Articles in ‘Current Affairs’

In this month’s blog, let’s stop to breathe and look at breathing! The usual tips of eating a healthy diet, moving your body, and avoiding unhealthy habits (e.g. smoking and vaping) are still important, but there are many other ways to improve and maintain your wellness. Breathing is a powerful tool for optimal wellness especially in the festive season! As a child (especially the girls among us) you would probably have been told to hold your…

A Canadian team of independent scientists have recently published a report outlining why they believe covid-19 vaccines are responsible for 17 million deaths globally. This means that about 1 in 500 people who took the vaccines were ultimately killed by them. The report has been met with deafening silence by mainstream media and governments, but has been embraced by independent organisations, such as the National Citizens’ Inquiry in Canada who…

Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, who discusses Argentina electing its first Libertarian President, Javier Milei, on the promise of shutting down the country’s central bank. Klippsten discusses the chances of Argentina adopting Bitcoin as a legal tender, with Milei being decidedly pro-Bitcoin. He also describes Bitcoin as the sixth technological revolution and…

Interview with Geoff Neal MJ: Welcome back, we’re returning with Geoff Neal, who has been very, very insightful in creating these most incredible websites and transparency for the Government at Large. Now I’ll say at large because we have got a very large Government and they need to be more transparent about everything, even when they do say they are the most transparent government we’ve ever had. So Geoff, it’s really nice to have you back…

Interview with David Wilson MJ: Welcome David, it’s great to see you again. We’re going to talk about banking today. I sent you a very interesting piece by Senator Rennick in Australia and one of the commentaries he’s made in the central bank digital currency space on a bill of legislation which he does not agree with. · And I thought what we might do is we might just go through that and get your commentary along the way. And how does that…

Interview with Sue Grey Lawyer MJ: Hi everyone, today we have the delightful, Sue Gray, lawyer once back again and we’ve got so much to talk about. It’s great to see you. Look, it’s so exciting. I mean, we had the coalition, the agreements in place, And we’ve finally got someone who can actually stand up, which as I’m referring to Winston Peters, if you saw him the other day with his inaugural speech, he’s actually starting to flex, hey, this…

A house fire can kill in less than three minutes. Since you can’t smell smoke when you’re asleep, smoke alarms are essential. Early warning is vital as smoke builds rapidly, making it hard to breathe and find your way out. With the popularity of lithium batteries, in cell phones, laptops, vacuum cleaners and vehicles early detection of smoke is vital to the quick and safe exit from a home. Independent retirement dwellings: · These dwellings…

A growing number of jurists and academics are advocating for ‘tikanga Māori’ to be recognised as a legitimate source of law and legal rights. The influence of tikanga on the common law was evident in the 2012 decision in the Takamore v Clarke judgment involving the burial of a man of Māori descent. In that case, the Supreme Court found that where tikanga is relevant, the common law requires reference to tikanga. · A decade later, the status of…

Interview with Judith Collins In this conversation with elocal, Judith Collins discusses various topics related to her roles and responsibilities in the New Zealand government. She highlights the government’s success in delivering on its promises and the importance of a non-politicized prosecution system. Collins also discusses the challenges in the defense portfolio and the need for efficiency and transparency in government. She emphasizes the…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has laid out the Coalition Government’s plan for its first 100 days from today. “The last few years have been incredibly tough for so many New Zealanders. People have put their trust in National, ACT and NZ First to steer them towards a better, more prosperous future,” Mr Luxon says. · “New Zealanders voted not only for a change of government, but for a change of policies and a change of approach - and our…