Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

MW: Today we’re talking with Geoff Neal who has created some interesting websites which will add some transparency to a lot of the stuff that’s been going on over the last three, five, 10 years of governance in New Zealand. We’re getting so much misinformation, that are being spelt out from either media sources when we’re talking independent media, whether we’re talking mainstream. We are in a deluge of information and there needs to be a…

MW: Hi everybody and welcome back to another show, the Free Speech Space with MJ. And today we are chatting with the Democratic Alliance Party talking about how we push past the MMP 5% threshold get our minor parties across the line, a little bit about MMP, what it does and whether MMP is actually passed its use by date. MW: I’ve got to say to you, I’ve got to share my disappointment with you on this, on the independent vote, the minor party…

MW: Today we’re going to be talking with Bruce Crocombe. He is from the Electoral Integrity Project. Sorry I had to quite remember that. EIP, Electoral Integrity Project. Now this is a very important, I mean extremely important function that Bruce has been doing with his team. It’s all about making sure that we get scrutiny on our election, which has just been. Now, on initial discussions with Bruce, I’ve been absolutely mortified as to what…

Interview with the next NZ First List Candidate MW: Welcome back to another episode of the Free Speech Space with MJ. Today we’re talking with the esteemed Dr David Wilson, the next NZ First Candidate on the list. Tell us about your background David. · DW: My background’s in the private sector, I went through a number of sort of corporate jobs. I was a buyer for the first Kmart in New Zealand. And not long after that, I actually opened up my…

Auckland, also known as Tamaki Makau Rau, meaning ‘isthmus of one thousand lovers’, was originally a Māori settlement. New Zealand’s first Governor, William Hobson, established Auckland as the nation’s capital in 1841 on land offered by Ngāti Whātua, following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Hobson charged Deputy Governor Symonds with securing an indefeasible title on land on which the Government settlement was to stand. Negotiations…

The NZ Herald has published a potpourri of National campaign promises under the headline “Election 2023: What gets axed under the National-led Government?“. I don’t know about you, but I am underwhelmed. We should be emerging from under the umbrella of the most prescriptive, divisive, and draconian parliament in our history. Instead Auckland fuel tax rates will be adjusted, we will be allowed to drive a little faster, and landlords will be…

Researchers have mapped where and how strongly we experience different kinds of love, covering everything from romantic love to love for strangers. The findings shed light on how context affects subjective feelings and adds to existing research on the human experience of emotions. At every stage of life, love is essential for human development, connection, and reducing isolation. There are, of course, different kinds of love associated with…

For 11 years, Kane Titchener has been advocating for the government to accept the scientific data claiming fluoride is harmful. His journey started by going to a meeting, seeing the science and deciding that someone’s got to do something about this issue. And so, he did. Kane is a lighthouse for us all, when we see something that stirs us to the point of action… don’t wait for someone to do it… go and do it yourself. “When people can up their…

Why school leaders aren’t listening to us - by Penny Marie, Pendulum on Voice Media These are strange and challenging times to be a parent. An increasing number of mums and dads are getting a nagging feeling (or have first-hand experience) that something is off in our education system… which filters into our homes and families. · Trust in the education system Most parents trust our government-run education system. We entrust our children to…

Election 2023 – Main Issues There are so many issues in play at the moment that it is hard to say what the priorities are for most voters but in my opinion the most important issue that affects every voter has to be the cost of living/inflation. · We all need to eat and find shelter and with the record levels of inflation and rapidly increasing costs of living our weekly food and rent/mortgage bills are steadily getting bigger all the time and…