NZ Politics
The BFD Face of the Day
Yesterday, a reader reported that on Magic Radio, today’s face of the day, Winston Peters claimed that a decision on Ihumatao was NOT imminent and confirmed what he said last year about “no taxpayer funds” being involved in any settlement. Someone from the National party then texted in to
Tweet That Will Put the Cat Among the Pigeons
The Green party are not going to be happy. Election year is shaping up to be a whole lot of fun dear readers. If you enjoyed this BFD article please consider sharing it with your friends.
It Seems that for the NZ Government Jews are NOT us: Israel Snubbed for Holocaust Remembrance Day
David Farrar writes about the snub to Israel by our government in failing to send a representative to the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. On the 23rd of January (World Holocaust Memorial Day), the Fifth World Holocaust Forum
Satirical Image of the Day
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Parker, Politics and Populism
Richard Harman, in his first Politik article of the year, focuses on a very interesting topic, Facing up to the rise of populism. He concentrates mainly on the views of David Parker and his concerns on the subject. Harman rightly points out that in Opposition the Labour Party opposed the
Susie Ferguson’s Severe Case of TDS Gives David Seymour Much Needed Publicity
Wendy David Seymour, in an attempt to publicize his upcoming state of the nation speech on Waitangi Day, came up with the idea of calling the event, ‘Make Aotearoa Great Again’. (A better choice than ‘a year of delivery’ some spin doctor dreamed up for our great leader, which was
What’s ’All This Then?
Information Satire. Editor’s Note: In Aotearoan Newspeak, Kindness is Cruelty, and Wellbeing is Destitution and Starvation. Today our intrepid eye-witness reports on an unexpected and needless to say, unwanted, encounter with Justinda’s Kindness and Wellbeing Police. I thought that readers may be interested in an encounter I
A Womble Who Is NOT Famous for Thrift and Economy
Apparently the last sighted, the thirty-first, Womble was from New Zealand: named Uncle Dunedin. Unknown even to close followers of the hugely popular time-lapse animation series, Uncle Dunedin has a close relative further north called Cousin Wigram. Here she is, spotted in the wild, buttoning up: something she
Three Questions for Police Minister Stuart Nash
I listened to an interview on Newstalk ZB with Police Minister Stuart Nash and three questions came immediately to mind. The Newstalk ZB headline for the interview was Police Minister admits NZ has a gang problem. Nash’s admission is not surprising given the number of gang-related shootings that
Nats Go All Conspiracy Theory and Left Ducks for Cover
The National party has gone all conspiracy theory regarding the break-in at their Auckland Regional office. It is quite sad seeing their troll army spreading the conspiracy theory that nefarious political operatives are involved in the nicking of their laptops. What is sadder, is seeing low level back bench
Labour Enables Radical Activists at Ihumatao
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour appears to have given in to a group of radical activists occupying private land at Ihumatao with a deal for a third party to purchase the land to be announced imminently”, says ACT Leader David Seymour “Ihumatao has turned into a political tragicomedy. Instead of
Housing CRISIS Spreads to Provinces, Middle-class Under Threat
Press Release: ACT Party “The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey shows the housing crisis has spread to provincial New Zealand and Labour’s policies have failed to improve affordability”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “Every housing market in the country now rated ‘severely unaffordable’ meaning that the median house
Our Mischief Making MSM and Left-wing Lobbyists
It has been over a week since a Christian, conservative, family man had his home raided by the police. Since then I’ve watched discussions on this event from all sides on social media. There’s been an overreaction from all sides with sensible commentary in the middle. However, I
Satirical Image of the Day
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Weekend of GANG Violence Shows Need to Get Tough
Press Release: National Party Two violent incidents in two days have provided a graphic illustration of why the Government needs to get tougher on gang activity, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “The latest reports of gunshots being fired during a gang altercation near a Napier shopping centre are