The MSM recently got very excited this week as they went on a witch hunt to find a juicy target. He seemed to fit all their talking points. There was talk of him wearing Pro-Trump clothing and of being a White Nationalist. They were wetting their pants with excitement. We
My local Countdown will no longer sell alcohol after 10 PM following “discussions” with the Hutt City Medical Officer of Health. I have always found the staff at Countdown to be most helpful, and have never encountered any drunk people when I’ve been there. Shopping late is wonderful: park
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has expressed concern about recommendations made by the Tomorrow?s Schools Independent Taskforce. They say that that the recommendations will “fundamentally change the nature of school boards, significantly reducing their role and responsibilities.” quote. IoD Governance Leadership Centre General Manager Felicity Caird says ?given the
Gun stores are looking forward to a gun buying bonanza thanks to the government’s open-ended massive budget for buying back from law-abiding New Zealand gun owners the guns that have been banned. It has been estimated by Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters that up to $300 million dollars will
Would you trust an MP with a state secret if he or she quite happily tweets to the general public about a GCSB briefing that they just attended?
When asked how a hate speech law change in New Zealand would affect freedom of religion, Green list MP Golriz Ghahraman, like many campaigners against hate speech, did not want to discuss it. When asked directly if she would condemn Islamic Brunei?s strict religious laws that prescribe death by
It turns out that the blog Whaleoil is not the only New Zealand media which has measured Golriz Ghahraman and found her wanting. It has taken a while for mainstream media to call her and the Green party out, but it was worth the wait. quote. Like many campaigners against
After my article published yesterday about the unsolicited e-mail sent to me through Neighbourly by Paul Hunt the Human Rights Commissioner I contacted Neighbourly with my concerns. They responded promptly with the following message. quote. Hi Juana, thanks for getting in touch. We appreciate you making contact to raise come
When I signed up to the website Neighbourly, I had no idea that it would lead to the Human Rights Commission gaining access to my personal e-mail address so that keffiyeh wearing Paul Hunt, the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, could contact me directly at my personal e-mail address. What’s
An interesting opinion piece has been written by Liam Hehir, a lawyer and columnist in Manawat?. He compares the political fate of Jens Stoltenberg, the former Prime minister of Norway, with Jacinda Ardern’s, as they both handled a terror attack in a very similar manner. quote. In the nation’
https://www.thebfd.co.nz/2019/04/face-of-the-day-1915/ On the fourth of April on the Whaleoil Face of the day we told you that the National party staffer was neither emotional nor junior and now the MSM has finally caught up and has reported (in an opinion piece) what we
Below is the pdf of the Arms Bill. I will be very interested to hear back from those of you who have the time to read through it. I am especially interested in what it has to say about the buy back as I am sure many of you are.
The organisation behind the billboards is #taxjustice.nz. It was set up by two public servants. One is Louise Delany, a lecturer at the University of Otago in Wellington and a Project manager for MPI. She and Gerv Lawrie are spokespersons for the newly formed Tax Justice Network for Aotearoa
