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The Green Party should be flying high right now. They’re not. As the 2026 election year begins in earnest, the Greens find themselves in a deeply anomalous position: polling has slumped, internal organisation has been shaken by staff departures and scandals, and the co-leaders seem strangely detached from the scale of their problems. The political conditions could hardly be more favourable for an opposition party like the Greens. The…

The proliferation of genetic technologies is not containable. Genetic sequences are globally mobile, they can integrate with host organisms and spread without any practical possibility of limiting their extent. The approval of self replicating mRNA vaccines, the replacement of common food ingredients and processing aids with genetically modified types and the thousands of insecure biolabs doing exotic gene research, including on deadly…

*RT: Dutch Starmer critic barred from UK Eva Vlaardingerbroek delivers a speech during the first “Remigration Summit” at Teatro Condominio in Gallarate, Italy, May 17, 2025. © Getty Images / Emanuele Cremaschi* Dutch political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek (Vlaar) has been banned from entering the UK after criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer for neglecting migrant crime. ## Vlaar, with over 2 million followers on X and…

Early announcement of the date has been customary since 2011, initially to provide certainty around the Rugby World Cup and later adopted as standard practice. *Summarised by Centrist* Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated he intends to follow the practice by announcing the election date early in the year. Under electoral law, the current 54th Parliament expires on November 9, 2026, unless dissolved earlier. The last possible day an…

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has criticised Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman for publicly backing US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell while he is subject to a criminal investigation in the United States. *Summarised by Centrist* Peters said the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is “statutorily independent” of government on monetary policy, but that independence does not extend to commenting on US domestic politics. *“We remind the…

After six columns dissecting the MisManageMyHealth debacle, the diagnosis is clear. Decades of privatisation built a fragile system, leaving our health IT infrastructure splintered and under-resourced. A near-monopoly concentrated the risk, handing 1.8 million New Zealanders’ records to a one-man private empire. The watchdogs were ignored and muzzled: successive Privacy Commissioners’ warnings went unheeded, and regulators were kept toothless…

It was hailed as ‘a game changer for the clean tech sector’ and a model for the world; less than three years later, BlackRock is walking away from its NZ climate fund *by Sam Sachdeva - Caption: BlackRock says "client feedback" and a new acquisition has led to it shutting down a dedicated climate investment fund in New Zealand. File photo: Getty Images* American multinational asset manager BlackRock is closing down a $2 billion climate…

What should have been a straightforward yes-or-no question instead turned into a revealing display of ideological evasion on Wednesday, when Josh Hawley pressed an OB-GYN testifying before Congress to answer whether men can get pregnant. *MXM Exclusive* The witness, Nisha Verma, repeatedly declined to answer directly, despite presenting herself as a voice of science during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing …

*Frank Bergman* One of Vladimir Putin’s senior advisors has reportedly revealed that the Russian government is “actively considering” a plan to trigger World War 3 by launching an unprecedented nuclear attack on Europe that would completely “eliminate the UK and Germany” in a single escalation. The explosive warning was revealed by Tucker Carlson, who said the threat came directly from one of Putin’s closest strategic thinkers. Carlson…

The release of the United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy under President Trump is more than a geopolitical reset — it is a brutal mirror held up to countries that dismantled their own economic sovereignty while assuming globalisation would protect them. *View the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy here* For New Zealand, that mirror is unforgiving. Once ranked **#3 in the OECD in the 1960s**, New Zealand now hovers closer to…

In my previous article I discussed at length how the Treaty of Waitangi has been weaponised by a small group of radicals and used to cast the blame onto early settlors for all of the so-called harm suffered by Maori as a result of colonisation. I also discussed how this process seems to have accelerated over recent years particularly since the passing into law of the Treaty of Waitangi Act in 1975. The Treaty which the Maori chiefs signed…

The image we are taught is romantic and obsolete: ragged men, black flags, cannon smoke, plunder taken at sea. That version of piracy was crude, inefficient, and ultimately unsustainable. What replaced it was far more sophisticated—and far more destructive. The modern pirate does not board ships. He boards balance sheets, parliaments, and central banks. To understand neo-piracy, we must begin where it was perfected: the British East India…

Who says getting older means slowing down? At Acacia Cove Retirement Village, retirement is about rediscovering freedom, connection, and enjoyment. With everyday tasks like maintenance and gardening taken care of, your time is truly your own — giving you the space to focus on what matters most to you. Whether it’s joining a social group, enjoying a swim, or simply unwinding in tranquil surroundings, life here is relaxed, fulfilling, and…

This refers to top “Non-Russian Pro-Russian” influencers’ creation of alternative realities, such as the metanarrative that Russia leads a global network of mutual defense allies that collectively challenges the US, which is verifiably untrue and lends false credence to Western demoralization propaganda. *Andrew Korybko* Foreign Affairs recently published a piece about how “Russia Is the World’s Worst Patron”, with the subtitle claiming that…

The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? *By****Tarik Cyril Amar****, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory*…

Hamas will have to honor its commitments “the easy way, or the hard way,” the US leader has warned *RT: Destruction caused by the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. © Getty Images / Amir Levy* US President Donald Trump has announced the launch of the second phase of his plan to settle the conflict in Gaza, despite both sides repeatedly accusing each other of breaching an earlier-agreed ceasefire. The…

If, just yesterday, you suggested the riots in Iran were not organic protests, you would have been accused of supporting tyranny. I should know because I was, and yet Israeli media is now dmitting to Israel’s role in the violence. Israel’s Channel 14 is reporting that Israel has been arming the rioters who have been carrying shotguns and pistols and throwing firebombs. Channel 14’s coverage is pro-Netanyahu so this story is likely to have…

Be cautious with pork products—including bacon, ham, and sausage. *by **Nicolas Hulscher, MPH*** Most Americans assume the “gene-based vaccine era” began with COVID-19. But few realize that a genetic vaccine platform has been deployed in food-producing animals for more than a decade—largely outside of public awareness or mainstream discussion. In 2012, the USDA licensed **Merck’s SEQUIVITY® platform** for use in commercial swine herds.…

Natural combo cut cancerous tumor volume by 76.61%, surpassing the “red devil” doxorubicin (68.82%) in a head-to-head preclinical study. *by **Nicolas Hulscher, MPH*** A **recent preclinical cancer study** produced a striking result: in a mouse solid tumor model (Ehrlich carcinoma), a **combination of Grape Seed Extract (GSE) + Vitamin C reduced tumor volume** ***more*** **than chemotherapy.** Researchers compared multiple treatment…

Among adults sitting more than 6 hours a day, coffee drinkers had ~23% lower all-cause death risk than non-coffee drinkers. *by **Nicolas Hulscher, MPH*** A recent **National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) analysis** suggests something surprising: **coffee may “cancel out” the increased mortality risk seen in sedentary individuals that sit for long periods of time.** Researchers analyzed 10,639 U.S. adults (NHANES…