Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

A house fire can kill in less than three minutes. Since you can’t smell smoke when you’re asleep, smoke alarms are essential. Early warning is vital as smoke builds rapidly, making it hard to breathe and find your way out. With the popularity of lithium batteries, in cell phones, laptops, vacuum cleaners and vehicles early detection of smoke is vital to the quick and safe exit from a home. Independent retirement dwellings: · These dwellings…

A growing number of jurists and academics are advocating for ‘tikanga Māori’ to be recognised as a legitimate source of law and legal rights. The influence of tikanga on the common law was evident in the 2012 decision in the Takamore v Clarke judgment involving the burial of a man of Māori descent. In that case, the Supreme Court found that where tikanga is relevant, the common law requires reference to tikanga. · A decade later, the status of…

Interview with Judith Collins In this conversation with elocal, Judith Collins discusses various topics related to her roles and responsibilities in the New Zealand government. She highlights the government’s success in delivering on its promises and the importance of a non-politicized prosecution system. Collins also discusses the challenges in the defense portfolio and the need for efficiency and transparency in government. She emphasizes the…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has laid out the Coalition Government’s plan for its first 100 days from today. “The last few years have been incredibly tough for so many New Zealanders. People have put their trust in National, ACT and NZ First to steer them towards a better, more prosperous future,” Mr Luxon says. · “New Zealanders voted not only for a change of government, but for a change of policies and a change of approach - and our…

MJ: Hi, everybody, and welcome back to the free speech space with MJ. And today Andrew Bayly MP. He has had an astounding victory in the region of Port Waikato in the by-election and the National Party would be lost without you, mate. Four terms. This is coming up to your fourth term, isn’t it? You know, just brilliant. · AB: Yeah, it is. It seems a long time now, but not really, because it was a vote for a local MP as opposed to…

Interview with Dr David Wison Economist & Regional Development Expert MJ: Welcome back to another edition of MJ’s Free Speech Space. Today, DW is back to give us some knowledge Regional development. You know, just wave a wand and it sort of just happens. I’ve got no idea what happens in between, you know, that part. But I do know that there is a lot of modeling involved. · DW: Yeah, exactly, I’ll talk about regional economic development as…

Interview with Sue Grey Lawyer MJ: Welcome, Sue Gray, lawyer. And today we’re gonna be discussing fluoride. Now the High Court has made some decisions and it’s found that the Director General, which was Mr. Bloomfield, has an illegality with regard to fluoride in New Zealand. · SG: Thanks MJ, This is such an interesting issue. · MJ: Fluoride is a very interesting topic, because I interviewed the Professor Paul Connick years ago when he…

Interview with Tracy Lynch – in Lands Air Water Counsel MJ: Welcome back everybody and we’ve got a very exciting episode today with Tracy Lynch. It’s the free speech space with MJ and today we’re going to be talking about the Wellington protests and the use of audio weaponry on the general public. · TL: Hello. Yeah, no, it’s an interesting subject, the protests, just so you know. When you realize there was diversions and funny flags that we…

Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Tavi Costa, Partner and Macro Strategist at Crescat Capital, who says that gold is at a critical inflection point. Costa warns of the coming hard landing and breaks down a number of key charts that reveal the real state of the U.S. economy. Costa also gives his gold price forecast, adding that big hedge funds are about to flock back to the precious metals space. ·…

The incoming Government has released their coalition agreement which, if the parties stay true to their word, will make a significant contribution towards delivering the real change many of us voted for. National, Act and NZ First have committed to a policy programme that will go a long way to restore democracy in the many areas where it has been eroded. The coalition agreement includes the following policies relating to “the principles of…