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Don’t Hope New Zealand

Don’t Hope New Zealand

bassettbrashandhide.com Three days ago we shared a video called Hope New Zealand. On Monday it was banned from YouTube. The creators have put up the following replacement. We have taken screenshots just in case. Editors Note: A poor quality version of the banned video was located by The BFD

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The Damage Done by Robin Cooke

The Damage Done by Robin Cooke

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 In 1987, in the landmark case of New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney-General before the Court of Appeal, the President of the Court, Cooke J., held that “the

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More Weasel-Wokery; More Welfarism
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More Weasel-Wokery; More Welfarism

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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bubbles going upwards on a body of water
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The Government Is Stumbling Towards Disaster over Three Waters

Graham Adams Victoria University Of Welligton – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Even Labour’s most one-eyed supporters must be aware by

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flock of geese on water during daytime
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Carte Blanche to Keep Having Kids on a Benefit

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Burj Al Arab
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Expo 2020 Dubai – Will New Zealand’s Investment Pay Off?

Geoffrey Miller democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a fluent speaker of German and Arabic. Expo 2020 is a chance to reconsider

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Sliding in the Polls

Sliding in the Polls

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Three polls in a row, all saying roughly the same thing. The public is tiring of this Labour government,

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OT Report Starts with Half-Truths
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OT Report Starts with Half-Truths

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Public Health, Private Pain

Public Health, Private Pain

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 There is something madly wrong with Public Health. It’s been apparent for some years but has come to the fore with Covid. The problems are illustrated in a

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Going Where the Media Won’t

Going Where the Media Won’t

Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom In the hullaballoo that followed Curia’s poll results last week, the media focused mainly on the

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Welfare
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Welfare

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments. He served on the Waitangi Tribunal from 1994 to 2004. Everywhere in the developed world the payment of welfare

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New Zealand Could Be the Big Winner of AUKUS Fallout
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New Zealand Could Be the Big Winner of AUKUS Fallout

Geoffrey Miller Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a fluent speaker of German and Arabic.

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grayscale photo of elephants drinking water

Readying for a War of the Elephants?

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 That was the headline on an excellent article by Audrey Young in yesterday’s Weekend Herald – except that there was no question-mark at the end of the headline.

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Women Run the Show
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Women Run the Show

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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The Ghost of Lockdowns Past

The Ghost of Lockdowns Past

Josh Van Veen Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is an Auckland-based writer and political analyst. He is currently the Chair of Progress New Zealand, an independent research and advocacy group established to promote democratic citizenship and social cohesion. A former member of NZ

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