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Over a year and a million kilometers' worth of real-world testing has returned impressive results for Spanish company Fersa's "fuel efficient wheel hub," which cuts fuel burn by at least 3% and saves operators around US$3,500 per truck per year. · Logistics companies spend insane amounts of money on fuel each year – it's a huge line item in fleet-wide operational expenses. So quite apart from the environmental benefits, a clever fuel efficiency…

Climate Change Commitments · The Coalition Government has committed to reducing New Zealand’s net greenhouse gas emissions to between 51% and 55% below its 2005 gross emissions by 2035. · Climate Change, Minister Simon Watts, stated recently, that meeting the new 2035 target would mean New Zealand was doing “our fair share towards reducing the impact of climate change”.  · As I have said before the voters of NZ voted for change at the last…

Yvonne van Dongen questions whether the Human Rights Commission is fit for purpose after endorsing puberty blockers for children despite global safety concerns. · She asks: Can an organisation that promotes unscientific ideology still be trusted? · Van Dongen describes the submission as a “model of obeisance to trans ideology”, aligning with gender-affirming organisations like the Professional Association of Transgender Health Aotearoa, the…

Public health doctors are raising concerns about what they call government “overreach” after being instructed that all public statements must be approved at a national level. · The directive, delivered by National Public Health Service director Dr Nick Chamberlain, has sparked fears that doctors will no longer be able to speak freely about critical health issues in their regions. · Medical officers of health, who are trained doctors…

The most important element in European foreign relations throughout the 1920s and during the early 1930s was the desire at all costs to avoid another war. There was among European statesmen a widespread conviction that another war would be infinitely more destructive than the Great War had been, and any alternative seemed preferable. · 1. Hitler’s War · The First World War revealed that Germany was the most powerful state in Europe. In the…

According to a new report, New Zealand is one of only seven countries that meet WHO air quality standards, alongside others like Australia, Iceland, and the Bahamas. · Meanwhile, a report by Swiss air quality firm IQAir shows that South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East dominate the list of the world’s worst polluters. · Chad ranks as the most polluted country, with air quality more than 18 times worse than WHO guidelines. Bangladesh, Pakistan,…

Auckland University has opened He Āhuru Mōwai, a dedicated support centre for Māori students, but ACT’s tertiary spokeswoman Dr Parmjeet Parmar argues that “special spaces” based on ethnicity undermine inclusion and send the wrong message—that Māori students cannot succeed alongside others. · Parmar calls for support based on need rather than race, criticising universities for enforcing separation instead of fostering diverse learning…

This honey glazed crispy pork belly is basted in honey to contrast a Spanish dry rub that includes smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder.  · It’s so good it’s like meat candy. · ingredients: · - 600-800grams  pork belly - 2 tsp kosher salt - 2 tsp cumin - 1/2 tsp smoked paprika - 1/2 tsp garlic powder - 1/4 tsp cayenne powder - 1/4 cup honey - 3 tbsp dry sherry · Instructions · 1. Keep whole or slice into 2 10" x…

Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford suggests that life might have been kickstarted by constant zaps from “microlightning” between water droplets. · The most profound missing link in the evolutionary tree is the very first one: how did living cells arise from non-living matter? It’s thought that early Earth contained a primordial soup of ingredients essential…

Cheerful, prank-loving leprechauns are beloved symbols of luck and prosperity in Ireland and for the millions of Americans with Irish roots. But centuries-old legends about the diminutive shoemaking creatures painted them differently, as mischievous and sometimes menacing tricksters. · Irish folklore, rich with medieval accounts of dark fairies and goblins, portrayed the mythical humanoids—always described as no more than two or three feet…