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This libertarian manifesto, loved by Peter Thiel, urges a ‘cognitive elite’ to see selfishness as a virtue

30 September 2025

The Sovereign Individual celebrates the instincts of the impossibly wealthy to accumulate, hoard and insulate themselves from the messier demands of mass democracy.

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Police are investigating after a vehicle was driven into an Auckland business, and the premises set on fire
	30 Sep: Police are investigating after a vehicle was driven into an Auckland business, and the premises set on fire... more

Dunedin's Three Mile Hill Road is closing for five days to repair an accident-prone section
	30 Sep: Dunedin's Three Mile Hill Road is closing for five days to repair an accident-prone section... more

A number of buildings in Wellington will eventually not be deemed earthquake-prone, under a proposed rule change
	30 Sep: A number of buildings in Wellington will eventually not be deemed earthquake-prone, under a proposed rule change... more

The total number of measles cases in New Zealand now sits at five
	30 Sep: The total number of measles cases in New Zealand now sits at five... more

A person's died following a housefire in Hastings
	29 Sep: A person's died following a housefire in Hastings... more

Six person have been injured - one seriously - in a two-vehicle crash on State Highway One near Turangi today - at the Tauranga-Taupo Bridge
	29 Sep: Six person have been injured - one seriously - in a two-vehicle crash on State Highway One near Turangi today - at the Tauranga-Taupo Bridge... more

By not recognising a Palestinian state, NZ puts its own hard-won reputation on the line
	29 Sep: By not joining its close allies over the question of Palestinian statehood, NZ risks being ‘on the wrong side of history’.... more

Act Leader David Seymour's celebrating a victory - as Auckland University U-turns on compulsory Maori courses
	29 Sep: Act Leader David Seymour's celebrating a victory - as Auckland University U-turns on compulsory Maori courses... more

Police are pausing a physical search for missing Christchurch teen, Marley, and exploring other avenues
	29 Sep: Police are pausing a physical search for missing Christchurch teen, Marley, and exploring other avenues... more

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Most Popular Recent National News

04 Sep: More staff on the way for Nelson Hospital, but it will be months before they start ++++++++++++++++

19 Sep: Police have found the body of a 66-year-old Christchurch woman reported missing on Wednesday afternoon ++++++++++++++++

06 Sep: Skiers and boarders are throwing themselves down a mountain in Queenstown +++++++++++++++

05 Sep: Frustration in Nelson, as the South Island's biggest sawmill closes down +++++++++++++++

04 Sep: A Christchurch High School student's been admitted to hospital with meningococcal meningitis +++++++++++++++

04 Sep: The man accused of setting Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire, had been refusing treatment for schizophrenia. +++++++++++++++

05 Sep: Better, faster, cheaper's the aim of the newly announced refresh to Auckland's transport governance ++++++++++++++

National NewsLinks

3 Oct: Captain of tanker linked to russian 'shadow fleet' charged in france (BBCWorld)

2 Oct: Is the house price slide over? (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Oct: 'likely prove fatal': deportation of 84-year-old widow to iran halted (Stuff.co.nz)

1 Oct: 'likely prove fatal': deportation of 84-year-old widow to iran halted (RadioNZ)

1 Oct: Flickering fortunes: national's energy plan unlikely to light up polls (RadioNZ)

1 Oct: Football ferns legend to retire after 18 months that ‘has been truly hell’ (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Sep: One phone for every 11 inmates: the prison that’s bucking the national trend (Stuff.co.nz)

29 Sep: How 3d printers are transforming everything from homes to jaw surgery (PC World)

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