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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 NZ First Party

BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 NZ First Party

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: Save Tiwai Public Meeting in Invercargill Please

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There Is No Legal Right to Free Quarantine

There Is No Legal Right to Free Quarantine

Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Welcome home – now here’s your invoice. The debate over whether New Zealand should charge arriving Kiwis for quarantine has divided opinion, but one thing is clear: citizens and permanent residents have the right to return home. However, like many other liberties, this right can

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Vote Goat for Clutha-Southland

Vote Goat for Clutha-Southland

Well, it’s eight weeks out from our general election which as you may have heard will be held on September 19th. Hoardings are starting to go up everywhere and Queenstown is no different, well except that the only hoardings up down this way are for that woman in red

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Who Do You Trust to Rebuild NZ?

Who Do You Trust to Rebuild NZ?

Sceptical of most anything emanating from beneath the rafters of Massey Agricultural College, it was with some cynicism that I was drawn to the ‘Pre-election Survey’, accompanied as it was by images, allegedly, of the major protagonists, on Stuff. In the header we had a clear question, and a choice

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Iain Lees-Galloway Is the Victim in This Story

Iain Lees-Galloway Is the Victim in This Story

In an opinion piece in Stuff, Damien Grant had this to say regarding the Lees-Galloway affair: “Collins certainly had no evidence of anything beyond this. Yet in the aftermath of the Andrew Falloon affair, Collins would have known that blurting out this made-up scandal would force the prime minister to

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PM Breaks All the Rules to Get Her Very Own Queue-Jumping, Fake Refugee

PM Breaks All the Rules to Get Her Very Own Queue-Jumping, Fake Refugee

The news that Manus Island queue-jumping, fake refugee Behrouz Boochani, who is an “excluded person” according to the Australian government, now has refugee status should not really surprise anyone. Jacinda just waved her magic wand. Voila! Immigration NZ said in November 2019 Behrouz Boochani would be receiving “no special treatment”

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Now That’s What I Call a Rogue Poll

Now That’s What I Call a Rogue Poll

Newshub have released their latest poll and it has to be a complete joke. It is hard believe that they have the cheek to claim that this poll is the most accurate. The headline numbers are: Labour: 60.9% up 4.4%, 77 seats National: 25.1% down 5.5%

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It’s an Election Year

It’s an Election Year

Perry Trotter   IINZ Politicking is well underway in NZ and, just as we did prior to the last election, IINZ has created a voter’s guide. It is pleasing to see two of the minor parties holding a strong pro-Israel stance. In contrast, the present Labour government’s track record

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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 New Conservative Party

BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 New Conservative Party

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 New Conservative Party: Please send us links to any speeches,

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