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Labour's latest West Coast mining royalty proposal has been portrayed as outflanking New Zealand First. Yet the proposal has no published rate, no confirmed revenue forecast and no guarantee of surviving post-election negotiations under MMP. For Westport families and businesses, the real issue is not which party wins the announcement, but whether either policy can deliver lasting economic security Report by eLocal | 11 October 2026 · Westport…

Dr Vernon Coleman makes serious allegations about COVID-19 hospital treatment protocols and preventable deaths. His claims come amid continuing scrutiny of pandemic decisions, newly released Fauci records and documented cases of fatal vaccine injury. With questions surrounding medical treatment, informed consent, official warnings and institutional accountability, Coleman challenges whether the public has been told the full story. His…

Former US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has warned that democratic freedoms can be surrendered gradually when governments promise greater safety in exchange for greater authority. Her speech at the Texas Youth Summit raises a question with direct implications for New Zealand, where international intelligence sharing, digital surveillance and newly enacted Police powers are testing the boundaries of democratic accountability. Report by eLocal…

Europe is committing unprecedented resources to defence while struggling with industrial competitiveness and the economic consequences of its break with Russian energy supplies. A dispute over Kaja Kallas's proposed defence advisory group reveals that the argument is not simply about Russia, but about who controls Europe's security policy and what its citizens receive in return. INR Report: Based on reporting and commentary by John Gaffney for…

Russia's representative to the OSCE has accused Ukraine's leadership of pursuing attacks on Moscow despite the growing danger to its own infrastructure and civilian population. Behind the accusations lies a more consequential question: how far can the expanding campaign against energy and industrial targets continue before its economic and humanitarian costs become unsustainable? INR Report: Based on reporting by RT published 9 October 2026. · …

Fighting intensifies between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi-led coalition forces as we examine foreign involvement, including Britain’s longstanding role as a major arms supplier to Riyadh. In Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital, residents endure relentless shelling. Montenegro detains a Russian journalist in what authorities portray as a defence of European integration. Meanwhile, Trump hints at renewed conflict with Iran after the US midterms, raising…

Beneath Antarctica's immense ice sheet may lie the remnants of mountain systems comparable to the Himalayas. New research suggests their erosion helped create the environmental conditions in which complex animal life rapidly diversified more than 500 million years ago INR Report: Based on reporting by Frank Bergman for Slay News and research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. · An Ancient World Beneath the Ice · Antarctica is…

For the first time, astronomers report tracing radio emissions directly to a planet outside our solar system. The discovery could transform how scientists investigate distant worlds without ever travelling to them. INR Report: Based on reporting by David Lindfield for Slay News and the original astronomical research. · Report by eLocal · A Signal from Another World · Approximately 64 light-years from Earth, an enormous planet orbiting the star…

When Grok was instructed to remove the “fake gods” from an image containing religious and mythological figures, it reportedly removed everyone except Jesus Christ. Its subsequent explanation went considerably further, invoking historical evidence for Jesus while distinguishing that evidence from mythology. Report by eLocal · What Happened · According to a report by Frank Bergman for Slay News, an X user posted an image containing approximately…

A gold-covered sculpture depicting US President Donald Trump naked was displayed inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week. Although the exhibition was organised at the invitation of an individual European parliamentarian, its location raises questions about political expression within an institution responsible for representing Europe's democratic interests. INR Report: Based on reporting by Tyler Durden for ZeroHedge, with…