Sally O'Brien

[REALITY CHECK RADIO @RCR_NZ]

🏛️ Council Watch: Amalgamation

With Maree Buscke and Kathryn Ennis-Carter

🗓️ Wednesday 24th June
🕗 8:00pm NZT

🤔 What could local government amalgamation mean for your community?

Join Maree Buscke and Kathryn Ennis-Carter as they examine the growing discussion around council amalgamation, along with the establishment of multi-council water entities under the Government's Local Water Done Well reforms.

📌 Topics include:
🏘️ Local government amalgamation and its potential impact on communities and representation
💧 The creation of multi-council water entities
🌊 Concerns surrounding entities such as Tiaki Wai and the implications for local water governance

📧 Questions or comments? Email: [email protected]

🎟️ Register here: https://t.co/sr8cUKYmPE

📺 Tune in, stay informed, and be part of the conversation.

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"The biggest thing that pisses me off with this whole thing..."

When Michael Campbell started speaking, we knew this wasn't going to be a typical interview.

The New Zealand golfing legend has largely stayed out of the Covid debate.

Until now.

In an RCR Exclusive with Peter Williams, Michael speaks candidly about his experience, the questions he still has, and why he decided it was finally time to talk.

This story will get people talking.

Monday, June 22.

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And if you think people should hear this conversation, share this post. 📲

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Todd Stephenson: ACT Party Public Service Spokesperson on their election policy that would keep workplace regulators from acting as ideological enforcers;
https://t.co/wlDTtlt5xV

[Penny Marie NZ @pennymarienz]

https://t.co/aQefVSqKrP

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VFF has updated its website. Check out Alistair’s introductory video. https://t.co/fLA0Exc8Mz

[Alia Bee @AliaVFF]

Katie's full contribution.

[🗣 Free Speech Union ✊ @NZFreeSpeech]

A generation ago, young men and young women voted broadly alike. They don't anymore.

The political gap between them has gone from near-zero to around 30% in less than a decade - and the trend is showing up in every Western country that measures it.

This isn't really a story about which sex is moving in which direction. It's about what happens to good-faith conversation when young men and young women increasingly inhabit different feeds, different vocabularies, and different assumptions about each other.

Polarisation along these lines makes speaking across the divide harder for everyone. And that's a free speech problem.
Source: Financial Times analysis, 2024.

🔗 Watch Michael Johnston discuss this in full: https://t.co/C1Nb9upOzh

[🗣 Free Speech Union ✊ @NZFreeSpeech]

Bill paused - but is the machinery?

The Government has hit pause on the under-16 social media ban. That's the right call.

A ban was never the answer. The evidence is thin, and it can't be enforced without ID-checking every adult New Zealander online.

But while Parliament has paused, has the bureaucracy?

DIA was recruiting implementation staff and working toward a 2027 rollout before Parliament had passed the law.

New Zealanders deserve to know what's still being built for a policy that no longer exists.

[Sally O'Brien @sallydobrien]

NZ-India FTA: What each country actually gave up.
Read Ryan Henderson’s full piece for the breakdown: what New Zealand conceded to India, and what India put on the table for New Zealand.
https://t.co/rkvmCruJTA

#RCRMedia

[GE Honesty @GEHonesty]

AUCKLAND - 16 MAY 🚨

Meet at:
Britomart Square (Auckland CBD) - 11:00am 📍

We’ll walk together to:
Woolworths Metro, Lower Albert St - 11:10am 📍
New World Metro, 125 Queen St - 11:35am 📍

Stand alongside fellow New Zealanders who care about protecting the future of our food, environment and global reputation.

The goal is to stand with signs to engage unsuspecting kiwis, and get leaflets in hands!

GET YOUR FREE SIGNS BELOW🪧
Let’s KEEP NZ GE FREE! 🇳🇿
STOP THE GENE TECH BILL. ✋

#newzealand
#nzpol
#organic
#foodie
#farming

[Sally O'Brien @sallydobrien]

The Leighton Smith Podcast
"The science behind the risk of myocarditis following mRNA vaccination’, "A wake up call - The adverse health effects of forever genetic compounds” and "Biotech cannot be allowed a right to secrecy”.

https://t.co/UivcS0grml

[GE Honesty @GEHonesty]

Bayer’s Monsanto is suing Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson over alleged patent infringements of their mRNA technology originally used for GMO crops. 💉🧬 🌽

Thoughts? 💭

KEEP NZ GE FREE.🇳🇿
STOP THE GENE TECH HILL. ✋

#nzpol
#foodie
#organic
#farming
#newzealand

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"The media... have their noses so far up the rear ends of those on a certain side of politics..." — Maree Buscke

"The certain side that like to give millions to the media?" - Marty Gibson

How much influence do you think media bias has on public perception?

Maree Buscke @MacBuscke and Marty Gibson @martyozone are back with Media Matters.

🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/ZIcgyYHaFw

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🌾 Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack a turbulent week on the Rural Report — where global shocks are landing directly on the farm gate.

“The world is in a state of flux… goodness knows which way it’s gonna head.” — Don Nicolson

🐄 The a2 Milk Company earnings downgraded as supply chain pressures bite
🌏 NZ–India trade deal stalls amid political deadlock
🌱 Federated Farmers says fertiliser supply holds — but costs continue rising
🧬 New DNA parasite test promises faster, smarter livestock decisions
⛽ Fuel protests in Ireland highlight escalating rural strain
🥛 Fonterra signals major strategic shift under new leadership

📉 From global markets to local input costs — pressure is building across the board.

🎥 https://t.co/8JXV0QBJV9

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⛽ New Zealand’s Fuel Reality – Part 2 Webinar
📅 Wednesday 15th April | 🕗 8pm

Join Maree Buscke, Alia Bland and Claire Deeks for a practical, grounded update on New Zealand’s fuel situation.

Where are we at right now, what does it mean on the ground, and what can we actually do about it?

We’ll cover:
✅ The current state of play
✅ What’s in our control and what isn’t
✅ Simple, practical steps to build resilience
✅ Staying informed without overwhelm

💬 Got questions or seeing issues in the supply chain in your area?
Send them through to [email protected]

A calm, common sense conversation focused on awareness, resilience, and real-world action.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/JQxuq0hd4M

[Sally O'Brien @sallydobrien]

Open Letter to PM Challenges “Effective” Claims in Covid-19 Vaccine Narrative https://t.co/ehMFZNrw71 via @nzdsos

[Suit and tie @Suitandtie9999]

To what lengths, if any, were Chris Hipkins, the Ministry of Health, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV-TAG) willing to go in order to avoid creating vaccine hesitancy?

Just 3 weeks ago an account that appears to belong to David Gollogly — Chair of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care and convenor of the Pandemic Response Committee — posted a response to a 2023 post by Thomas Cranmer (Philip Crump).

“My College raised this myocarditis risk with the MoH around September 2021, some months before the TAG advice. Their response was: no change, so as not to fuel vaccine hesitancy. We negotiated that it would be okay for our doctors to advise young males to rest after vaccination.”

This was months before the CV-TAG’s December notes regarding the myocarditis risk in teenagers. Yet it is seems the risk of potential vaccine hesitancy was already considered to be more important than myocarditis risks and informed consent.

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“By 2023… our contribution had gone up to $70 million from $15 million. How does that work?” — Jaspreet Boparai

Why did New Zealand’s UN payments explode in just a few years?

Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson are here with Greenwashed.

🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/2pHPS0jvSP

[Sally O'Brien @sallydobrien]

MICHAEL REDDELL https://t.co/vGzGP30r5o

[GE Honesty @GEHonesty]

Gene Tech Bill Update: the bill will NOT be considered in the house for 2nd reading in 2025.

So whilst the war is not over yet, we should take this as a HUGE achievement from all of YOUR collective efforts to push back.

We’ll update you again when the house reconvenes in January 2026. 👀

You can all enjoy another GE FREE Christmas! 🎅

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