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Health Ministry warns doctors over prescribing puberty blockers

The government is also considering further restrictions under the Medicines Act, including banning their use for gender-affirming care.

This announcement follows the release of an evidence brief concluding there is insufficient evidence supporting the use of puberty blockers.

22 November 2024

Media bias is the path to irrelevance

“There is a yawning—and dangerous—gap between what the mainstream (and celebrities) believe and report and what the public see and think,” writes conservative advocate Simon O’Connor.

O’Connor argues that mainstream media is nearing irrelevance as its coverage increasingly disconnects from public sentiment.

22 November 2024

Brian Tamaki’s anti-lockdown charges dismissed in landmark legal victory

Brian Tamaki, leader of Destiny Church, won a landmark legal case as charges against him and his wife, Hannah Tamaki, for breaching lockdown rules during anti-mandate protests were dismissed by the Auckland District Court.

“The New Zealand Bill of Rights was the winner,” Tamaki told Rebel News’ Avi Yemeni.

22 November 2024

Deportations held up by availability and cost of flights

Government figures reveal that only 784 individuals were deported in the last year, including voluntary departures, barely exceeding the previous year’s total.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) annual report attributes the shortfall to reduced seat availability and inflated airfares, which have hindered both enforced removals and voluntary compliance.

22 November 2024

NZ media downturn accelerates

The New Zealand media landscape is suffering a second wave of closures and cutbacks. This, according to Newsroom’s Tim Murphy, mirrors the industry’s struggles during the COVID pandemic.

“Magazines like North & South and NZ Life & Leisure are disappearing from newsstands, while TV networks and newspapers are shedding staff and cutting costs to survive,” he writes.

22 November 2024

Mayor Wayne Brown reveals radical changes for Auckland Transport and other CCOs

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has unveiled his Draft Mayoral Proposal for the 2025-26 Annual Plan for the city’s council-controlled organisations (CCOs).

The reforms are aimed at bringing Auckland Transport (AT) under direct council control, halving Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, and disestablishing Eke Panuku.

22 November 2024

US military command in disarray as Trump prepares to fire ‘woke’ generals

The Pentagon (the headquarters of the US Department of Defense) is reportedly in a state of “absolute disarray” as senior military leaders scramble to erase evidence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

According to a source, Pentagon officials are “in panic mode,” with DEI-related content disappearing from official websites. “They are full-bore focused on cleaning up anything DEI-related,” the source reported.