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.

one-side cannabis debate

NZ’s One-Sided Cannabis Debate

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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UN report cannabis risks

Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks says UN Drugs Control Board

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

StraightTalk – No apologies. No compromise.

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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Dahl books reworded

Literary Revisionism Strikes Again with Dahl Books

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 and kids

Drag Queens – ‘Adult Entertainment’ Targeted at Children

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

Talking About Abortion With Others – By Olivia Boyd

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 People Voting

Young Person: Use Your Vote – By Olivia Boyd

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 Unintended Consequences

Legalising Assisted Dying May Have Unintended Consequences

Please read Olivia’s article on the unintended consequences of legalising assisted dying…
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parent guide 2023

PARENT GUIDE: The Battle For Your Child’s Innocence

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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hate speech laws

Countering ‘Hate Speech’ Laws in New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Controversial “hate-speech” laws continue to be proposed by the Labour Government under the pretence of ‘the public good’.
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depressed teen girl

Mental health education (with gender ideology)

“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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Speaking into the public square

Why speaking into the ‘Public Square’ is so important

Our democracy desperately needs a vibrant public square in which conservative truths are shared and destructive ideologies challenged.
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Teenage Social Media Influencers

Social media ‘influencers’ – a note to my teenage peers

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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Transgender Transient Phase

Trans kids likely going through a phase, advises NHS

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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NIDA Drug Use Study

US Study – Marijuana and hallucinogen use by young adults reaches all-time high

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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smoking cannabis pregnant

Cannabis use during pregnancy likely to cause mental health problems in children

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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euthanasia ptsd

Belgium – physically healthy 23 yr old woman suffering PTSD is euthanised

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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rise of transgender kids

Rapid rise of kiwi children being prescribed puberty blockers

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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no to dope

Why we shouldn’t be pardoning or decriminalising cannabis use in NZ

“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

Christian CEO “cancelled” after one day in the job

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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prolife families

Pro-life families create a culture that values all life – by Olivia Boyd

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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