Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign The select committee’s report on the Arm’s Bill could be out as soon as today, and in the last few days, there have been some developments that offer (dare I say it) a glimmer of hope that the politicians are starting
Dale Nimmo Charles Sturt University Have you ever wondered how our native wildlife manage to stay alive when an inferno is ripping through their homes, and afterwards when there is little to eat and nowhere to hide? The answer is adaptation and old-fashioned ingenuity. Australia’s bushfire season is
Gabriel Popkin undark.org By endorsing the overblown rhetoric that science is under siege, we play into the narrative that the media is just another partisan actor. It may surprise you to learn that the Trump administration has, on quite a number of occasions, championed or advanced science. It has
Shelterforce Staff shelterforce.org A: Yes! Since hosts can make 50 to 200 percent more on short-term rentals than on long-term rentals, Airbnb affects purchase prices as well. A: Yes. Despite its preferred image as a home-sharing platform, Airbnb actually involves tens of thousands of rental units
Rob Berg israelinstitute.nz Rob Berg is president of the Zionist Federation of New Zealand. On 29 January 2020, President Trump finally presented his long-awaited ‘Deal of the Century’, his vision to end the ongoing conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis, a conflict which has been going on
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Kokila * Title: The [Un]documented Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned * Author: Mark Steyn * Published 2014 If you would like to submit a book review for publication send it to books@thebfd.co.nz Mark Steyn is a political analyst, notably for the UK Daily Telegraph and Spectator. He
Grant * Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz * Author: Heather Morris * Published: 2018 * Pages: 252 If you would like to submit a book review for publication send it to books@thebfd.co.nz The Author is Heather Morris who resides in Melbourne and is a native of New Zealand. She was introduced
Peter Cresswell pc.blogspot.com The Government goes to Waitangi this week expecting to be challenged on water, on Ihumatao, and on Whanau Ora. That is to say, they expect tribal leaders to challenge them on the issues of tribal control of water, the tribal control of land, and the
Fred Lucas PA Pundits – International House Democrats’ impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s lawyers made their closing cases Monday to the Senate, two days before the 100 lawmakers are scheduled to vote on whether to remove the president from office. The day included a proposal from one Senate Democrat
Allen Cheng, Monash University. We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported to have died but the true mortality is unknown. There’
Jordan Williams Free Speech Coalition Incredible that we’re already in February, but happy new year from all of us at the Free Speech Coalition. In case you missed it, Dane (one of our Free Speech spokespeople) had an excellent opinion piece published in the Dominion Post / Christchurch Press / Waikato
Steve Yesterday I did a lot of driving around Auckland, both downtown (a nightmare) and through a number of suburbs. Something was very noticeable. Other than in downtown Auckland there were virtually no cyclists and certainly not on that pink monstrosity near Spaghetti Junction. The further I went in the
Garry Grappo Fair Observer Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is a far cry from what Palestinians have wanted for decades. But it’s time to be realistic. Following President Donald Trump’s long-awaited unveiling of his “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan on January 28,
AHNZ ahnz.anarkiwi.co.nz Another State lolly scramble with your money, another academic corruption of what should be natural and authentic. No community, no culture, no language, requires or pursues million-dollar professorial task forces to sift through accidental trivia for 3 years. No commercial enterprise would pay $666k
George It’s surprising how liberating Simon Bridges‘ refusal to work with NZ First feels. At last, the NZ voter will determine the next Government and not Winston Peters. For years the electorate, and the country, have been held to ransom on the whim of one man. He has paraded
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com “We should not think of ourselves as Maoris or pakehas, but rather as one people.” Labour Prime Minister Walter Nash, Waitangi Day 1960. With Waitangi Day coming up on Thursday, it is interesting to look back at its chequered history. The first official commemoration of
