Articles from ‘Andy Loader, Poke the Bear’

We have been indoctrinated with the lie that CO2 is bad for the environment and that we need to reduce our emissions down to zero if we want to save the planet from burning up. This is the biggest lie of all and if by some chance we were ever able to get the emissions down to zero that would be the day that life on earth would stop. · Achieving zero emissions of CO2 would be the equivalent of finding a Unicorn. · Impossible; particularly in…

Climate change usually refers to long-term shifts in global or regional temperatures and weather patterns. Meaning and Key Details · Definition: A significant, long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. Causes: While natural, current rapid climate change is driven by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, methane) from burning…

Fail at what you may ask? · The answer is – Fail to follow up on your promises from the last election! · Prior to the last election in 2023, Sir John Key spoke about the coalition government and the National Party’s chances in the polls. · He also spoke about tensions around issues such as Act’s Treaty Principles Bill, the removal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act and National’s move to overrule a court decision on the Marine and…

I read about the Waikato River Authority (WRA) releasing 76,000 elvers (young Tuna) into the Waikato River at Lake Karapiro during the recent Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 2026. · On reading this press release from the WRA I immediately thought to myself; what is to be achieved by this action? The reason for this thought is set out in the title of this article; the good the bad & the ugly! · The Good: · It’s great to see the WRA taking action to…

What do they have in common? · They’re a figment of someone’s imagination and once they are discussed they are unlikely to ever materialize again as they are just a lot of hot air. · A classic example would have to be the recent admission that the PSA and the previous Labour government agreed a condition in the employment of a number of government departments, for staff of Maori ethnicity to be able to take paid leave for cultural purposes over…

So we should be asking how the current coalition government has performed since taking over at the 2023 election, and asking what the other parties have got to offer for our future in the upcoming election battle Nationals Leader, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told the nation in his state of the nation speech that National is concentrating on fixing the basics and building the future. · My question for him is simply what part of the basics…

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…

According to the people of Ngapuhi (tribe of the Far North), the first Maori to reach New Zealand was their ancestor, Kupe who ventured across the Pacific on his waka hourua (voyaging canoe) from his ancestral Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki, making landfall at the Hokianga Harbour in Northland. You will not find Hawaiki on a map, but it is believed Maori came from an island or group of islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. · New…

I was sent the article below and do not know who the author was but full credit to them for a brilliant bit of humour. Students were asked to write an essay on "THIEVES". This is what one student wrote: · Thieves are an important part of a nation's economy. They play a significant role in providing employment and contributing to the nation's development. · Safes, locks, lockers, cupboards, etc., are made only because of thieves. Many factories…

After reading an article published on the “Breaking Views” website, related to the He Puapua report and analysis of Waatea News reporting on the related outcomes from that report, the article convinced me to return to one that I wrote back in 2023 which detailed the Labour Government and Willie Jacksons reasons for not worrying about the introduction of the He Puapua report. But in actual fact my opinion at that time and also now in light of…