Winston Peters has pretty much scotched any attempt for MediaWorks to bludge some cash for beleaguered TV3: Winston Peters kicked off his party conference by lashing out at the media, including MediaWorks, which on Friday announced it would sell its TV station. The sale would put hundreds of jobs in
With the shenanigans going on over in Botany, other problems are starting to surface as well. The tipline has received two credible tips over this weekend. Botany, which was supposed to be a coronation for Christopher Luxon, has turned into a donnybrook pitting a sitting MP against a cast of
Warning Break out the sick bags folks. Cause you are gonna get a little sick in your mouth. A newspaper reports on protesters at the NZ First conference, over the proposed gun laws. NZ First leader Winston Peters has met angry gun-owning protesters outside his party’s annual convention, but
Information This “leaked document” is fictional. Last night a mysterious package wrapped in recyclable brown paper and tied with hemp string was dropped at The BFD HQ. As I picked it up I swear I could hear the sound of a squeaky bicycle wheel receding into the distance. Inside the
New and smaller parties have to fight hard to raise their profiles with the public. The mainstream media are the gatekeepers, and as we have seen during the local body elections, media can and do choose to only cover the two or three candidates that they think are the main
Warning You won’t want to take this medicine I recommend taking a spoonful of sugar…( a tablespoon). Newsroom ran an interesting piece yesterday, ahead of NZ First’s conference, about the succession planning for NZ First. Contained within the article was an interesting couple of sentences about the possibility
Warning Harsh truths ahead. Time to put on your rose-tinted glasses, plug your ears and sing la,la,la,la Simon Bridges, after a week of talking tough, folded faster than a deck chair sat on by a fat lass. Trevor Mallard has out-foxed the Clown Prince of National. National
John Edmundson at the Redline Blog has explained why Karl Marx would not have supported Trans Activism if he were alive today. He would have supported Trans rights, he explains, but not at the expense of biological women’s rights. Marx’s most fundamental guiding principle throughout his life’s
This week Sean Plunket brought three people onto his Magic talkback show to discuss the various issues surrounding Massey University’s disgraceful decision to kowtow to bullies and stomp all over the free speech rights of its students. He interviewed Rachel Stewart who quit writing for the NZ Herald when
Organisations considering getting the Rainbow tick of approval via Rainbow Tick certification should think twice before applying. Rainbow Tick certification is like the song “Hotel California”: you can sign in but you can never leave. Look at what has happened in New Zealand with Halal certification. All our large meat
Information Satire The Prime Minister has said that she will apologise to her partner, Fisherman Clark Kent after she appeared to forget that he was her fiancé and referred to him as “that guy with a fishing show.” The PM said she would apologise to “whatshisname”, saying that she has
I have always liked Rachel Stewart’s work and Cam has always rated her highly. We might not agree with everything she writes but she is a skilled journalist and she owns a falcon which is really cool no matter which side of the political spectrum you sit on. It
National went on a wonky jihad against Iain Lees-Galloway two days in a row in the house. Simon Bridges let Mark Mitchell make the attacks in the house because he can’t because he is on the naughty step. Outside the house, Simon Bridges gave a trainwreck of an interview
The Botany selection for the National Party is turning to custard. It was supposed to be a coronation for Christopher Luxon, orchestrated by local electorate chair Mark Darrow and Peter Goodfellow, but it has all the hallmarks of becoming a public relations nightmare for the party. Mark Darrow, the electorate
Massey University is a craven example of an organisation whose commitment to freedom of speech is paper-thin. They have caved at the very first hint of opposition and have used the Thug’s Veto as an excuse for their abject cowardice. Response to ‘Feminism 2020’ event 16 October 2019 Massey
Shane Jones appears to have sent PM Jacinda Ardern a very pointed message and the fact that he felt comfortable doing it shows how powerless Ardern is to do anything about it. The Labour Party have made a big song and dance out of their gun ban. It has garnered
