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Got It In One, John

Got It In One, John

Capitalist As we approach ANZAC Day for another year, and with yet another failed socialist government crashing around like a bull in a china shop destroying the living standards of the working man, it is important to note they are in good company – following a long, long Labour Party tradition.

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Face of the Day

Jacinda Ardern has defended the Government’s COVID-19 response in an interview with UK media. Speaking to the BBC, the Prime Minister said it was the “best possible health response”, pointing to New Zealand’s COVID-19 death rate, which is among the lowest in the OECD. Ardern said recent poll

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If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer John Black. The Two Winstons Like a bear that couldn’t stand his hibernation a moment longer, Winston Peters

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You Say Co-governance I Say Apartheid

You Say Co-governance I Say Apartheid

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Warning Long Read. 1488 words. Co-governance is currently the most polarising issue in New Zealand politics. There’s something of a culture war over the concept of giving Maori voters or leaders a mandated equal political influence in public

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This Is What the “Best Possible Health Response” Looks Like

Jacinda Ardern has been lying again. She has been touting her ‘brilliance’ at slaying the Covid beast to UK media, claiming we’ve had the “best possible health response” in the OECD. She of course neglected to address her chaotic rollout of RAT tests, the illegal lockdowns and ignoring health

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Maori leaders expressed monumental ambitions during initial discussions with the Government about how to recognise the UNDRIP. Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says those discussions will shape the Government’s plan. […] While specific policies such as the Maori Health Authority were discussed, the overriding focus was on recognising tino rangatiratanga.

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We are The BFD Hear Us Roar!

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Has the Maori Party Staged a Palace Coup in the Beehive?

Has the Maori Party Staged a Palace Coup in the Beehive?

David Seymour ACT Party Leader ACT is appealing to the Government to make openness and inclusion the non-negotiable condition for work on our country’s constitutional future. Labour’s consultation on He Puapua is already dividing rather than uniting, asking only select Maori groups about our constitutional future. Closed-door consultations

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Over the years we have often been asked to help readers communicate with each other by acting as the middle man so that they could swap e-mail addresses and other contact details. We created our second platform MyBFD to cut out the middle man and to allow BFD community members

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