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Lawyers, Goons & Money

LAWYERS, GOONS & MONEY A TALE OF THE CIA, COP-KILLERS, A BEAUTIFUL (DEAD) WANNABE ACTRESS, & WANGANUI’S MILLIONAIRE MURDERER You wouldn’t read about it, except perhaps in the book or movie that someone will inevitably […]

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New Zealand

Nick Smith resigns all portfolios

Former ACC minister Nick Smith has resigned all his cabinet posts over the ACC scandal. Smith says he failed to properly deal with his conflict of interest. Smith had lobbied his own department to act […]

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Christian culture under attack in UK

OPINION Barbarians well inside the gates now By Hal G.P. Colebatch In 313 the Edict of Milan granted general freedom of religion and made Christianity tolerated throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity henceforth grained ground over […]

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Global governance on climate agenda

Global Governance on climate agenda MISSION INCREDIBLE Clark tasked to pave the way for World Government Media commentators missed the big story in Helen Clark’s appointment to the United Nations Development Programme. As bestselling “Air […]

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New Zealand

Investment – floating rates

Floating rates An investment option with a difference catches Ian Wishart’s eye There are investments you can admire on paper, like bank balances or share portfolios – in the latter’s case sometimes something you can […]

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Health

Tebonin: the new ‘smart’-drug?

The battle to employ more natural ingredients – rather than synthetic chemicals – in the fight against disease and aging has taken a new twist with the latest research on a particular Ginkgo biloba extract. […]

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Health

Health: exploring the placebo effect

Just a spoonful of sugar Claire Morrow wonders why placebos sometimes work better than nothing Penicillin paediatric syrup is, to my mind, one of the most therapeutic possible smells. The white one, not the orange […]

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New Zealand

Britain witnessing total collapse of the family

BARBARIANS AT THE GATES Britain’s war on families and its results Investigate Feb 2009 When commentators question the wisdom of liberal social attitudes, many in the media call them ‘dinosaurs’, and ‘trapped in the past’. […]

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BOOK REVIEWS with Michael Morrissey

BOOK REVIEWS BY MICHAEL MORRISSEY FREEDOM by Joseph Franzen, Fourth Estate, $39 It’s official – almost. Freedom is a great novel. The New York Times has so proclaimed it, throwing in the term “masterpiece” for […]

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Review: HTC Sensation smartphone

Mobile security Investigate Nov 2011 Finally found the ultimate smartphone. This magazine was an early adopter of smartphones. Picking up a Palm Treo 650 back in 2004 running on Vodafone’s GSM network, our eyes were […]