by Ashiya Austin

Angela was a healthy, active healthcare worker in the Bay of Plenty. She had no prior health conditions, lived a vibrant lifestyle—practising CrossFit, yoga, and Pilates—and was devoted to her work and her child.

On 19 October 2021, Angela received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine under the government mandate. Within ten minutes, she experienced stabbing chest pain and was rushed to the Tauranga Hospital Emergency Department. The attending doctors admitted they didn’t know what to expect—it was a waiting game.

Initially discharged under the assumption her reaction was minor, Angela’s health quickly declined. She returned to the hospital with high D-dimer levels, indicating potential blood clotting. She experienced a range of alarming symptoms—rash, metallic taste, shortness of breath, pain while moving, and extreme fatigue. She could no longer walk unaided or sleep lying down.

Despite these clear signs of distress, her request for a second-dose exemption was denied. Her doctor was instructed by Dr. Ashley Bloomfield that Angela should receive her second dose in hospital so she could be resuscitated if necessary.

Following specialist assessments and blood markers, Angela was diagnosed with vaccine-induced costochondritis and long COVID triggered by the vaccine. She also suffered a TIA (mini-stroke), brain fog, and tinnitus. Despite these diagnoses and clinical evidence, she was repeatedly dismissed by hospital staff who suggested it was all in her head.

Three years later, Angela won her ACC case—recognised for vaccine-induced injury and long COVID. But her life has been forever changed. She now lives with ongoing chest pain, adenomyosis, and uterine cancer. She lost her job, her relationship, and much of her independence. Angela now faces a difficult custody battle with her former partner, who was abusive to both her and her child.

As part of her ACC case, Angela underwent a three-hour psychiatric assessment with an ACC-appointed psychiatrist. She was formally diagnosed with Complex PTSD (CPTSD) as a result of the trauma and ongoing impact of her vaccine injury.

Angela has met with MPs, including Chris Bishop and Todd Muller, as part of a group of vaccine-injured individuals. Despite sharing their stories, she has heard nothing since. She says if she hadn’t fought so hard, she might have been forgotten entirely.

Angela continues to speak out—not just for herself, but for the hundreds, if not thousands, of New Zealanders silently suffering from vaccine injuries.

by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

Health officials detected a significant ischemic stroke signal in seniors—then pushed booster uptake anyway, downplayed the risk internally, and told the public “no change” was needed.

A new Senate investigation led by Sen. Ron Johnson has uncovered that Biden administration health officials identified a statistically significant ischemic stroke risk tied to the Pfizer COVID-19 booster as early as November 2022—then buried it while pushing continued uptake in the elderly.

This follows last year’s findings that the same agencies buried myocarditis risks, even drafting and withholding a formal nationwide alert despite clear internal awareness of the danger:

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/dr-mccullough-drops-the-hammer-in

Dr. McCullough Drops the Hammer in the Senate — FDA Concedes with Expanded Myocarditis Warning

According to nearly 2,000 pages of newly released HHS records, federal safety surveillance systems repeatedly detected a stroke signal in adults ≥65—with internal reports identifying hundreds of stroke cases and deaths—yet instead of issuing an immediate warning:

• The White House and HHS pushed to “increase uptake” of the booster in this high-risk group
• Internal communications show the signal was actively downplayed, with language changed from “moderately elevated” to “slightly elevated”
• Officials publicly stated “no change is recommended”, even as signals persisted
• Behind closed doors, they launched a multi-year investigation—including a “Stroke Project”—that continued through at least 2025

As Chairman Ron Johnson noted, key records are still missing, meaning the full extent of what officials knew—and when—remains incomplete.

These dangerous actions of hiding serious COVID shot risks have led to serious harm to large numbers of innocent people, and accountability is absolutely imperative.

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Nicolas Hulscher, MPH is an epidemiologist and Foundation Administrator of the McCullough Foundation: http://www.mcculloughfnd.org

For those into classical styles.

Joe Kent was the former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center until he resigned earlier this week. He says the US wanted to to achieve a negotiated peace deal with Iran, but Israel led the attack first to achieve regime change.

In Nazi Adoring Ukraine, young children are indoctrinated into the hateful doctrine early.

Streets called after mass killers, "Heroes" who burned barns full of Polish women and children "celebrated" on stamps.

These kids have no chance. Welcome to future EU. pic.twitter.com/aCtDXlSOIA

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) March 25, 2026

As hard as the team are working at the moment – on the “War on Waste” investigations, protecting democratic control of local water entities, and our soon-to-be-published council league tables – right now there is an economic elephant in the room.

Make no mistake, if New Zealand runs short on diesel, the economy will soon be on its knees.

Forget about petrol or even aviation fuel shortages. That is immaterial [minor —Eds] compared to being unable to run machines that use diesel: the trucks required to get food to supermarkets, the tankers to pick up milk from dairy farms (our key export!), the fuel for our tractors, fishing fleets, freight trucks, cranes, and diggers.

Even if we all drove electric, diesel is the fuel that keeps the economic lights on.

So, even if it’s just a five percent chance of a major diesel crisis, it is a risk our economic team is losing sleep over.

To date, the Government’s updates have been running at least three days behind current events.

But with so much public data on shipping available online, we’ve created a real time dashboard that links the official New Zealand Government fuel stock data (being released by MBIE every three days) to actual ship tracking services.

Our Fuel Clock — NZ Fuel Security & Fiscal Dashboard also connects to live Government bond and prediction market data to give you a 24/7 up-to-the-minute tracker.

We’ve built the Fuel Clock, you don’t have to rely on the media and can see straight through the spin from politicians!

Right now, the situation doesn’t look too bad with diesel sitting just over the Government’s “Minimum Stock Obligation”.

But, should things change, it will be a useful resource.

️ www.FuelClock.nz ️

I am keen to hear your thoughts on the site. What can we improve, or what other data should we incorporate?

In the meantime, let’s hope the situation in the Middle East improves, and for the good of our country’s finances, our fears prove to be wrong…

Kind regards,

Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union

Only Israel is responsible for the attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

This carries the usual caveat about war and officials telling the truth.