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World’s media report horrific headlines about NZ

Political commentator Rob MacCulloch writes that the recent report by New Zealand’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care from 1950 to 2019, citing estimates of up to 200,000 abused individuals, has triggered international outrage. “Given NZ’s population was only 1.9 million in 1950, the report tells us a huge proportion of Kiwis were either abused or abusers and that we’re pretty much a morally bankrupt society,” he writes.

25 July 2024

Even Comrade Martyn says Darleen Tana should be booted!

The Daily Blog’s Martyn Bradbury’s recent post demanding the Greens invoke the ‘waka jumping’ rule to boot Darleen Tana from Parliament is surprising, given his dedication to all things left.

Bradbury observes: “If she gave a damn about the Green Party kaupapa, she would have fallen on her sword once the allegations become public, but her Millennial level selfishness and self justification that her identity trumps all political obligations is astounding evidence of just how powerful Identity Politics has now become on the Left.”

24 July 2024

Net-zero ambitions hit major roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US

The ambitious net-zero transition targets in Europe, the UK, and the US are facing challenges. “There appears to be a divorce between climate targets and reality. In fact, this divorce has been a hallmark of transition efforts, which have seen governments make ever more ambitious pledges regardless of what it is possible to do within the physical constraints of the world we live in,” writes columnist Irina Slav.

25 July 2024

Coyne to the NZ Government: “Get the gods out of geology!”

University of Chicago professor emeritus Jerry Coyne criticises New Zealand’s GeoNet, an organisation funded by various governmental agencies, for integrating Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with scientific geological hazard assessments. He is particularly concerned about the inclusion of Mātauranga Māori in explanations of earthquakes.

“Science tells us that Rūaumoko rumbles the Alpine Fault about every 300 years, and the last time was in 1717,” explains GeoNet, but Coyne calls the mash up “a hot mess.”

25 July 2024

Climate policy will make fruit and veg expensive, warn NZ greenhouse growers

In an interview with NewstalkZB’s Mike Hosking, John Murphy, Chair of Vegetables New Zealand, discussed the severe challenges greenhouse vegetable producers of tomatoes, cucumbers, and capsicums face due to changes in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Murphy warns of the potential consequences: “You’ll see a $10 cucumber in no time, and we don’t want that.”

26 July 2024

More Greens in the clink? Judge tells activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ to be “prepared… to go to prison”

Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists, Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, have been found guilty of criminal damage after throwing tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London. Now the judge is ready to throw the book at them. The October 2022 protest aimed to highlight the environmental and cost-of-living crises.

27 July 2024

Does Disney’s dramatic decline reflect growing public opposition to Woke activism?

In an op/ed from ZeroHedge, the editors (collectively known as “Tyler Durden”) note that in recent years, few major corporations have promoted cancel culture and support for progressive activists like Disney. The company is now facing severe backlash for its involvement in woke activism. “Disney fueled cancel culture for years only to find themselves canceled in return,” they write.