Opinion

Gun Owners Roast National MPs At Meeting For Selling Them Out

Opinion
Tim Wikiriwhi

One Te Puke Kiwifruit Orchardist Drove all the way to Te Awamutu tonight to stare National Party MPs Barbara Kuriger and Chris Bishop in the eye and tell them how the new Arms Act they helped enact has grievously impacted on his business.

No, You Do Not Have A Right To Use Facebook

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Jesse Anderson

The crusade against free speech has been around for millennia, but it really kicked off in August 2018 when YouTube banned famous American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Because It Matters (To Newshub)

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Dieuwe de Boer

Newshub has published a preview of a new special show they're airing called "Because It Matters", with the tagline for the episode being "Hidden in plain sight: #Newshub's Patrick Gower investigates racism in New Zealand."

Christian Man Threatened With Arrest For Anzac Day Sign

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Dieuwe de Boer

A reader has sent in two videos he took on Anzac Day of a man being threatened with arrest for his sign, with the police taking his details. The sign had a simple Christian message on one side and a tribute to his uncle on the other.

New Conservative's Elliot Ikilei Suspended From Twitter

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Dieuwe de Boer

Last Thursday, Elliot Ikilei, the deputy leader of the New Conservative Party logged on to his Twitter account to find out he had been suspended from the platform. What was his crime? Did he say something hateful or dishonest?

In Search Of The Rare Endangered White Supremacist

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John black

When a chance arises not three kilometres from your place of residence to catch a glimpse of a creature of near mythic reputation, previously thought to be long extinct, you take it.

Fired For Quoting The Bible

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Dieuwe de Boer

Israel Folau's contract with Australian Rugby has been cancelled for his making "discriminatory remarks". What were these remarks? An Instagram post that contained an image condemning eight sins and quoting Galatians 5:19‭-‬21.

Are We A Racist Country?

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John black

In 2016, the Finance website Insider Monkey sought to measure national attitudes to race by combining two previous surveys—one by the Washington Post and the other from part of the World Values Survey.

"Henry VIII Clauses" In Arms Amendment Bill Give Jacinda Unilateral Power To Ban All Firearms

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Dieuwe de Boer

Graeme Edgeler, a Wellington barrister, has identified these as being "Henry VIII Clauses" and he objects to them because they can be used to turn citizens into criminals on an executive whim.

Constructive Criticism On The New Firearms Legislation

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Dieuwe de Boer

I am providing feedback on the proposed Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill, or "Tarrant's Law" for short, in honour of it's chief sponsor.