By Alwyn Poole More hard evidence that we are failing our youth – very badly indeed. With absolutely no fanfare the Ministry of Education has recently released the statistics for 2018 school leavers who have attained our highest school qualification – University Entrance. This is the best check of the effectiveness and
By Blueburd Being a Kiwi/New Zealander means appreciating what was here before. I really enjoy the Maori culture and customs. I’m happy to learn some of the language but I do not want to be forced to learn it. I love the haka, all haka’s in fact
Beth Houlbrooke ACT party Deputy Leader / Vice President There may be bigger things happening in the country – let alone the world – currently, but as one who is consumed with a local body election campaign, it’s these smaller things closer to home that are catching my attention and are the
By James Davidson Society is a complicated beast. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what makes it tick, yet there are some foundational pillars we in the west have figured out. One such pillar is our concept of family. The nuclear family is the bedrock of a great nation. Unlike
By David Dancing with the stars required fancy footwork but fancy wordplay is required by our Prime Minister to avoid an outright lie. The BFD recently quoted Kiwiblog: “she really didn’t know?”. That question is missing the point. Our PM has a degree in obfuscation. In her mind, she
By Wendy Let’s get one thing clear. No, it is not believable that the talk of sexual assault allegations did not reach Ardern. We all know she knew. However, she has taken an unbelievably stupid stance and can’t walk back from it as it would be political suicide.
By Wanarunna We have been led to believe that until this week, our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did not know that the serious allegations of assault were of a sexual nature. As with any assertion, we must ask the following: If that is true, what else must be true? If
By Mark Pretty shocking headline isn’t it! How dare I! How could I cast such a slur over the darling of the climate change activist movement? What could I possibly look to that would back up such a ludicrous conclusion? Thank you for asking. Allow me to present my
By Saggy Listen to this Morning Report interview of the prime minister by Suzy Ferguson. You can hear in Ardern’s voice that she’s lying and that she’s aware that she isn’t sounding credible. The problem with lying is that you have to remember your story. The
Beth Houlbrooke ACT Deputy Leader / Vice President Sure enough, the do-gooders are going to start lecturing on what free school lunches should contain. I think lunches in schools programmes should involve the kids, have them prepare simple, low-cost food such as peanut butter or egg sandwiches, bake some
By The Sailor Quite a lot of Brits see nothing good about staying in the EU. A distinct majority in fact, and almost certainly more now than the 17.4 million who voted Leave in the referendum, due to large numbers of borderline Remainers having their eyes opened as to
Information This is a satirical piece re Peter Jackson’s opposition to the development of Wellington’s Shelly Bay and his bankrolling the mayoral campaign of a city councilor who is also opposed to the development. The sun was shining on Shelly Bay, Shining with all its might: Wellington’s
By George A headline in Stuff today: “Are MPs too old?” Of course they are. Why on earth would you want MPs who have lived beyond 40? Children are so much wiser now as is consistently exhibited within our current administration. The millennium generation have all the answers. For them,
I have just listened to the podcast made during the court lunch break on Monday of the proceedings against Auckland Council and Mayor Phil Goff for their de-platforming of two controversial speakers from Council-owned venues last year. I was present for the proceedings which the podcast summarises well.
A long-time reader and sometimes commenter read an article by Abigail Johnson with the headline How do you keep going in a world that hates women? and was deeply saddened with what it revealed about the writer’s low opinion of males’ attitudes towards women. If you’re a
By George There is no justification for child hunger in New Zealand. There is no defence for child neglect in New Zealand. There is no excuse for child assaults in New Zealand and there is definitely no threshold for the adult inflicted child mortality in New Zealand. Yet, it appears,
