Was the Supreme Court fair re Family First?
On TVNZ Q&A at the weekend, I discussed with host Jack Tame the reasons that the Supreme Court decision to deregister Family First was inconsistent,…
FAMILY MATTERS: Outdoor Education or Outdoor Indoctrination
When you send your children on an outdoor adventure camp or programme, you’re probably expecting that the activities will be based around water safety, abseiling,…
Why Roe had to go
On TVNZ Q&A at the weekend, I discussed the reasons that Roe v Wade being overturned was a superb decision. Have a watch. To Jack…
Sunday programme fails drug testing debate
Current events programmes should be balanced and present both sides so that viewers can come to their own conclusion – based on the evidence and…
Are our media ‘marketing’ abortion?
It was disappointing to buy the Herald on Sunday and be confronted with “My womb my choice” as the headline story decorating the front page….
What I wish I’d also said on Q&A
In the ‘pressure cooker’ of an interview on a major current events show, sometimes we don’t always quite cover or express all the answers in…
Why TVNZ’s Q&A was wrong on Family First v Greenpeace’s ‘research’
In the Q&A interview with Jack Tame this weekend, he made a statement to the effect that Greenpeace’s research had met the standard of education…
Soft on crime, tough on families
Gang-related shootings, stabbings and the use of firearms in general – including against our police – have become disturbingly normal. Firearm-related offences are nearly double…
UN Report – Drug use rises, especially where it’s legalised
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published its annual World Drug Report. The most disturbing trend is that by 2030, the number…
Rapidly increasing trend of biological men competing against women
Something is not quite right with women’s sport. But in 2022, the real question is probably: what is a woman? What is a trans woman?…