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I read about the Waikato River Authority (WRA) releasing 76,000 elvers (young Tuna) into the Waikato River at Lake Karapiro during the recent Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 2026. · On reading this press release from the WRA I immediately thought to myself; what is to be achieved by this action? The reason for this thought is set out in the title of this article; the good the bad & the ugly! · The Good: · It’s great to see the WRA taking action to…

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…

His known friendship with Putin, whom he used to advise, could be spun by the Europeans to manipulate Trump into thinking that Putin is already plotting grave violations of a future Ukrainian peace deal, abandon his mediating role as a result, and then escalate the conflict. · Andrew Korybko · Sergey Karaganov, a highly respected Russian expert with prestigious think tank roles who previously advised Yeltsin and Putin, is once again calling…

Clandestine · You might not have noticed it, but Trump and his team have been giving the public a crash course on the Deep State. · The JFK files were Deep State 101. The message was that JFK was killed for trying to expose the “monolithic and ruthless conspiracy”, that had embedded itself within our government. JFK was assassinated because he was trying to expose and destroy the Deep State. · Then a few months later, Tulsi came out…

Russia has long argued that a proxy war is being waged against it · F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine, August 4, 2024. ©  Ukrainian Presidency / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images · [RT] The Ukrainian military is secretly using a squadron of veteran NATO pilots to fly donated US-made F-16 fighter jets, the French outlet Intelligence Online reported on Monday. · Moscow has long warned that Western nations are moving closer to…

The UK’s national security adviser has apparently turned up uninvited at negotiations in Geneva · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ ·…

The bloc’s troubles go beyond economic indicators and reflect a lack of clear vision in Brussels, according to the Slovak prime minister · Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico © Simona Granati / Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images · [RT]The EU is facing the deepest crisis in its history, with economic problems compounded by a lack of leadership and long-term vision in Brussels, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned. · Fico made the…

Frank Bergman · Newly released Justice Department records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are casting renewed scrutiny on global elites, including supermodel Naomi Campbell, whose name appears repeatedly throughout the massive trove of documents. · According to the released files, Campbell is referenced in hundreds of documents, placing her among the most frequently mentioned celebrity figures connected to Epstein’s social…

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…

Policymakers fear that Trump might agree to reduce or even fully withdraw US troops from NATO’s Eastern Flank as part of a deal with Putin, which is why Poland wants a permanent American base. · Andrew Korybko · Poland’s publicly financed TVP World reported on journalist Dorota Gawryluk’s claim that President Karol Nawrocki considered proposing a quid pro quo to Trump in Davos whereby his country would join the Peace Board in exchange for…