The Government’s plan to build a billion-dollar liquefied natural gas import terminal in Taranaki is being sold as a masterstroke of energy security. But look past the government spin and what you actually find is a rushed, billion‑dollar infrastructure bet that sidesteps the Government’s own expert advice, locks New Zealand into fossil fuels for decades, and is being rammed through Parliament. The situation is this. This proposal has serious…

The political left doesn’t want to talk about it. But the most likely outcome of the 2026 general election is a government that includes New Zealand First. And that might even mean a government led by Prime Minister Winston Peters. This will be highly uncomfortable for many, but it doesn’t mean it won’t happen. So, if you wanted to place a strong bet about what happens after November 7, put your money on NZ First being part of the next…

Yesterday, as the Infrastructure Commission released New Zealand’s first-ever National Infrastructure Plan, the North Island was cleaning up from yet another extreme weather event. Roads blocked by slips and flooding. Power cut to homes. Stormwater and sewage systems overwhelmed. Commission chief executive Geoff Cooper acknowledged the grim backdrop, noting that the challenges of maintaining infrastructure in the face of natural hazards “sit at…

What do they have in common? · They’re a figment of someone’s imagination and once they are discussed they are unlikely to ever materialize again as they are just a lot of hot air. · A classic example would have to be the recent admission that the PSA and the previous Labour government agreed a condition in the employment of a number of government departments, for staff of Maori ethnicity to be able to take paid leave for cultural purposes over…

Study finds four Australian regions with little COVID and brief lockdowns saw excess deaths surge after 90%+ COVID "vaccine" uptake in 2021. · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · Yesterday, Raphael Lataster published an ecological analysis in theInternational Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine examining excess mortality in Australia during 2021. Australia provided something rare: a real-world natural experiment. Several regions — Queensland,…

Who says getting older means slowing down? At Acacia Cove Retirement Village, retirement is about rediscovering freedom, connection, and enjoyment. With everyday tasks like maintenance and gardening taken care of, your time is truly your own — giving you the space to focus on what matters most to you. Whether it’s joining a social group, enjoying a swim, or simply unwinding in tranquil surroundings, life here is relaxed, fulfilling, and…

A randomized controlled trial found that adding 75g IV vitamin C to chemotherapy doubled median survival compared with chemotherapy alone — in one of the deadliest cancers known. · by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH · Before we dig into the extremely promising randomized trial, it’s important to understand that over 100 studies and decades of evidence reveal that vitamin C exerts anti-cancer effects through four powerful mechanisms: pro-oxidative…

Rubio told Munich that deindustrialization was "a conscious policy choice." He's right — the CFR wrote that plan in 1977. Now the globalists are panicking and Trump is reversing it on every front. We have the receipts. · Secretary of State Marco Rubio says at the Munich conference that deindustrialization was a deliberate, decades-long policy choice that stripped nations of wealth, productive capacity, and independence. Susan …

The Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Switzerland lasted for two hours on Wednesday, Vladimir Medinsky has said · Members of the Russian delegation taking part in talks with the US and Ukrainian representatives in Geneva. © Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova · [RT] Trilateral talks between Russian, US, and Ukrainian delegations in Geneva have been “difficult but businesslike,” Moscow’s top negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said after…

Miles Franklin Media · Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, sits down with James Rickards, New York Times bestselling author and editor of the Strategic Intelligence newsletter, for a conversation on gold, artificial intelligence, and the growing risk of a global monetary crisis. · Rickards explains why a move to $10,000 gold by the end of 2026 would not surprise him, breaking down the math behind gold’s…

Alex Krainer · Ever since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the nearly 3.5 million pages of documents, 2,000+ videos and some 180,000 images from the infamous Epstein files on 30 January of this year, citizen journalists and curious social media participants have been extremely busy, unearthing a bewildering amount of information, connections and coincidences that are simply amazing to contemplate. · Epstein’s American…

Alex Krainer · Following on from yesterday’s report about the strange relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and his activities with some of the highest-level political operatives in Great Britain. A different, but similarly sordid affair has been brought into the limelight in UK proper, the rape gang affair, which some have called “the greatest peacetime crime and coverup in British history.” · As a reminder, starting apparently in…

The Western European political class is virtually uniform in its hatred of Russia, the foreign minister has said · NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2023. ©  Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu via Getty Images · [RT] Much of the Western European antagonism towards Russia is driven by revanchist aspirations rooted in the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II,…

The London-centric security order revealed in Munich · By Oleg Yanovsky, lecturer in the Department of Political Theory at MGIMO, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy · British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Defence Secretary John Healey during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany. © Getty Images / Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty…

Designating the Lower Saxony AfD chapter as a surveillance priority is politically motivated, the party has said · FILE PHOTO: Delegates and visitors arrive at an AfD Lower Saxony party conference. ©  Julian Stratenschulte / picture alliance via Getty Images · [RT] Authorities in the German state of Lower Saxony have designated the local chapter of the right-wing AfD party a surveillance priority, citing what they called…

How Brussels’ Digital Services Act has been used to pressure platforms and electoral control in member states · Romania’s 2024 presidential election was already one of the most controversial political episodes in the European Union in recent years. A candidate who won the first round was prevented from contesting the second. The vote was annulled. Claims of Russian interference were advanced without public evidence. · At the time,…