Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

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…

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…

Market Analysis The Kitco News team speaks to analysts and experts on the frontlines of the market to get the most up-to-date news on the economy. The show offers a well-rounded, timely view on big market moves and any major headlines that may affect financial assets. Coined – no pun intended – as the number one source of precious metals news, Kitco News is the leading provider…

Under special legislation recently introduced to parliament, marine protection areas are to triple the total area under protection in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park to 18 per cent. These areas include some of the most favoured fishing spots in the Gulf and the Coromandel coast, such as parts of the Mokohīnau Islands, the Noises, Aldermen Islands, western and northern Coromandel,…

We are constantly being told by the Government, Environmentalists and the Greens that renewable energy in the form of solar and wind generation is going to alleviate climate change. And now they are telling us that we have a savior coming; Blackrock, an American company, is going to spend $2 Billion dollars and create a sustainable energy future for New Zealand. But they haven’t…

When the cry of “fake news!” is so frequently thrown from both sides of the aisle, do we really want to give political leaders the power to prosecute alleged lies? As we consider history through the lens of free speech, a common theme emerges for the type of speech which censors build as their great “bogeymen”. These are the ideas which are so dangerous that just verbalising them…

Natural immunity generally refers to our ability to defend against infectious disease. This is in contrast to vaccine-induced immunity where the immune system is artificially primed in an attempt to “fore-arm” the body against a specific infection. Natural Immunity is a complex, interactive phenomenon between multiple systems within the human body and the elements we are exposed…

Kiwi Mum Speaks On Greek Radio (live play podcast) Recently, a kiwi mum was invited onto a radio show in Greece, to chat about the similarities between what is happening in New Zealand, Greece and globally. She thought the conversation would be centred on the sexualisation and gender ideology hitting our children, as that is how the host came to hear of Penny, however he first…

Join Michelle Mokori ‘On The Spot’ Kitco World Financial News Aug 25, 2023 Guest: Mike McGlone Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, who says that several key macroeconomic indicators are pointing to “a global economic reset” and a period resembling “a Great Depression.” He…

It’s been estimated that dogs smell up to 10,000 times better than us. That’s in part because they have about 220 million scent receptors, whereas humans have a mere 5 million. But dogs also inhale in short breaths up to 300 times a minute, meaning that their olfactory cells are constantly picking up new scents. It’s these factors that make them effective – and adorable –…

“If you are not happy with the state the country is in, you need to vote for change. No sense complaining about it, you’ve got to be brave and place your trust in the ones that are fighting for you. I will take your voice and represent you in parliament. I will take issue with the things that violate your sovereignty and rights. I will fight 100% for YOU!” mykeljon winckel:…

This is the claim made by Kate Hannah in the podcast released last week by Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Undercurrent. It is a 7-part series on Misinformation in New Zealand, hosted by Susie Ferguson and there is one word for it: Propaganda. “It’s genocidal because it’s about the eradication of a particular group of people,” adds Ferguson after Kate Hannah’s claim. The inference is…

The Government is currently in the process of scraping the 30-year-old Resource Management Act (RMA) and replacing it with three new pieces of legislation. The three new replacement Acts are: • The Natural and Built Environment Act (NBA), whereby local government and mana whenua will be required to form joint, regional planning committees to develop one NBA plan for each region,…

Let’s face it. Three weeks to ‘flatten the curve’ has and still is changing our nation’s social landscape. Up until March 2020 most of us were doing our thing, living what we considered to be pretty good lives. We thought we were in control - albeit grumbling about fluctuating prices of fuel, and taxes, ohh those pesky taxes. But we were mostly compliant, law-abiding, and left…

Watch the true story of the Wellington protests that the New Zealand Government tried to ignore and the media attempted to suppress. In 2020-22, the New Zealand government enacted emergency laws, mandates and a medical passport system that caused thousands of New Zealanders to lose jobs, businesses, homes and health. Furthermore, those people were locked out of New Zealand…

exclusivley on Voice Media Alistair Harding, The filmmaker behind We Came Here for Freedom is Alistair Harding. A New Zealander by birth, Alistair spent much of his working career in Asia, where he began making short documentaries in Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia as well as longer films for National Geographic, History Channel and corporate clients. His first feature…

Adam Young - is a free speech advocate who works as a legal researcher for the Free Speech Union. When I imagine the exercise of free speech, speaking truth to power and “sticking it to the man”, I don’t think of back-room discussions or big-money lobbying. No, one simply needs to run a google image search of “free speech” to see the symbols of protest: the crowds holding up…

MJ chats to Shane Callander from Callander Contruction. Established in early 2007, Callander Constructions is based in Pukekohe and provides residential and commercial building and construction services to the wider South Auckland and North Waikato regions. Because they are a small local company, they offer a more personalised approach to all clients. They also offer quality…

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) This seems to be an increasingly common phenomenon – doctors bemused or unable to diagnose or explain odd conditions. The article refers to a baby girl who has developed a cataract. It states that the parents noticed an odd eye and went to get it checked. It is reassuring to know that, despite the current state of our health…

By: Democracy Action ‘Co-governance’ is an emerging and developing model of decision-making in New Zealand. This term refers to a shared governance arrangement – commonly with representatives of iwi on one side, and representatives of central and/or local government on the other, each having equal voting rights at the decision-making table. The introduction of the co-governance…