NZ Politics
Helping The Media Party
The Media Party are desperately trying to make amends for not being able to move the polls as Katie Bradford described back in 2014: They are running a series of non-stories using stolen information about NZ First where they are always saying “nothing illegal happened here so there is
BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 NZ First Party
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features 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 NZ First Party: On RNZ last week, Simon Bridges made
The Erosion of NZ Property Rights: Part Four
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org The Urban Development Bill ‘Objective of Bill is to better co-ordinate use of land, infrastructure, and public assets to maximise public benefit from complex urban development projects’ In the past private property in New Zealand has only been seized for essential public works such as
The Erosion of NZ Property Rights: Part Three
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org The Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) The NZ inspiration for the GWRC’s Policy Statement appears to be the Proposed National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (2011), which has no legal effect: it was announced by the Minister for the Environment in early
The BFD: February Election 2020 Political Poll * UPDATED
I have removed the link to January’s poll results from this post as some readers have used it to vote thereby changing the reported results. Please only vote in the February poll provided do not vote in last months poll. At the end of each month, The BFD puts
The Erosion of NZ Property Rights: Part Two
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org The West Coast After a Department of Conservation appeal to the Environment Court in 2012, the West Coast Regional Council was ordered to add a further 215 schedule 2 wetlands to its Soil and Water Plan. It is estimated about 5000ha of wetlands on private land
When It Comes to Sending Ratbag Aussie Crims Home Simon Bridges Is All Mouth and No Trousers
Simon Bridges made a big song and dance about reciprocity for how New Zealand deals with Aussie criminals in New Zealand. He said loud and long that we should be sending them home like the Aussies do to Kiwi criminals. When asked about the one obvious case, that of loopy,
The Erosion of NZ Property Rights: Part One
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org NZ has a tradition of encouraging home ownership, seen as a buffer against poverty and providing security and a high quality of life for families. ‘’When you dispossess people of their land, regardless of the colour of their skin, it drops those people into poverty’ West
Blatant Attack on PRIVATE Property Rights
Press Release: New Conservative New Conservative is extremely concerned over what is tantamount to the confiscation by government of private land, without compensation. Taranaki farmers and landowners have had portions of their properties classed as “Significant Natural Areas” (SNA). This places extraordinary conditions on the use and development of land
Team Red or Team Blue
In the old days, you had one career and you stuck with it. If you became a teacher you stayed a teacher till you retired. If you became an accountant, a plumber or a secretary that was the rest of your life sorted. Likewise, when it came to politics you
Part Three: China’s Interference in NZ Politics, ‘Soft Power’
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 As in the Cold War years, united front work not only serves foreign policy goals, but can sometimes be used as a
BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 New Conservative
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: Euthanasia policy New Conservative is
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