They say an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, but did one also wipe out the Maori and the moa? We speak to Geologist and tsunami expert Professor Ted Bryant about the 20km wide impact crater […]
Three people were plucked from their yacht to safety in a dramatic rescue coordinated today by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ). The 11 metre yacht Django was on a return trip from Fiji […]
New Zealand’s centuries old reputation as a country with no snakes is at an end, after the owner of a gold prospecting company confirmed he’d encountered snakes on the rugged West Coast of the South […]
Welcome to “The Truth” with Ian Wishart and Mark Staufer on RadioLive, Fridays @ 10pm ‘Like’ us on Facebook and go in the draw to win one of four $156 bestseller book packs, details below […]
New research shows how water is transferred into our planet’s interior 18th June 2014 – The Earth’s interior could contain more than three times the amount of water in all our oceans combined, existing within the […]
John Banks to resign from Parliament “Further to the of the decision of the High Court at Auckland last Thursday, I will resign the seat of Epsom effective from 5pm this Friday the 13th […]
‘Air Con’ and ‘Totalitaria’ author Ian Wishart debates Green party co-leader Russel Norman on climate change [Russel Norman’s comments extracted from Green Party climate speech, 1 June 2014] NORMAN: I’d like to briefly touch on […]
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says 4G mobile technology is a step closer following the Commerce Commerce’s decision to grant Telecom clearance to acquire 2×20 MHz in the 700 MHz band. “Network operators […]
The Commerce Commission is urging people to be wary of get rich quick schemes after three businessmen were convicted and ordered to pay $140,000 in the Auckland District Court for promoting the Fastrack90 pyramid scheme, […]
New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment has sent a letter of praise to the author of two bestselling books debunking human caused global warming, telling him that “New Zealand needs people like you”. Ian Wishart, […]
PROLOGUE: The call came some time just after 2am. I’d been late to bed after finishing my national talk radio slot the previous evening, then killing a couple of hours on last minute deadline prep […]
Secular groups sign up to give ‘blessings’ at meetings By Stephen Hudak Orlando Sentinel May 27–David Williamson doubts the heavens will open up next month when he delivers a secular invocation to begin the […]
Rai tells Christian Palestinians to hold on to their lands The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon May 28–BEIRUT/TEL AVIV — Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai called on Christians Tuesday to hold on to their land, urging Palestinians […]
Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy by Sudanese court gives birth in prison KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 27 (UPI) — Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a pregnant 27-year-old Christian woman who was sentenced to death by a […]
Crusader-era monastic seal unearthed in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, May 27 (Xinhua) — A rare Crusader-era seal stamped by the Monastery of St. Sabas, an important leader of Christian monastic movement, has been excavated in Jerusalem, […]
King attends Israa wal Miraj celebration Jordan Times, Amman McClatchy-Tribune Information Services May 27–AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday attended a ceremony marking the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraj, Prophet Mohammad’s nocturnal […]
Cameron to headline June marriage event By Brett Luster The Telegraph, Alton, Ill. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services May 26–O’FALLON — Former television star turned Christian film star and evangelist Kirk Cameron will speak at an O’Fallon […]
Vincent Harding dies at 82; historian wrote controversial King speech By Steve Chawkins Los Angeles Times May 23–Exactly a year before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in Memphis, he delivered […]
St. Joseph graduates will carry faith with them By Bianca Montes Victoria Advocate, Texas May 26–Olivia Creager said through faith, she and her classmates learned they can do all things through Christ, who strengthens […]
Months after snake-handling preacher’s death, his son recovering from snakebite By Bill Estep Lexington Herald-Leader May 28–Snake-handling preacher Cody Coots got scared when the 6-foot long rattler bit his right hand early Monday. Just three […]
Faith on the air By Mary Kunz Goldman The Buffalo News, N.Y. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services May 26–They are just two little words, three letters each. But the billboards that say “Try God” get noticed. They […]
JERUSALEM, May 28 (UPI) — Pope Francis took questions on priests possibly marrying someday, his zero tolerance sexual abuse policy and his possible retirement one day. A group of women that are allegedly secret lovers […]
Is New Zealand’s Green Party a front for ‘Big Love’ style Utah polygamists? Voters at the upcoming election this year could be forgiven for wondering with a new poll discovering one in four Green voters […]
Right to Life calls on the New Zealand government to petition the Sudanese government to immediately release Mariam Ibrahim from imprisonment. Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, a Sudanese mother, doctor and Christian, has been sentenced to be […]
HUNG OUT TO DRY Is National Throwing Its Own Under The Bus? The Oravida troubles that have embroiled National’s Justice Minister Judith Collins may have been deliberately leaked from within her own party. That’s the […]
THE POLITICS OF SEPARATION How a pakeha from the wrong side of the tracks embarked on a journey for Waitangi compensation He was white trash in a brown working class neighbourhood, but never saw colour […]
THE $ELLING OF NZ [Jun/Jul 2014 issue] How the National Government is directly responsible for higher interest rates Finance minister Bill English regularly lectures New Zealanders on their spending on real estate and says we […]
EDITORIAL Lie back and think of England… A couple of years back, Investigate obtained a confidential intelligence briefing given to Australian authorities on the threat posed by Chinese organised crime infiltrating Australia, New Zealand and […]
Unexamined Cargo By Paul McGoverne “Stay the course,” “Change,” “One Man’s Terrorist is another Man’s Freedom Fighter,” “Winning the Future,”“Mercy Killing.” Slogans and clichés can sound so innocent, so innocuous, and even honourable; but what […]
KALOBA – FAMILY ILLNESS REMEDY IN A BOTTLE By Ian Wishart Moving into winter and the season of coughs and snuffles, parents everywhere are looking for solutions that give their kids relief and lessen the […]
Research by CERN on how clouds form has found emissions by trees and galactic cosmic rays are two primary drivers of cloud formation, which in turn helps cool the planet by reflecting sunlight off the […]
An explosive political allegation is breaking this afternoon – a retired police officer who leaked information about a senior National government minister is in hiding today with his wife and children, saying he believes […]
Ukraine troops ambushed by pro-Russia gunmen in eastern town; 14 die By Sergei L. Loiko Los Angeles Times (MCT) SLOVYANSK, Ukraine _ At least 14 people were killed and scores were wounded as government forces […]
A lesson on the death penalty from a grieving mother in Iran By Mike Farrell Los Angeles Times (MCT) Iran is a death penalty machine. More than 600 people were executed there last year, according […]
Parker must now produce the numbers on KiwiSaver jack-up A week on and still no word from Labour’s David Parker on how his self-proclaimed “big tool” will actually work, Associate Finance Minister Steven Joyce says. […]
Pre-Budget Speech Shed 6, Queens Wharf, Wellington Good afternoon, it’s great to be here today. I would like to thank Business New Zealand and Fujitsu for hosting this event. Today I want to talk […]
MERS patient is isolated in Indiana hospital By Juan Perez Jr. and Andy Grimm Chicago Tribune (MCT) The man US authorities cite as the nation’s first confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome and dozens […]
Supreme Court upholds Christian prayers at city council meetings By David G. Savage Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON _ A Supreme Court divided along both ideological and religious lines cleared the way Monday for local […]
GIANT DINOSAUR RESEMBLING ‘DRAGON’ AT LARGE IN NEW ZEALAND A giant dinosaur said to resemble a ‘dragon’ and as long as a bus is at large somewhere in the Taranaki region, but there’s no need […]
SHIELDS DOWN US, Britain both face defence catastrophes By Hal G.P. Colebatch Just before Russia moved forces into Crimea in defiance of international treaties, more huge cuts were announced for the US armed forces. […]
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