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. Have you noticed the ways in which New Zealand’s mainspring seems gradually to be unwinding with Jacinda Ardern’
International SUOTD. Miraculous: A woman rises from the dead! If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more
Remember when the media were working themselves into a lather about the so-called “Pink Tide” of socialism in South America in the 1990s and 2000s? From writing open letters of fawning adoration to Hugo Chavez, the legacy media have gone awfully quiet about all that. They’ve stopped jabbering about
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Taking a short break from my series of articles about “Methane, and Hot Air”, which could have a lengthier title, e.g. “Who says that the Greens and Labour can’t multi-task? They are ruining NZ’s energy sector and farmers’ livelihoods, both at the same time!” I thought I
Information Opinion I am sure you would agree that this despicable move to silence any criticism from a responsible political watchdog group was likely instigated by the office of the Minister for Local Government, Nanaia Mahuta or her sister. You can bet a bag of money that Willie Jackson or
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Media NZDSOS In its response to the high C-19 case numbers, the New Zealand government has doubled down on mask-wearing. Is this because it is aware that any other covid-19 measures it would consider, would be opposed by New Zealanders? Lockdowns hurt the economy and the Covid-19 injections are still
New Zealand First Media From the moment these spurious allegations were first raised and then perpetuated by many in the media, day after day, and month after month, I maintained that there had been no wrongdoing. Today the High Court confirmed that no crime had been committed and New Zealand
It’s official: Stuff is “bizarre”. Don’t take my word for it, this is straight from Newshub, which is outraged that an Australian journalist has noticed what is passed off as “news” by other members of the Team of $55 million. (Also: are you OK, New Zealand? Have you
The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’ in
No one gets a free pass in the vaccination blame game. Ultimately vaccination is a personal choice, regardless of who advised, coerced or pressured you about it, one way or the other. This isn’t the first time a medically endorsed product went horribly wrong and it won’t be
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com “Are We Stupid? Or Are We Just Being Treated As If We’re Stupid?” Which Is It?” Asks Neil Oliver Maurice McGrath PhD The inimitable Neil Oliver, an incisive commentator so ably articulates the insanity we suspect, feel and experience daily.
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Public Interest Journalism Propaganda has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists across New Zealand with “a specific mandate to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy”. Don’t you just love the Newspeak? War is
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. Last year The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for posting
