The BFD’s writers have one and all been opposed to the government’s ban on so called single-use plastic bags. We opposed them for a number of reasons: 1. Banning them does not save turtles or help the environment as New Zealand is not the source of plastic pollution
Warning Graphic information and photos that many will find upsetting National’s Amy Adams said she believed in safe areas and described the protests outside abortion clinics as “psychological abuse and torture”. […]The last speech went to National’s Amy Adams, who will retire from Parliament at the next election
Political correctness is everywhere these days and I got a literal eyeful of it while shopping at Albany mall on Saturday. These days we are not allowed to say what we really think. We are expected to pretend that we like things that we don’t and that inferior things
In an attempt to appear decisive and in control, Prime Minister Ardern has made claims about the restrictions her government has put in place that are pure hyperbole. To be frank, if her claims were buckets they would not hold water. It will be the strictest border restriction rules in
I really can’t take it anymore. Everywhere I look I am seeing metaphorical foxes wearing feathers claiming that they are chickens! We live in a world where people without a shred of embarrassment can openly spout complete porkies and not only are they not called out on their lies
Yesterday a press release landed in my inbox and I couldn’t stop laughing. The fact that it is a serious new NZ political party that has been created to fight this year’s election makes it even funnier. I challenge you all to read it in your head with
In 2018 many supporters of free speech donated to the Free Speech Coalition which was founded as a result of Phil Goff de-platforming Canadian speakers Stephen Molyneux and Lauren Southern and Don Brash being ‘uninvited’ as a speaker by Massey University. In just a few days, the FSC raised enough
The left is very keen on racism and want to keep it alive at all costs. Like Greta Thunberg seeing CO2, the left sees racism everywhere except when it is the racism that dares not speak its name. If a woman with brown skin misses out on a job they
The three-strikes law should be used against the police as once they have demonstrated three times their incompetence at managing gun records, they should lose the right to manage any future gun registers. There have actually been way more than three examples of Police incompetence when it comes to keeping
The NZ Herald has censored an ad placed with them by COLFO. They refused to publish photos of children taking part in a healthy and active legal sport with one or more family members. A sport that brings families together, moreover, and that puts food on the table. I am
As you all know we are running a weekly series called Political Corner: Election 2020 where we highlight social media ads, speeches, and videos from the election campaign of each political party. Because of this, I am looking closely at their election ads on Social Media. There are two kinds
Today’s face of the day is a 23-year-old woman who is taking legal action against an NHS gender clinic. Lawyers will argue children cannot give informed consent to treatment delaying puberty or helping them to transition. […] Keira describes being a tomboy as a child. When asked how strongly she
Information Satire Hat tip: babylonbee.com An African American Lion who identifies as a female human named Lucy has come out of nowhere to storm the World Women’s Wrestling Competition held this year at Yosemite National Park in California. New challenger Lucy made waves in the world of women’
In the old days, you had one career and you stuck with it. If you became a teacher you stayed a teacher till you retired. If you became an accountant, a plumber or a secretary that was the rest of your life sorted. Likewise, when it came to politics you
Today’s face of the day is Destiny Church’s Hannah Tamaki who has been treated despicably by MediaWorks who run the reality show Dancing with the Stars. With zero sense of irony, MediaWorks has kicked Hannah off the show because of the fuss made by a noisy and bullying
Author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine Rosemary Gibson has revealed China’s “global chokehold” on the “manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies.” It has always been said that China plays the long game and the revelation of the USA’s current
