Things That Make Me Go Hmm
UK satire pokes fun at Jacinda Ardern’s handling of Covid-19 – ‘Super-Kiwi-socialistic-extra-nice Jacinda’
Election 2020
Tweet of the Day
This misuse of the so-called “COVID-spot” for Jacinda Ardern to campaign is completely unacceptable. It is a HUGE advantage over the other political parties and it is completely unethical and surely against the rules for campaigning during an election? Hey, how’s it okay for Miss Ardern to use her
Auckland Council Governance Reset Under National
Press Release: National Party National will get New Zealand’s economic engine firing on all cylinders by undertaking an extensive review of Auckland Council and its governance to make sure it is fit for purpose. “Auckland Council is not delivering for Aucklanders, and change is overdue to achieve better performance,
No Longer a Coronavirus Election
Jacinda has said so. In amongst her 1 pm electioneering stunt, she said Aucklanders and New Zealanders (her team of five million) have stuck to the plan that has worked twice now and beat the virus again. “We put our heads down and we got on with it”. One thing’
Take the Quiz to Find Out Which Political Party You Most Identify With
I completed the quiz and answered all the extra questions. Don’t be afraid if the answers supplied don’t match your view to click on the OTHER STANCES option to find answers that do. Here are my results: Considering that I am the editor of a conservative new media
Farmers Under Siege
Thornton Blackmore A recent article published by Cantabrian farmer David Clark on The BFD has highlighted the plight of the agricultural sector if the far-left radicals occupying Parliament are to be re-elected this month. To say that the primary industries are under siege by the state is no exaggeration. Clark,
Daily News Roundup – 6 October 2020
Election Claire Trevett (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s safe campaign v Judith Collins’ ‘one chance’ (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Matchmaker matchmaker, find me a support partner (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Audrey Young – our political editor’s take on this election campaign (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): ‘Covid-19 election’ confirmed in new poll
A Week After I Called Jacinda Ardern the Mary Poppins of New Zealand Politics, This Happened…
A week ago I described Jacinda Ardern as the Mary Poppins of New Zealand Politics. I posted this on Facebook as well: And Pixy produced this image: Over the weekend the BBC show Spitting Image released a new show that featured Jacinda Ardern as Mary Poppins. Award-winning British political satire
Backstabber of the Day
Commitment and loyalty do not appear to be traits that today’s backstabber of the day Denise Lee has judging by her political track record and her disloyal actions this week towards both National leader Judith Collins and the National party. Denise Lee stood for C&R and then
At Last, Everyone Owns the Water
Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz At last, a political leader has asserted that everyone in New Zealand owns the water, and that was National Party Leader Judith Collins. National believes water “belongs to everyone, but is owned by no one”, and would work with local councils, iwi, and community
A Treat for Non-subscribers
Today readers without a Bronze level BFD subscription get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. If you like what you see you can grab a Bronze level subscription today. Note: This free taste does not include access to the puzzles which is another feature of a
Not the Most Restrictive Law
Danielle van Dalen maxim.org.nz Advocates of the End of Life Choice Act have suggested that it’s the tightest legislation of its kind and that even if the law comes into effect the number of people who would be assisted to die would be small. Having analysed the
Jacinda Versus Judith
We have now had two leaders’ debates. Before getting to the performance of the two leaders I must pay a compliment to the moderators, John Campbell and Paddy Gower, neither of whom along with Jacinda normally light my fire. But credit where credit is due. Campbell, as Mike Hosking pointed
Election 2020: Campaign Roundup
Now that we are into the election campaign proper we have replaced Political corner (which only looked at one party at a time) with a regular snapshot of electioneering across the board on Social Media. National Party Labour Party NZ First Green Party ACT Party Advance NZ New Consevative Maori
The Little Pink Casket Walk
Peter van Zweeden littlepinkcasket.co.nz Peter van Zweeden is a 58-year-old chiropractor from Tauranga. He has a Bachelor of Science from Victoria University, where he majored in genetics and embryology, and a Bachelor of Applied Science in chiropractic from the Phillip Institute of Technology in Melbourne. It was about
