Democracy falls when unelected people take power. Who knew that New Zealand would fall as a democracy in such a meek manner, with the people voluntarily handing over power to un-elected health bureaucrats? It’s like we have never learned from history. Adolf Hitler took power at the ballot
ACT Party This week – ACT reveals our latest COVID-19 policy document, COVID 3.0 – Life after Lockdowns. Karen Chhour takes on Oranga Tamariki and we hold the Government to account over Three Waters. IN THE NEWSCOVID 3.0 – Life after Lockdowns ACT released its latest in a series of
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Three Waters Plan Legislation Did you realise that the government is pushing through Bills about drinking water, waste water and stormwater? Piece by piece, using their 10 seat majority? Well, they are and who controls our water and who will own the infrastructure
Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura Spokesperson for Climate Change, EQC and Viticulture I was invited by Climate Change Minister, James Shaw, to attend COP 26 in Glasgow later this year and indicated that I was interested in attending, subject to suitable travel arrangements being available. At that time it looked
David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister’s strategy of eradicating COVID-19 and hiding behind the oceans is finished. She needs to stop fudging and confront reality on behalf of New Zealand. Every day of delusion increases the chance of COVID deaths. We need to prepare for the invasion
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 2nd July 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. An Act of stupidity The passage of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act will be remembered as one of the
Hilary Barry has publicly stated that we should discriminate against and bully each other based on people’s personal health choices. Extremely ironically she is an advocate for standing up against bullies yet has used the TV show Seven Sharp on TV1 to tell others to be bullies themselves by
There can be no doubt: the workers are on their own. Neither the Labor Party nor the unions who prop it up represent blue collar workers any more. Of course, we’ve known that for a long time. Workers have long voted with their feet: less than 15% of Australian
Many BFD readers will have seen footage taken by ordinary Kiwis when police turn up on their doorsteps “for a little chat” about their social media posts. “Hold my capsicum spray”, say Victoria police. In footage that has to be seen to be believed, citizens in Australia are sharing with
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Brian Calhoun I remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001. I was in my apartment in San Francisco, getting ready for work. I saw the images of a plane hitting the World Trade Center on CNN and wondered what the hell was going on. I was in a
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Goldman Sachs has ordered its 6000 UK workforce to return to their offices full-time and cease exploiting the work from home two days a week outdated policy. Outdated as unlike New Zealand, anyone in Britain not vaccinated, is because they chose not to be,
In politics, things turn on a heartbeat. I have friends who adore Jacinda but are sick up to the back teeth of being locked down, because they can’t visit family overseas, can’t hold funerals for their loved ones, have to queue to get into a supermarket and can’
Talk from the Prime Minister that Auckland could move to Alert Level 2 next week but keep its boundary highlights the Government’s lack of strategy underpinning the current lockdown, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Today in Parliament the Prime Minister continued to maintain that she hopes to
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 1st July 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Non-essential (Parliamentary) business Emergency powers were invoked by the government, giving itself the ability to amend laws and take actions
Government proposes new Covid-19 powers in preparation for future pandemic restrictions […] urgently introduced to Parliament by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday evening. […]The Covid-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill would tweak local government laws to allow for more flexibility in delaying elections, as well as
