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I'm going to not fill in the New Zealand census today, because I cannot do so honestly . By including a question that assumes a radical political-religious conception of gender, and by removing the ability to object or refuse to answer the question, Stats NZ has created a census that is invalid for me . In the famously repeated words of NZ's single source of truth, "I completely reject the premise of that question". Yes, it is an offence to not complete the census. But it is also an offence to supply false or incomplete information. So I am duty bound to commit an offence, one way or the other. This unprecedented stupidity applies to anyone who doesn't accept an ideology that didn't even exist until innovative child-mutilator and paedophile John Money invented it in 1955 . Interestingly he went to the same High School and University as I did. New Zealand academia, healthcare and Government continues to be at the forefront of genital mutilation and promoting...

Only 28% of Kiwis think the country is headed in the right direction — a record low. Only 18% think economic conditions will be better in a year. There are many reasons why, such as the rapidly increasing cost of living and major problems in healthcare, housing, and crime. But there's a reason underlying all these: a Government that has failed to deliver on its key promises and that is open about its lack of concern for measuring its performance. A Government that has spent in unprecedented fashion and with unprecedented wastage. A Government that is increasingly ignoring democratic process and the voice of the people. The most disruptive example was its  establishment of the underclass under the vaccine mandate; but it is attempting to do something more permanent with its "Three Waters" laws. Here are three articles summarizing what's going on: The Five Waters coup The "Three Waters" infrastructure reform appears to be a Tainui coup for control of the c...

I have written so much about the occupation of Parliament grounds, and not published it. Things moved so fast. But I thought it better to be involved than just write. I don't expect opposition to listen to any of this, so great is the ideological divide. Most refuse to read anything I write on the subject (and many unfollowed me before the protest began). This divide is the result of people doing exactly that: refusing to listen. The other side of the story is like water off a duck's back, not to be indulged for an instant. Camp Freedom, as many called it, was a safe, beautiful, and inspiring place. If you saw no evidence of that it is most likely because you weren't offered any and didn't care to investigate for yourself. Or because you don't believe such a thing is possible. If there is anyone apart from mainstream media TV crews who actually visited in person and still thought it was a place filled with by abusive or filthy people, or white supremacists, as said ...

After tomorrow our government splits New Zealand in two along political, religious, and marginalised lines. And the conditions of that split have already escalated out of control. Two months ago  experts said domestic vaccine passports were unlikely; now they're practically everywhere, far beyond government orders, let alone the law. If this were the last blog post I ever made, it would be enough. Though I have so much to say about all this, I've said little, because I've been so discouraged since the first lockdown. I thought New Zealand believed in equality and non-discrimination. Turns out it was – in the vast majority of Kiwis – nothing but lip-service. I know most people don't understand why strict limits on power are necessary. What's happening now may make some realise - but most aren't even aware of what's happening now, which is what this post is for. Going by historical precedents, most still won't understand until it's far too late. But w...

A summary of spying in New Zealand, 2007-2014 Peter Dunne recently asked on his Facebook: Do you think there is freedom of speech in New Zealand? I said no, thanks to you (by the crimes of the GCSB and your vote to reward them with more power). Someone replied saying "I have no doubt that the GCSB has not the slightest interest in what I say unless my saying it poses a threat to my fellow citizens." This is a very common response, unfortunately it’s also very ignorant. This is understandable: surveillance is a complex issue that has to my knowledge never been covered in the NZ media in overview, let alone anything approaching a summary that could make sense of years of news on the topic. So here's my attempt. 1. Privacy To be unconcerned about the GCSB recording you, is to misunderstand privacy. Privacy is not about hiding bad things; rather it's essential to being human , and fundamental to democracy . If every time you picked up the phone, you had to listen to a pr...