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The latest shipping activity suggests New Zealand's fuel supply chain remains steady through June, but there are a few developments worth keeping an eye on. So far this month we've recorded six fuel vessel arrivals, with at least two more vessels already scheduled, and current projections suggest June will finish with around 15 fuel vessel movements. That's neither exceptionally busy nor unusually quiet — just about where we'd expect the system…

One of the most talked-about moments from UFC Freedom 250 came after heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit scored a dominant victory on the White House South Lawn and delivered a post-fight comment that immediately set social media ablaze. By David Lindfield · After defeating Derrick Lewis by technical knockout on Sunday night, Hokit grabbed the microphone and addressed the crowd gathered for the historic event. · Hokit shouted a claim about former…

Federal investigators have raided the headquarters of a Soros-funded Democrat voter mobilization organization in Ohio as part of what multiple reports describe as an ongoing fraud investigation. FBI agents executed search warrants at the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) on June 11 and reportedly conducted interviews with members of the organization across the state. · According to reports, agents arrived with subpoenas and, in…

Something is deeply wrong with a system where a company director can face prosecution, fines, disqualification, and even imprisonment for misleading shareholders, investors, regulators, or the public, yet politicians can make promises they know cannot be delivered, make statements they know are false, withhold critical information from voters, and suffer little more than a bad headline (if they are lucky). Enough is enough. · This week I came…

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called for severe consequences for public servants found to have misled ministers over Immigration New Zealand's failed biometrics technology project, saying those responsible should not only lose their jobs but face prison. The comments follow revelations from Immigration Minister Erica Stanford that officials had deliberately withheld information from ministers across both the current and previous…

While the normies are at each other’s throats over the details of a deal they have not read, I’m on cloud nine, because I can see what’s happening. Obama, his co-conspirators, and his handlers, are being hunted. By Clandestine · The uranium is the key that unlocks the door of all doors. The uranium carries an isotopic signature that can be traced to its origin, and will confirm if any other nations or entities supplied Iran with uranium. ·…

The Free Speech Union is warning that the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is becoming a one-stop shop for identity verification, content regulation, and online access control, despite no law yet having been passed requiring age verification for social media users. DIA Should Not Become New Zealand’s Online Gatekeeper · For Immediate Release · The warning follows comments from Secretary for Internal Affairs Paul James defending the…

A Hague-based arbitration tribunal has rejected Ukrainian maritime claims against Russia, including attempts to challenge Moscow’s sovereignty over Crimea and surrounding waters. Ukraine launched the case in 2016 before the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Kiev argued that Crimea remained Ukrainian territory and claimed that the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait should be treated as…

The US and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end the hostilities in the Middle East, following weeks of direct and indirect negotiations mediated by Pakistan. A formal ceremony to sign the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will take place in Geneva on Friday. According to Washington, the deal was signed digitally over the weekend. The text of the agreement has not yet been released to the public, while Tehran and Washington…

Tehran warns that violence against Lebanon must be halted if any peace deal with Washington is to progress - that's as negotiations are scheduled to take place later this week in Geneva. · The US-Israeli war on Iran is also a key topic in bilateral talks between the top Russian and Turkish diplomats, with Sergey Lavrov stating the Middle East remains a powder keg as big issues have not been resolved. · On American soil, Iran secures a hard…