Some people get so caught up in online culture war stuff that they seem to forget they are not American. Here is an Aucklander imagining being jailed for speech crimes by an imaginary regime in a country he does not live in.
A couple of members of the Free Speech Union have left to create what looks to be to be a Christian version of the Free Speech Union. Good to have diversity in the marketplace of ideas.
If I had a dollar for every time a public official left highly sensitive documents in a desk that was later disposed of at a second-hand shop in Wellington, I would have $2. Which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.
Choosing to proceed with this plan was absolute madness by the councillors. It would have almost doubled water charges in two years and left the council unable to pay for virtually anything new for a decade www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Compare and contrast: A statement from an NZ First spokesman 6 months ago about the actions of a party member and supporter, and a statement today from that same party’s leader.
This is gaining traction in anti-COVID vax circles but none of them have clocked that it comes from a dataset spanning 2000-2020. The shots are so powerful they transcend time.
The deputy Prime Minister this week admonished a regional council for enforcing its rules (which it is legally required to do) on the basis that the RMA will be overhauled at some point www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Communities built in opposition to the pandemic response are mobilising for local elections, often under the guise of disgruntled residents’ groups. Just one consequence of low public engagement and an often disinterested media www.thepress.co.nz/a/politics/3...
The deputy Prime Minister this week admonished a regional council for enforcing its rules (which it is legally required to do) on the basis that the RMA will be overhauled at some point www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
