John Armstrong | NZ Herald | 14 August 2014 Not for the first time, Nicky Hager has tossed a big stick of dynamite with a short, fast-burning fuse into the midst of an election campaign. As was the case with Hager’s revelations surrounding genetic engineering, which came close to derailing Labour’s 2002 election campaign, the…
by Steve Watson | Infowars.com | August 1, 2014 In a move that sounds like something out of a frightening dystopian fiction, a school in New Zealand has come under intense criticism from parents for attempting to introduce a scheme to tag children with microchips in order to promote good behaviour. Fairfax Media reports that Swannanoa School…
Martin Johnston | NZ Herald | 31 July 2014 After announcing that NZ authorities will not be screening for ebola, plans for ebola outbreak are being made Virologist says spread possible after American on flight to Nigeria adds to toll of 670 from contagious disease New Zealand health experts are making contingency plans to…
Andrea O’Neil | Stuff | 29 July 2014 Petone residents would “riot on the street” if fluoride were added to tap water – which might happen if the Ministry of Health takes over fluoridation decision-making from councils. Petone and neighbouring suburb Korokoro get their tap water from the same aquifer that feeds the artesian water…
VInny Eastwood Show | 26 July 2014 In New Zealand the government can accuse company directors of fraud without evidence. When their company fails, because no one wants to business with them, the government arranges a bailout with tax payer money; against the reserve bank governor’s advice and then sell off the company’s assets at…
NZ Herald | David Fisher | 25 July 2014 Government minister Jonathan Coleman knew the FBI was interested in Kim Dotcom before his officials granted the tycoon residency – a revelation which has led to accusations he misled the public. The accusation comes after Immigration NZ released a statement making it clear they told Dr…
NBR I Lisa Owen I 12 July 2014 RAW DATA: The Nation transcript: Lisa Owen interviews NZIER principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub about his new book Growing Apart Lisa Owen: Your book points out there is this huge range of incomes from region to region and you compare some of them to overseas countries, some have the…
NZ Herald 20 July 2014 Bevan Hurley Kiwi jihadist burns his NZ passport, vows to fight to achieve ‘martyrdom’ A Kiwi with links to al-Qaeda has taken up arms in Syria and says he will fight until he becomes a martyr. Mark John Taylor has burnt his New Zealand passport and says he has already…
NZ Herald 15 July 2014 David Fisher Why our spy agency let Dotcom into New Zealand. Prime Minister John Key must explain the “political pressure” government officials were under to process Kim Dotcom’s residency application, Labour says. Documents declassified and released through the Official Information Act show the Security Intelligence Service tried to block Kim…
NZ Herald Isaac Davidson 4 July 2014 Eight convictions avoided in four years through immunity rights Diplomatic immunity has been claimed eight times in the last four years, with four suspects escaping charges by fleeing the country. Official advice to Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully, provided to the Herald, detailed the instances in which diplomats…