Yet another anti-alcohol study has popped up: Otago University researchers say people are more likely to binge if there’s an off-licence nearby. Otago University Professor Jennie Conner says … “We found that the more liquor outlets you live close to the more harm you’re likely to report from drinking”. A classic case of poor science [...]

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Last night I gave this speech at my Toastmasters club about iPredict, and thought I’d share it here. I had a slightly more involved ending where I reviewed what I had said in the body of the speech, but had to cut it short as I was running out of time. “Buy low, sell high.” [...]

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“Our most basic freedoms are threatened by an outrageous attempt to shut down peaceful activist magazine NORML News,” declares Libertarianz Drugs Spokesman Luke Howison. Three issues of the popular cannabis activism magazine NORML News have been submitted to the Office of Film & Literature Classification for ‘classification’ – which is potentially a precursor for a [...]

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On Saturday April 24th 2010, Phil and I went along to the Wellington protest against the Search and Surveillance Bill, which proposes: Sweeping powers to spy, bug conversations and hack into private computers could be given to a web of state agencies as diverse as Inland Revenue and the Meat Board. The Human Rights Commission [...]

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A bizarre blog post on The Stranded contains some extremely odd thinking.  During the debate about Matariki, ACT MP David Garrett asked Chris Finlayson in Parliament: Is the Minister aware that Dr Paul Moon, a professor of history at the Auckland University of Technology and a well-known expert in pre-European history, is of the view [...]

Culture, Free Speech, Labour, New Zealand, Pacific, Science | 11 Comments »

Clearly, freedom-loving New Zealanders will party vote Libertarianz on Saturday (Bernard Darnton provides a great explanation why). But in some areas, your electorate vote will have to go to one of the other parties. To assist you in your decision, Phil and I would like to point freedom-loving voters to a great candidates voting guide [...]

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Here’s a few pictures from my time on the campaign trail with the Libertarianz today … Rongotai Candidate Mitch Lees looking slick before a candidates meeting in Hataitai. A rival billboard totally cut to pieces in Petone. Phil Howison‘s billboard in Petone: knocked over, but A-OK. Absolute carnage in a Wadestown billboard area. Bernard Darnton‘s [...]

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The Wellington Libertarianz have been busy little bees putting up billboards in the last two weeks: And we’ve made an impact! Poneke has awarded us the “Billboard of the week” for this beauty: Remember: if you live in Wellington, vote Libertarianz! There is a candidate near you. As demanded by Helen Clark, my name is [...]

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Law and Order Welfare and Violence: The Elephant In The Room “The headlines in recent days say it all: ‘Stabbing In Central Auckland’ – ’30 police hunt Wanganui man’s killers’ – ‘Fatal Stabbing In Invercargill’. Horrific violent crimes are shattering the lives of ordinary New Zealanders,” laments Libertarianz spokesman Luke [...]

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The article as it appeared in the Herald today (click for larger version). Yesterday I talked to Craig, a reporter from the Herald, who noticed a Libertarianz sign on Quay St (Well done, Auckland Libz!) with the “As Demanded by Helen Clark, 4 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden, Auckland” label. It was this label that he [...]

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