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. More and more Kiwis are
With a title like “4 ways to deal with anxiety over Covid Delta variant“, I was expecting to see: 1. Don’t be such a pussy 2. Take a cup of cold concrete and harden up 3. Stop listening to Jacinda Ardern 4. Avoid the mainstream media. But no, we
Following on from our articles regarding Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19, here is some really important information regarding getting prescribed Ivermectin in New Zealand. Contrary to what some people would have you believe; 1. Ivermectin IS approved for human treatment in New Zealand. 2. It IS also able to
How often do you get the opportunity to give your loved one the gift of their caricature drawn by a professional cartoonist? The BEST thing about ordering a caricature online is that it can also be delivered online. Treat yourself and your loved one to a caricature today. It’s
David Seymour ACT Leader Campaigning by ACT has led to a change in the fishing and whitebaiting rules, making them fairer for all. Due to ACT advocating for fairness, the rules have now been changed. Had ACT not raised the issue, fishing would still be banned. On Saturday afternoon the
The Ponderer My sweet wife just came home from the supermarket in tears. On entering the supermarket, she was stopped by a big, bearded, intimidating man, who told her that by law she had to sign in. She refused because he was lying (or misinformed). There is no such law.
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
After several months’ development the native myBFD app is now approved and live on the Apple App Store. The app for Android devices is already available on Google Play. The development of this app for members has been a long time coming and now turns myBFD into a fully-fledged social
Americans vying for the top jobs are already rich, but the lure of power and fame attracts the wrong candidates. Recently Donald Trump popped the lid on his presidency saying the president gets lumbered with the hard decisions because the easy decisions have already been made. Joe Biden learnt this
Taxpayers’ Union The Taxpayers’ Union has continued to expose how the Government has frittered away the $62 billion Cv response fund. The Cv response fund was 20 times larger than Shane Jones’s infamous Provincial Growth fund, and yet even before the current lock down, Grant Robertson had whittled it
The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. This month The BFD copped a 30-day ban on Facebook for posting an article from the Sensible
When one digests the events of the last couple of weeks the question seems not an unreasonable one. Things have happened and decisions have been made that are out of step with what one would expect in a true Western democracy. There are traits in the Prime Minister’s demeanour
Chris Trotter bassettbrashandhide.com When Daily Blog Editor, Martyn Bradbury, says Labour’s lucky the country’s currently distracted by the Covid-19 Delta Variant, he’s right. Were New Zealand safe and out of Lockdown, it would be in the midst of a dangerously divisive row about Oranga Tamariki, the
