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Bayleys at It Again
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Bayleys Commercial Real Estate in Auckland is advertising an industrial building currently tenanted by a manufacturer. The large display newspaper advertisement describes it as a “Hard working industrial investment”. Precisely what work this alleged hard working building does is not explained. However, I’m prepared
A Curious Coincidence
Yesterday we saw an amazing coincidence. The very same day that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced changes in immigration rules (A) Newshub released a new poll showing Kiwi voters are frustrated with continued border restrictions (B). (A) Seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will be able to enter New
Rewriting History: Apologies for the Dawn Raids
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments It was Prime Minister Helen Clark who started the practice of making apologies to groups who could be nursing
This Is What We Are up Against
The BFD is 95% powered by subscriber dollars and the remaining 5% comes from ad revenue. The Spinoff doesn’t have subscriptions because they don’t need them. Take a look at who pays for them to do what they do. Hint, it is not their readership. Recently The Spinoff
He Puapua; Blueprint for Breaking up New Zealand
Summary A series of reports, by United Nations and Government agencies, have set down a path to the division by race of New Zealand. The recent He Puapua report is a warning of a ‘breaking wave’ revolution, a complete transformation to a government divided between a tribal elite and a
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Two Polls Show the Slide Is on for Labour
Two polls have been released in as many days. One from Roy Morgan and also one from Newshub/Reid Research. Both polls show that Labour is on the slide. Support for New Zealand’s Labour/Greens government dropped 1.5% points to 49.5% in July – the lowest for the
It Has Been Two Years Already: Happy Birthday to the BFD
It is hard to believe that two years have passed since we first launched The BFD and what a wild ride it has been. I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our amazing BFD team. Without them, there never would have been a launch, let alone a brand
AM Show Hosts Say ‘Get the Vaccine or Lose Your Freedom’
Jacinda Ardern deflected when asked about the difficulty of filling mass vaccination slots in South Auckland, and Dr Nikki Turner, director of the Immunization Advisory Centre, on the AM show did the same, refusing to answer Bridge’s question “Should we be worried that 85% of Group 3 is not