Well, you have to hand it to Jacinda Ardern – if nothing else, she’s succeeded in (however briefly), uniting Australia’s government and opposition. United in telling her to shove off and keep her bratty yap shut. At issue, in case you haven’t been reading The BFD for the
Questions to Ministers TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: He aha nga ripoata hou kua kitea e ia mo te ohanga o Aotearoa? Translation: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? 2. Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the New Conservative Party: Please send us links to
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As you all know we are running a weekly series called Political Corner: Election 2020 where we highlight social media ads, speeches, and videos from the election campaign of each political party. Because of this, I am looking closely at their election ads on Social Media. There are two kinds
Professor Anne-Marie Brady Supplementary Submission to the New Zealand Parliament Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Foreign Interference Activities, 2019 * Part One: Magic Weapons * Part Two: Leninist tactic * Part Three: Soft Power * Part Four: Making NZ Serve China * Part Five: Why NZ is of interest to China * Part Six: China’
The clown show over Labour’s promised light-rail plan continues, with a three-way split developing amongst the governing parties. The Government is splitting three ways on plans for Auckland light rail as the saga heads to its endgame phase. Labour Ministers are erring towards signing New Zealand up
Chris Cahill NZ Police Association President Speech Transcript This time next week, all going well, Parliament will have passed the Arms Legislation Bill as the second tranche of firearms reforms designed to make all New Zealanders safer. Together, the reforms will do this by taking the most dangerous of weapons
When Helen Clark and Michael Cullen introduced Kiwisaver in 2007, the best thing about the scheme was that it was independent of government interference. Sure, contributions are collected by IRD, along with other payroll deductions if you are an employee, but the contributions are then transferred to your fund untouched.
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign On Tuesday, the Arms Legislation Bill is likely to be back in Parliament for its most critical stage and I’m writing to ask for your help for one last push to get the public to understand why this is so important. With
In the lead up to every election in New Zealand, we have the same discussions about ‘E Voting’. As a generalisation, more people from the left would like to see it introduced, than people from the right. It’s odd to me that there would be a political divide about
While I’m a firm believer that the reporting of the Coronavirus is in many ways a bit of an over-reaction by the worldwide mainstream media, I could be persuaded to change my view if I or one of my loved ones who happens to be elderly ends up
Jacinda Ardern appears to have a split personality and it is not serving her or her country well. In Australia, Ardern decided to take a bull in a china shop approach with Scott Morrison. Someone needs to school her on the art of diplomacy as, along with wrapping fish and
Professor Anne-Marie Brady Supplementary Submission to the New Zealand Parliament Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Foreign Interference Activities, 2019 * Part One: Magic Weapons * Part Two: Leninist tactic * Part Three: Soft Power * Part Four: Making NZ Serve China * Part Five: Why NZ is of interest to China * Part Six: China’
