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The Winter of the Public’s Discontent

The Winter of the Public’s Discontent

Susan Short Secretary Democracy Action It takes a lot to get middle New Zealand riled up enough to protest, but the Groundswell movement has tapped into discontent with the Government over a raft of issues. The organisers were blown away by the overwhelming support they received for their ‘Howl of

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Plan to Seize Assets – Without Compensation

Plan to Seize Assets – Without Compensation

Susan Short Secretary Democracy Action Local Government Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced further details of the Government’s regulatory and structural reform of water service delivery in New Zealand. The plan is for an unprecedented transfer of billions of dollars of ratepayer-funded assets from local bodies to four entities.

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Environ-MENTAL

Environ-MENTAL

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National Needs to Out Act ACT

National Needs to Out Act ACT

The two most recent polls are good news for the right of centre parties in the sense that both show the gloss is coming off Ardern and Labour. The slide is on and, like Mallard’s one in Parliament’s grounds, it could prove to be expensive. In further good

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It Is a Win-Win Proposition

It Is a Win-Win Proposition

Sign up today to The BFD Affiliate Programme and start to build a recurring revenue stream of your own by promoting New Zealand’s only conservative media outlet. How It Works Conservative media and advocacy groups have a similar problem, a lack of ongoing recurring revenue. While the left-wing has

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Explains a Lot, Doesn’t It?

Explains a Lot, Doesn’t It?

In recent months former National Party cabinet minister Chris Finlayson has taken an increasingly hostile and acerbic attitude in public towards the National Party. Now we know why. Hon Chris Finlayson QC and Claire Szabo have been appointed as new members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Puoro

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myBFD Apple Mobile App Now Live

myBFD Apple Mobile App Now Live

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

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Robertson Reverse Ferrets the Bike Bridge

Robertson Reverse Ferrets the Bike Bridge

Grant Robertson seems to have performed a reverse ferret on the announced bike bridge that Michael Wood was pushing so hard. He won’t commit to the bridge moving forward, using weasel words to signal that Michael Wood’s legacy project is goosed: Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson wants the

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A Startling Omen of Things to Come

A Startling Omen of Things to Come

Free Speech Union Responding to the video posted on TikTok by jesuspreachingNZ, the Free Speech Union says the video shows everything that is wrong with the Government’s vague and dangerous hate speech proposals. “New hate speech laws haven’t even been written yet but police are already out on

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