Auckland Council is keeping large parts of the Waitākere Ranges closed on the grounds that trampers spread kauri dieback, despite its own commissioned research failing to prove a link.
Dr Emily Anderson, a scientist and spokesperson for Walk Tramp Run, told RCR the closures are based on outdated panic and politics, not evidence.
As New Zealand heads into its October 2025 local body elections, a YouTube commentator known as The Anglo Saxon is urging voters to reject Māori wards, framing the debate as a clash between two incompatible systems of governance.
David Seymour has admitted his original plan for a four-year parliamentary term was too complicated, but says any move to longer terms must come with stronger limits on government power.
Seymour’s draft legislation proposed giving governments a four-year term only if they handed control of select committees to the opposition.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has revealed he gives his personal “reckons and perspective” to Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby before official interest rate decisions are made.
The admission has raised eyebrows over the Reserve Bank’s operational independence.
Canadian constitutional lawyer Lisa Bildy says professional regulators in Canada have quietly become major enforcers of censorship, targeting nurses, doctors, and others for views that challenge state-approved narratives.
Poor sleep doesn’t just make you tired, it pushes your brain and body toward weight gain, insulin resistance, and junk food addiction, says neurologist Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse.
Even one night of short sleep disrupts your hunger hormones: ghrelin (which makes you feel hungry) goes up, while leptin (which signals fullness) drops.
