Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

Karl Barkley from Operation Good Oil has raised serious concerns regarding New Zealand’s energy security. The recent closure of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, the only oil refinery in the country, by the previous Labour Government under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has sparked a debate about its far-reaching implications. The closure happened without public consultation, raising alarms about the nation’s future energy stability and economic…

The violent unrest in New Caledonia France’s Pacific island territory is alarming. Sadly, the island territory is no stranger to violence. Here’s what’s worth knowing about the crisis. How serious are the riots? · The country is experiencing a wave of violence on a scale not seen since the terrible events of the 1980s — a period of near civil-war between supporters and opponents of independence that ended with landmark political accords in 1988…

The Human Rights Commission and the National Iwi Chairs Forum1 are working together on a campaign to transition from New Zealand’s existing democratic government system to a radical race-based constitution. In 2010, the Iwi Chairs Forum initiated the ‘Matike Mai Aotearoa, the Independent Working Group Constitutional Transformation’ project to explore the creation of a new constitution. · The Terms of Reference did not ask the Working Group to…

Introduction · Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Carol Roth, New York Times bestselling author of ‘You Will Own Nothing,’ who warns that we are on the brink of a financial world war where financial stakes will shift. She dives into the global elite’s plan to come out on top – the process that threatens to leave us owning nothing and under centralized control. Roth explains what is behind the World…

Summary The prevalence of fake food in the Chinese market poses a grave threat to people’s health and erodes trust within society. This conversation explores various shocking examples of fake food items found in China, including fake beef, fake lamb, fake rice, fake noodles, fake tofu, fake buns, fake tea, fake honey, and even fake sea cucumber. The production processes and ingredients used in these fake food items are revealed,…

Some see the fight over TikTok as a fight for data sovereignty, while others see any ban as a threat to information democracy. Calls to ban TikTok have turned the political landscape into something more like a theatrical spectacle. · During a recent hearing by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Congressman Michael McCaul made bold claims that downloading TikTok opens a personal information gateway for China The hearing revealed…

As mentioned in Winter ills Part 1 today I will discuss supplements that can help prevent and/or treat winter ills such as cods and flu’s. Certainly our micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) are best consumed in whole foods such as vegetables but there are so many factors that make the availability, amounts needed and absorbability of micronutrients challenging to achieve from wholefoods. I will discuss these in another blog but for now…

Short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution kills more than one million people every year. And while Asia and Africa are particularly at-risk, Australia isn’t immune to the danger. With climate change making smog and bushfires more common, it’s likely more people will die from air pollution in coming years — especially in densely populated cities. Those are some of the key findings from recent research, published in Lancet Planetary…

Construction is the world’s largest industry, employing seven percent of the planet’s working-age adults, contributing 13 percent of the world’s GDP and completing floor space equivalent to the city of Paris every seven days. The construction industry is also the most inefficient, least digitised and most polluting industry (37% of ALL emissions), so change is imperative from macro economic necessity alone. For the builders of the world faced…

You may or may not realise that the US (Alaska) and Russia are relatively close – with just the Bering Sea between them, they’re only about 55 miles apart. But there’s an American town that is much closer, just a couple miles from Russia. And In winter, they can actually walk there, but they don’t… I don’t think. · Diomede is an American town of about 100 people on a small island in the Bering Sea called Little Diomede Island. It is one of the…