The Prime Minister’s obsession with control in relation to COVID is making her look like the fool that she is. Often what comes out of her mouth is not the reality being experienced by many in her dream team of five million. As I have mentioned in earlier articles
There is a rather perplexing conundrum I have been wrestling with of late. When does an iconic band merge into little more than a tribute band? An example of this was when “The Hollies” toured NZ last year. Since their halcyon days of the ‘60s there has been no fewer
As we approach what might arguably be the most important NZ election for several generations, perhaps it’s timely to think about our electoral system and system of government. Our considerations shouldn’t be confined to MMP, which delivers some bizarre outcomes that fly in the face of the very
David Seymour sees the huge opportunity the Greenies buried when they opposed oil and gas exploration and argued that mining will destroy valuable conservation land. How hard was it to look more closely at the one-third of our country unceremoniously bundled holus-bolus into Schedule Four conservation land in the 1991
Information Satire The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, speaking from her podium of truth, announced today that she has decided that herd community is the path Aotearoa will follow rather than the bothersome and problematic herd immunity. The One-Team-Game, 10,000 pixels to be compulsory throughout Aotearoa. The BFD. Photoshopped image
You have to admit it. Jacinda is a master. She is streets ahead of everyone else in this election campaign. She campaigns just about every day, appearing on our screens at 1 pm, and if she can’t make it, usually due to her 3-day weekends, then one of her
We are amidst our annual Maori language week and of course, that subjects us to the annual barrage of media pomposity, posturing, and melodrama as they attempt to woke themselves into a frenzy of compliance. I would imagine that there is nothing more patronising than watching and listening to an
Election Henry Cooke (Stuff): Judith Collins and David Seymour battle for the right wing Richard Harman (Politik): How Collins and Seymour are divided Andrew MacFarlane (1News): Vote Compass: Most New Zealanders support higher taxes for the wealthy Claire Trevett (Herald): Are National and Labour both guilty of ‘misinformation’? (paywalled) The
Ashley Bloomfield has finally confirmed what we all suspected, that the latest outbreak, the one that caused the lockdowns we are still suffering under, came as a result of Government failure at the border. https://embed.trint.com/C7K92qd5Qvuq7etoZ1kjCQ/player.js He told Mike Hosking AND the AM Show the
“it’s going to be a tough business for people relying on imported labour for the next year, until we get a vaccine [for Covid].’’ – David Parker Industries facing skills shortages in coming months include shearers, agriculture machinery contractors and the horticulture industry, which will soon need fruit pickers. Parker
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the NZ First Party: Winston Peters: “This is headline hunting without
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com What a hypocritical furore following the government’s announcement lifting the top tax rate from 36% to 39%. That means once over the threshold figure high-income earners must now work all Monday and Tuesday before they’ve left any money for themselves. Numerous journalists and
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hobsonspledge.nz Last Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she had “listened to Kiwis” and will make Matariki a public holiday from 2022 if re-elected. The “Kiwis” she had listened to were the 30,000 who had signed two petitions calling for Matariki to become a public holiday. Launched by
