And NZ’s Leftist TV1 News uncritically repeated that figure!

Another thousand Ukrainian dead returned today. Thats over 17,000 Dead Ukrainians returned to Kiev by Russia, and less than 500 Russian Dead in return. That's according to the Red Cross.

Meanwhile, these frauds and liars try to tell you its Russia suffering the huge losses? https://t.co/x9enLAX2IF pic.twitter.com/v5ioz64wRY

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) February 26, 2026

from Penny Marie NZ

Independent journalist Penny Marie has released a new investigation warning that UN‑aligned “gender equality” frameworks adopted across New Zealand are quietly redefining what it means to be a woman – with far‑reaching consequences for policy, data, and everyday life.

In a detailed article on her Substack, pennymarie.nz, Penny examines the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5), the NZ WEPs Survey Report 2024–2025, and the New Zealand Law Society’s Gender Equality Charter. She argues that these documents increasingly define “women” to include “those who identify as women”, blurring the line between sex and self‑declared gender.

“Once ‘women’ becomes ‘those who identify as women’, every quota, pay gap statistic and leadership target supposedly for women can include men. The public sees ‘progress for women’ on paper, without any guarantee that female people are the ones actually benefiting.” Penny also challenges the narrow model of “equality” embedded in these frameworks, which focuses heavily on women matching men in senior corporate and professional roles, while sidelining the realities of motherhood, caregiving and community life.

“Not all women want to live a male‑pattern career. Many mothers want balance – time for family, community, and paid work. Yet the official ‘gender equality’ narrative treats women’s success as matching men in top jobs, while quietly devaluing the work of raising children and nurturing communities.” Her Substack piece argues that this shift from sex‑based to gender‑identity‑based policy is not occurring in isolation.

It sits alongside:

● The Law Commission’s Ia Tangata report, which recommends adding “gender identity or its cultural equivalents” and “innate variations of sex characteristics” as new protected grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act – with direct implications for single‑sex services, sport, data and women’s spaces.

On February 24 the government acknowledged the findings of this report, noted that there is no explicit protection in the HRA for the TQI portion of LGBTQI, and concluded saying that progressing the Commissions’ recommendations is ‘not a priority at this time’. A decision has been put out to pasture… temporarily.

● New Zealand’s recent stance at the UN General Assembly on disability rights, where officials backed the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) language in a resolution under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a move Penny has analysed in a separate Substack article. Although that SOGI wording was ultimately voted down, New Zealand’s vote in favour of including it signalled a clear intent to embed gender‑identity concepts into yet another rights framework, this time for disabled people.

Penny links these developments to the broader spread of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, warning that identity‑based targets risk displacing merit and undermining trust in key institutions: “When board seats and senior roles are used to satisfy identity metrics, rather than to appoint the best people for the job, everybody loses. It’s bad for institutions, bad for the economy, and deeply unfair to women and men who just want honest, competent leadership.”

She is calling on both women and men in New Zealand to engage with these issues:

● For women: ask employers, professional bodies and unions how they define “woman” and “gender” in policy and reporting; insist on sex‑based data alongside any gender metrics; and defend genuinely female‑only spaces and opportunities.

● For men: support the women in your life who want biological reality acknowledged, speak up respectfully when language is used to obscure basic truths, and refuse token roles offered for optics rather than merit.

“New Zealand can treat every person with dignity without redefining women out of existence or treating motherhood and community work as second‑class. That starts with honesty about what these UN‑aligned frameworks are really doing – and who they truly serve.”

The full analysis, including references to the NZ WEPs Survey Report, the Gender Equality Charter, and New Zealand’s UN disability/SOGI voting record, is available at: https://pennymarie.nz

Lots of people agree with him; and all of the justification for America making an “illegal and unprovoked” attack on Iran sounds very similar to what we heard in 2003 when Dubya and Tony Blair invaded Iraq. We know how that worked out — including a cost of $US 7 trillion to the American taxpayer. But rich Israeli supporters buy politicians there. It’s now almost certain that the war on Iran will start in about 2 weeks.

Will Winston Peters then declare sanctions on America and make a big donation to Iran?…

What’s happening between the United States and Iran is not complicated.

Many Americans might not realize it, but their military is on the verge of attacking the Islamic Republic. The reason is simple. It’s not because Iran attacked America, hates America, or even threatens America. It’s because Israel wants us to fight their war for them. For whatever reason, establishment Washington is happy to oblige.

This whole saga should make people sick. Our country is struggling on many domestic fronts, but our ruling class thinks advancing Israel’s interests should be the top priority? Seriously?

Tucker broke down the most important elements of this disconcerting story on last night’s live episode of The Tucker Carlson Show. Watch here for his monologue on Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for war, why both parties and the media support his agenda, how Donald Trump can fix this whole mess, and more, plus an insightful interview with Clayton Morris.

And you can’t make satirical memes about Der Reichsführer either:-

via the Daily Telegraph NZ—

Budapest has ordered units to guard critical infrastructure sites in areas bordering Ukraine amid the Druzhba oil pipeline standoff.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered military units and additional police to guard energy infrastructure sites in his country’s east, citing the threat of potential Ukrainian attacks.

Orban announced the deployment on Wednesday amid the continuing standoff between Budapest and Kiev over the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which until recently carried Russian crude to Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine.

The pipeline went offline in late January, with Kiev claiming it was damaged in Russian strikes, which Moscow has denied. Both Hungary and Slovakia have accused Ukraine of deliberately withholding supplies for political reasons, threatening retaliation.

Announcing the move, Orban cited intelligence obtained by the country’s security services about the potential attacks and stressed that Hungary “cannot be blackmailed” by Kiev.

“I have ordered reinforced protection of critical infrastructure, troop deployment where necessary, increased police presence, and a drone ban in Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county,” the prime minister wrote on X, referring to the Hungarian region bordering Ukraine.

Orban’s political director, Balazs Orban, claimed that information available to the country’s authorities indicated that Kiev has been “preparing further actions aimed at disrupting the operation of Hungary’s energy system.”

The deployment comes after Budapest vetoed the latest EU package of sanctions against Russia, as well as a €90 billion ($106 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine. The loan was agreed upon late last year, after Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic opted out of contributing to it financially.

The veto has been condemned by the EU leadership, which accused Orban of bailing on his promise to support the loan scheme and undermining the “credibility of decisions taken collectively.”

“Any breach of this commitment constitutes a violation of the principle of sincere cooperation,” European Council President Antonio Costa told Orban in a letter.

The Hungarian prime minister shot back at Costa on Wednesday, stating he will not support any pro-Ukrainian moves until Kiev returns “to normality.”

“We take a decision financially favorable to Ukraine that I personally disapprove, then Ukraine creates an energy emergency situation in Hungary, and you ask me to pretend that nothing happened,” Orban told the EU Council chief in a letter.

and tensions also escalate between Slovakia and Zelensky’s Nazis–

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said his country will halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine until Kyiv reopens a key pipeline transporting Russian oil to Slovakia, making good on an ultimatum he issued to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Fico’s announcement on Monday came two days after he warned Zelenskyy on social media that he would ask state-owned company SEPS to halt emergency supplies of electricity if flows of Russian crude oil via the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline crossing Ukraine did not resume.

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And only $NZ 9.17 — if it works like this, it would be a lot cheaper than a visit to a Hollywood plastic surgeon!

A few decades ago, an untreated sewage outlet near the north end of Bondi Beach in Sydney would, in certain conditions, result in turds floating about the beaches, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s which were named ‘Bondi Cigars’. The ones Dougherty has caused on Wellington’s south coast could be called ‘Moa Point Cigars’, but they should be named after him.

Kelvin Hastie – Predator Free Community Champion

Andrew Little’s swim — is that a dead fish floating around or a wet-wipe? Reporter remarks bit of a smell around that doesn’t concern you? . There is also a fly on his head .

https://www.facebook.com/nzherald.co.nz/posts/wellingtons-mayor-has-taken-a-swim-to-prove-to-people-its-safe-to-get-back-in-th/1363606359138017

The consequent measure in Russia will be a big ramp-up of security. In the past some Zelensky fans have mentioned/complained about internal security measures inside Russia, but when they are subjected to regular terrorist attacks and assassinations by MI6, the CIA and Zelensky’s Gestapo, it’s hardly surprising.