Category: New Zealand

NZ Media Has Lost the Public’s Trust After Becoming ‘Mouthpiece for the Government’: Former MP

Public trust in New Zealand media has fallen to a record low after the government’s funding of media organisations came “with strings attached” which caused people to view the media as a mouthpiece of the central government. The Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF), a $55 million (US$32 million) government fund established in February 2021, is…


Global Diary Giant to Retain Australian Business Amid Fears of Partial Sell-Off

The world’s largest dairy exporter Fonterra has announced it will not sell its Australian business after reporting increased profit and revenue for the past financial year. At an investor briefing on Sept. 22, Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell confirmed the company’s decision to retain full ownership of its Australian assets, saying it was the best path…


Global Dairy Giant to Retain Australian Business Amid Fears of Partial Sell-Off

The world’s largest dairy exporter Fonterra has announced it will not sell its Australian business after reporting increased profit and revenue for the past financial year. At an investor briefing on Sept. 22, Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell confirmed the company’s decision to retain full ownership of its Australian assets, saying it was the best path…


Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News’

Commentary With the recent advent of rampant cancel culture and the frenzied banning of conservatives (all across social media and media in general), and, for that matter, anyone who doesn’t bow to the globalist narrative, people are seeking out truth in journalism in increasing numbers. But for those honest and forthright intrepid journalists who are…


Man Died From Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: New Zealand Coroner

The death of Rory Nairn, a New Zealand plumber, was caused by myocarditis stemming from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a coroner confirmed. Nairn, 26, died on Nov. 17, 2021, just 12 days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine. Coroner Sue Johnson led an inquest into the cause of Nairn’s death and publicly released…


South Korea Arrests Woman Over Alleged Murder of Her Children in New Zealand

South Korean police on Thursday arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children, whose bodies were discovered in two suitcases bought at an auction in New Zealand. The National Police Agency said the suspect is a South Korean woman in her 40s with New Zealand citizenship. Her spouse died of sickness in New Zealand,…


New Zealand is First Commonwealth Nation to Rule Out Republic in Wake of Queen’s Death

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been the first Commonwealth leader to rule out her country becoming a republic while she is in power, in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Last year Barbados became a republic, and on Sunday Gaston Browne, the prime minister of another Caribbean nation, Antigua and…


New Zealand Scraps Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions, Including Mask and Vaccination Mandates

New Zealand will be retiring its COVID-19 traffic light system and significantly scaling down COVID restrictions from Sept. 13 so Kiwis could “move forward with certainty,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced. “It’s time to safely turn the page on our COVID-19 management and live without the extraordinary measures we have previously used,” Ardern said, calling…


5 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off New Zealand Coast: Police

Five people died in New Zealand on Saturday when a boat carrying 11 capsized off Kaikoura, a coastal town on South Island, according to police. Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported that Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle believed the boat was overturned by a whale. However, police did not confirm the cause. “This is a tragic event…


Former New Zealand PM Doesn’t See Beijing as ‘The Aggressor’

Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he does not see the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as “the aggressor” and he had opposed pressure to be more outspoken on the regime. “I just don’t see them as the aggressor that everybody else sees,” he told The Australian. “It’s a very business orientated relationships and…