Dear Editor I am amazed that in the 74 years I have lived the Maori Party are still blaming colonization for the problems that Maori experience such as their health. When they are not blaming colonization they are claiming that the Treaty of Waitangi means co-governance. Enough has been written
Dear Editor Seeing Debbie Ngarewa-Packer of Te Pati Maori claim, across various news channels, that “We have a government that has insulted and upset at least 20 per cent of the population…” and her party has a “large mandate of Maori” to speak on their behalf against the new Government,
Dear Editor The hostility of the NZ Mainstream Media to the new coalition Government was totally expected. They did not disappoint. Especially as they knew that the taxpayer-funded life-support was going to be stopped. Has a cessation date been made known? What of the so-called civil service? Government departments have
Dear Editor The world’s rich and famous, plus an army of publicists, hangers-on and mendicants, are attending the COP28 meeting in Dubai, the ostentatious 7-star playground capital of United Arab Emirates where even the police drive luxury sports cars. We peasant classes sitting at home note that climate royalty,
Dear Editor I thought I would reach out to you as you have taken an interest in the truth about matters. Lois Bayliss is a solicitor, practising in England, with a 17-year unblemished record as a medical negligence lawyer. She has been acting pro bono in relation to challenging the
Dear Editor I remember when Israel Folau performed a Spiritual Work of Mercy, as defined by the Church, when he tweeted a quote from St Paul, warning sundry sinners to change their ways or risk Hell. For doing so, he was sacked from the Australian rugby team and sacked from
Dear Editor my letter to Chris Hipkins is below: Prime Minister It was alarming to learn that you have been infected with the novel b-coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We trust you are feeling much better now. When this novel b-coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and then spread
Dear Editor Following on from Labour’s various promises about what they are going to do if re-elected – harbour tunnels and airport rail, family allowance increases and GST cuts, etc. etc. I have it on good authority that the other parties are gearing up to make their own announcements. National
Dear Editor In New Zealand there are still those who think that the machinery of government can be used as a substitute for personal responsibility on the part of the governed. This idea, as we know only too well, is the open road to disaster. It changes persons with
Dear Editor New Zealand needs to revive its national identity in order to move forward as a united country. We need a strong sense of shared values and purpose, which is essential for progress, be committed to restoring New Zealand’s pride and patriotism and not allow our government to
Dear Editor Ever since April’s announcement that Kiwis could get Australian citizenship, I’ve said it’s the only thing this Government has done in five years that might benefit Kiwis. But something has always bugged me about it: why would Hipkins do something that so obviously promotes people
Dear Editor David Karena-Holmes acknowledges the English language has drawn words from many sources, noting ones like “bungalow” and “verandah” stem from Hindi, along with countless other examples where the English lexicon didn’t meet a descriptive need: “prima donna” [from Italian – ed.], “status quo”, “ad nauseam” from Latin; café,
Dear Editor To judge from their actions, our leaders live in denial of their obligations and responsibilities. Take Chris Hipkins’s pre-coronation gaffe in London, stating that he “favoured NZ becoming a republic”. Extensively covered by international media, it reflects very poorly on every New Zealander. As PM, Hipkins was
Dear Editor The protestors at parliament had journeyed from the furthest regions of the country, cheered on all the way by thousands of other New Zealanders in complete agreement with their objective, to protest the repressive actions of a government way out of touch with its mandate. That things were
Dear Editor Can I prompt you to cajole Maureen Pugh to once again ask James Shaw to provide the definitive evidence of man-induced Global Warming as the cause of Cyclone Gabrielle? In the interests of her constituents and now the thousands of us here on The BFD that are in
Dear Editor It was correct of Maureen Pugh to ask James Shaw, on behalf of a Local Government Council, and more especially her constituents, for evidence of Anthropogenic Global Warming as the cause of the recent Cyclone Gabrielle. As an opposition MP she is duty-bound to ask the Government or
