusion can’t co-exist with Cancel Culture? The two must be mutually exclusive, right? Well unfortunately the Diversity & Inclusion agenda doesn’t roll ...
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Pro-life families create a culture that values all life – by Olivia Boyd
October 4, 2022
News & Stories
Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High ...
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