A summary of what was said by our politicians while debating the Arms Legislation bill is below. The source is the New Zealand Deerstalkers Assoc (NZDA) Vote: * 57 Opposed: National, ACT, Jami-Lee Ross. * 63 Favour: NZ First, Greens, Labour. Result: Bill passed its 2nd reading. The Speakers talking points were
Jordan Williams Free Speech Coalition It seems the threats to free speech extend further than Phil Goff and Auckland Council. Today we got the news that New Zealand is no safe space for international academics, with Sky City cancelling a contract to host Australian philosopher Peter Singer. The reason given
Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (on behalf of the Fair and Reasonable Campaign) The latest letter from our lawyers to Police Minister Stuart Nash is well worth a read. The formatted PDF copy of the letter is available below, but I have copied the text below FYI.
Bridges put up a good performance again Corin Dann on RNZ, arguing convincingly that National’s visit from the SFO related to the donors not to party officials, NZF was suspect on a number of fronts, even the PGF forestry application so Ardern does not have the luxury of not
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has used social media to speak directly to NZ First supporters. His video addresses: * Recent allegations * The campaign against New Zealand First by an RNZ journalist * Racing reform and racing policy * National Party’s “candidates for foreign donations” scandal Transcript: Since late last year,
PragerU On Thursday, late-night “comedian” Samantha Bee devoted her show to attacking PragerU. She decried the influence we have on young people, calling us “dangerous.” (She has a point there.) Her mockery was lame; worse it wasn’t funny. We also doubt she counted on the pushback she got. Yes,
Were you impressed by Bridges’ interview? Let us know in the comment section. Is there an elephant in the room? What about the Serious Fraud charges regarding the Chinese donations to the National party that followed their one-year investigation?
New Conservative This is our year! As you can see from the polls though, we are not being noticed by many people. This is not that people are rejecting us. It is simply that people have not heard about us. I had a report from some of our people who
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has bypassed the Legacy media by answering questions about the New Zealand First Foundation in a live video on Facebook. He is controlling his message by speaking directly to voters through his own social media bypassing the Press Gallery much to their chagrin. Here are
ACT Party The first poll of 2020 is ACT’s best Newshub poll in a decade. It shows ACT closer to three MPs than two, and one of only four parties returning to Parliament. The prospect of ACT with real power to make New Zealand a freer country is closer
The Hon. Sir Apirana Ngata M.A., LL.B., Lit.D. First Published in 1922 Published for the Maori Purposes Fund Board Translated into English by M. R. Jones Spaced out a bit for easy reading by J. L. Ansell Republished in full by The BFD. 7103 words. The Treaty
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Our Embassy staff in China continued their holiday after the Wuhan virus became serious. We received an incredible tip-off last week that despite the alarming events in China our embassy in Beijing was closed while the coronavirus escalated into a global emergency.
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Last week, the Prime Minister indicated that an announcement was coming prior to Waitangi Day, but so far, nothing. Our reliable sources within the Government tell us the former Chairman of Vector, Michael Stiassny, has pulled together a deal on behalf of
Source: brokenpromises.co.nz Promise: Child Poverty “This will be a government of transformation. It will lift up those who have been forgotten or neglected, it will take action on child poverty and homelessness“ Speech from the Throne Failed to deliver: In fact, heading in the wrong direction. Stats NZ
Source: brokenpromises.co.nz Promise: Strong Economy “This government is committed to building a strong economy” Speech from the Throne Failed to deliver: * The number of people on the dole is up by 22,000. * Job growth is down from 10,000 a month under National to just 3,000
