Maori leader Dame Naida Glavish has waded into the push to change New Zealand’s name by claiming that “It was Aotearoa before we got a foreign sailor coming in here.” BFD writer Dieuwe de Boer however has blown that claim out of the water in his article It’s
Press Release: New Conservative New Conservative has stated that this year’s general election will be the most important in living memory, and we find that the fork in the road that is the Ihumatao situation is part of this. We know that the Ihumatao deal was already signed and
Mark Mitchell, tattoo aficionado and “loyal to Paula”, reckons National’s salvation is the Maori party. National may have closed the door on New Zealand First, but is leaving it ajar for the Maori Party. National MP Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking he is predicting a resurgence in the Maori
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Last week, the Prime Minister indicated that an announcement was coming prior to Waitangi Day, but so far, nothing. Our reliable sources within the Government tell us the former Chairman of Vector, Michael Stiassny, has pulled together a deal on behalf of
Press Release: ACT Party “After its dismal performance on Maori issues in government, Labour deserves to lose every single Maori electorate this year”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour’s Maori caucus of 13 is a record and the Ministry is almost a third Maori. What have they achieved?
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the Queen of the Captain’s Call. Her most famous Captain’s Call to date is her call on Oil and Gas. Without consulting anyone she made a decision that tanked Taranaki‘s economy, slashed employment and destroyed businesses. Simon Bridges is her brother from
The Daily Mail reports on some funding issues for the Commonwealth Secretariat because of ‘significant weaknesses in its approach to managing procurement’. New Zealand has suspended funding because of poor audit reports: Embattled Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland’s hopes of keeping her job suffered a blow yesterday after a snub
We have discussed Simon Bridges‘ decision to not go into coalition with NZ First on this site mainly from a National point of view, and it has to be said that it was a bold move that may very well signal the end of Simon Bridges’ political career. Only time
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Jacinda Ardern loves to big-note herself as the princess of compassion, handing out free hugs and pony rides, while drawing snarky comparisons with her supposedly flint-hearted counterpart across the Tasman. It turns out, though, that when it comes to actually doing things, as opposed to mugging for photo
As the news broke about Simon Bridges‘ “bold” move to attempt to cancel out Winston Peters the National caucus was all cock-a-hoop. Despite there being no discussion or even a vote in caucus, the leadership team of National made their declaration of war. Since then, however, they have
Despite our geographical and cultural proximity, it’s always instructive to realise just how little most Australians really know about New Zealand politics. I must include myself in this: prior to becoming part of the BFD family, I knew barely anything beyond the names of a few prime ministers and
Wendy Simon Bridges ruling out NZ First as a prospective coalition partner has come with mixed public reaction, but approval from many National supporters. Even some non-supporters have voiced their approval of Bridges’ nailing his colours to the mast and ‘get(ting) some guts’ to quote former PM Sir
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