It was once said that New Zealand, oops I mean “Aotearoa”, was five years behind the United States. Now it seems that we’re in lockstep, and not in a good way. In an event organised by Axios, titled “A conversation on battling misinformation”, White House National Climate Advisor Gina
Rule 11: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, polarize it. Don’t try to attack abstract corporations or bureaucracies. Identify a responsible individual. Ignore attempts to shift or spread the blame. Rules for Radicals https://www.citizenshandbook.org/rules.html If you aren’t angry with the way the
UPDATE: When I did a search for Ms Flora I accidentally selected an image of Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti. I have corrected the caption on the image and will replace it once I can find an actual photo of Ms Flora. “Ms Flora will carry on the vital work
CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com So, I did a couple of new interviews recently, one with Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity and the other with Elze van Hamelen of De Andere Krant, which is an actual physical newspaper in The Netherlands. I won’t go on and on about them,
Christian Toto newsbusters.org Conservatives are fighting for free speech across western culture, even if many liberals don’t know it. It’s why left-leaning podcaster Joe Rogan made news by saying Fox News and Co. had his back during his Cancel Culture crisis. He’s right, of course. The
So, New Zealand is getting its very own Ministry of Truth, complete with the grandly Orwellian title of “National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism”. It’s also known by the even-more-incomprehensible “He Whenua Taurikura”, which translates to the splendidly Maoist “a peaceful land”. Xi Xinping,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Warning Long read. 2141 words.
familyfirst.org.nz Sue Reid is a bookseller, wife and mother, and board member of Family First NZ. She says that there will always be a place for classic children’s books. There has been much debate about what should be in the pages of children’s books. Last year
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Warning Long read. 1378 words. I see Justin Trudeau as something of a ‘Big Brother’ figure to Jacinda in more ways than one. Not only is he older (50 years old, born 25 December 1971) than Jacinda (41 years old, born 26 July 1981) but he is also taller (1.
CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com So, I’ve got some good news and some bad news again. The good news is the launch of my new book was rather more successful than I had hoped for. Thanks to readers like you, probably, shortly after it was officially released, it made
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Prime Ministerial international travel is necessary,
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became leader of the Labour Party and the NZ Prime Minister in 2017. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Harvard commencement speech, in full. Warning Long read. 3011 words. **Illustrations added by BFD Editor Juana Atkins. E oku manukura, nga pou haemata o te
The Hood The ‘Hood’s directors Sereca Friend and Nicola Culver recently held an eye-opening webinar for an exclusive group on May 26th 2022. The directors interviewed members of the legal team, barristers David Jones QC and Tom Molloy, along with legal case manager Katie Ashby-Koppens. Special guest Dr Matt
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
