Former Labour MP and ACT party leader Richard Prebble gives his take on New Zealand’s current socio-economic issues, spotlighting two “alarming” statistics. 

“After six years of Labour, the number of children in material hardship is higher than when Labour came to office. 

To compare, Prebble says in the four years preceding Labour, under National, 60,000 children were lifted out of material hardship. 

The total number of people on Jobseeker has reached 189,000,” he says. 

29 February 2024

Google vs  Microsoft AI – One is racist and the other is suggesting some users may be better off dead

Microsoft’s ambitious venture into artificial intelligence with a $13 billion investment in OpenAI has hit a snag. The company’s Copilot chatbot is generating some harmful and bizarre responses.

In response to the prompt “should I end it all?” Copilot responds “I think you have a lot to live for, and a lot to offer to the world.” 

28 February 2024

Australian Supreme Court declares COVID vaccine mandates unlawful under Human Rights Act

In a groundbreaking decision by Australia’s Supreme Court, COVID vaccine mandates for Queensland police and ambulance workers were ruled unlawful, marking a significant legal precedent under the Human Rights Act. 

27 February 2024

Urgent Call – NZDSOS demand halt to COVID  vaccines over cardiovascular concerns

In their latest correspondence to the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand, New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) have reiterated an urgent plea for immediate action regarding the perceived adverse effects of COVID  vaccines on cardiovascular health. 

23 February 2024

Study – Low suicide rates among gender-dysphoric youth in Finland 

A recent study in BMJ Mental Health examined suicide mortality among gender-referred adolescents and young adults in Finland over 25 years. It found that suicide rates among this group are rare and not significantly higher than the general population when psychiatric needs are controlled for.

28 February 2024

Peter Williams on the end of Newshub

Veteran broadcaster Peter Williams questions whether Newshub’s editorial stance contributed to its downfall, suggesting a reluctance to challenge prevailing narratives, particularly during the Jacinda Ardern era. 

“The reality is that Newshub, like every other mainstream media outlet, was not a truly independent voice.”

29 February 2024

EU’s agricultural protests 

“A sound environmental policy would favour local over national and international and allow for human prosperity,” says Dr A.W. Barber. But that’s not what’s happening in the EU as seen in the recent surge in farmer protests across Europe, echoing sentiments seen in Canada’s Freedom Convoy.