Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

The fiat system is responsible for not only bad financial practices and mountains of debt but also distorted incentives on personal and professional levels, according to Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Developer, Author, Educator and Entrepreneur. In his new book, 'Fiat Ruins Everything: How Our Financial System Is Rigged and How Bitcoin Fixes It,' Song dives into the fiat system and its…

New Zealand is at a constitutional crossroad. In one direction is liberal democracy. In the other is co-governance; power-sharing between one ethnic group and all others. “In New Zealand there is now separation into two people: the minority Maori, and all the others, who are second-class citizens. This division is by race: in legislation, where any drop of Maori ancestry, no…

Few of us have heard of United Nations World Health Organisation’s Pandemic Treaty which has the potential to supersede or own our government. You’re probably sitting back saying, “nothing like this could happen to us”. If that’s what you’re thinking you’re wrong! We are nearing midnight, and just a few short steps away from our government signing a Treaty Agreement and joining…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…