Daybreak - 19 June 2026

McBlog: Alex Berenson on Fatherhood Manifesto, Marijuana & Biden’s COVID

In THE FATHERHOOD MANIFESTO, former New York Times and now independent journalist Alex Berenson, author of the best-selling and groundbreaking "Unreported Truths" series on COVID - and father of three - offers a unique, punchy, and long-overdue take on why fathers matter - and how to be a better dad. Berenson says that it stands as a necessary corrective to a culture that has devalued fatherhood and the masculine parenting virtues of stoicism and independence. For far too long, mainstream parenting guides have pretended that "gentle parenting" is the secret to child-rearing - and that fathers are simply less empathetic moms. This lie - and it is a lie - has done huge damage to fathers, their sons and daughters, families, and society. We also ask Alex about how he has been proven right about the claims he made about the harms of marijuana when he visited NZ in 2020, and also an update on his lawsuit against former President Joe Biden and Twitter who cancelled his account because of his questioning of the COVID vaccine narrative.

Daybreak - 19 June 2026

In this episode of Daybreak – latest poll of polls; the BSA were planning for 2027 until…; Labour scraps the $5 surcharge on prescriptions but there’s a few red flags in their presentation; the Taranaki Cathedral are similar to St Matthews in the City and have forgotten to open their Bible; Winston Peters stops our international embassies being woke; Lush cosmetics celebrates Maui Dolphins and breast removal of gender-confused girls; more push-back by sports teams against ‘Pride’ games; Pauline Hanson hits the target in her speech on gender ideology, late term abortion, multiculturalism, and media bias; JD Vance shares his faith; Labour and the Opportunity Party don’t want to go on The Platform; is Otago University promoting a ‘sacred cow’; and why are the All Whites playing in black at the FIFA World Cup. That’s the confusion that got a commentator sacked.

McBlog: One Nation, New Pro-Life Bill, Sex Discrimination Law, Born-Alive Abortions

We speak to our Australian correspondent Lyle Shelton from the Family First political party in Oz. Topics covered include: the rise and rise of Pauline Hanson and One Nation; is Pauline a social conservative; a new pro life bill banning late term abortions to be introduced in South Australia; attempts to reintroduce biological definitions of woman & man are also being made in Oz as in NZ; and a new documentary on born-alive abortions.

Solid Ground - 18 June 2026

In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon celebrates a pro-life win in South Australia, although notes the next stages will be difficult. He also agrees with the changes to New Zealand’s medical council leadership, noting that professional groups should not be imposing often contentious political and cultural views on members. Keeping in the positive spirit, he thanks Winston Peters for recent directions to MFAT to focus on its core job, and not promoting some causes and not others. He then turns his attention to Erica Stanford’s comment that a U16 social media response is coming in a few weeks and her calling out immigration officials who misled her. Simon agrees with viewers that all involved with this misleading should be sacked. He ends with a quick discussion of why the TV series, Doctor Who, has effectively been cancelled after replacing its popular storytelling with woke narratives, diversity hires, and endless political lectures.

Family Matters - MP Jenny Marcroft on Standing Up for Reality

Standing up for reality! Simon O'Connor speaks with New Zealand First MP, Jenny Marcroft MP, about her Member’s Bill to define what a woman and man are. Titled the Legislation (Definition of a Woman and a Man) Amendment Bill, it was created to return common sense and legal clarity. Jenny explains that the move to draft the legislation was prompted in 2023 by Family First’s petition and also discussions that New Zealand First had with voters during the election campaign. Jenny explains how “policy drift” has eroded women’s sex-protected rights, citing community concerns about school bathrooms and changing facilities, women competing against biological males in sport, and biological males being housed in female prisons. #familyfirstnz @nzfirst