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Face of the Day

Today’s face of the day is prepared to cost the country billions and ruin the agricultural sector and oil and gas industry all so that he can say that we are role models for the rest of the world. “Part of what we’re doing is we’re role

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Historic day for LANDMARK Climate Change Legislation in NZ

Historic day for LANDMARK Climate Change Legislation in NZ

Press Release: Green Party The passing of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill will help ensure a safe planet for our kids and grandkids, the Minister for Climate Change James Shaw said today. The landmark legislation which provides a framework to support New Zealanders to prepare for, and

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A BALANCED Zero Carbon Bill Passed

Press Release: NZ First Rt Hon Winston Peters, New Zealand First Leader New Zealand First is proud to have brought common sense to the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill, which passed its final reading in Parliament today. Party Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says months of hard work

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The BFD Welcomes Guest Posts from ALL Political parties
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The BFD Welcomes Guest Posts from ALL Political parties

Yesterday morning I sent out emails to six political party leaders inviting them to submit guest posts to The BFD. With election year fast approaching and parties getting into election mode I wanted to give them all an equal opportunity to get their views in front of our substantial audience.

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National’s Support for Flawed Zero Carbon Bill DISAPPOINTING

Press Release: ACT Party “National’s support for the Government’s flawed Zero Carbon Bill and its opposition to ACT’s attempts to improve the legislation are deeply disappointing”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “The Zero Carbon Bill requires that emissions offsets take place only in New Zealand. The New

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The CoL Is Simply the BEST at Being the Worst

The CoL Is Simply the BEST at Being the Worst

William Felt Apart from Jacinda Ardern’s dress sense there are many, many other Labour party fails: * Light Rail – no business case, no costings, no route map, no objectives – but a fuel tax already to pay for it. – fail * Jacinda Ardern’s personal attacks on Alan Jones years ago, come

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New Conservative Says NO to Zero Carbon Tax

New Conservative Says NO to Zero Carbon Tax

Press Release: New Conservative We are destroying our economy and making no difference to our ecology through carbon trading. This is poor governance and must stop. The beaches we visited forty years ago are the same now as they were then, we are not drowning, our seas are not encroaching

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Honestly, We Are Good People!

Honestly, We Are Good People!

Shane Jones upset the Indian community when he told disgruntled Kiwi-Indians to “catch the next flight home” if they don’t like New Zealand’s immigration policies. Howls of rage from migrants were accompanied by positive stories about the contributions Indian migrants make. Gaurav Sharma describes what he and

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Labour Moves the Goal Posts AGAIN

Labour Moves the Goal Posts AGAIN

When Kiwibuild failed Jacinda Ardern’s government moved the goal posts and called it a Kiwibuild reset. The housing promise was to build 100,000 affordable homes over 10 years, half of them in Auckland. The KiwiwBuild reset has a build target of zero. Another example of moving the goal

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Today’s face of the day is wetter than an otter’s pocket. Clearly Bridges hasn’t listened to a word Scott Morrison said. He has made James ‘wreck the economy’ Shaw a very happy man. National will support climate change Zero Carbon Bill stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117244331/

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A  Realistic and Pragmatic Leader Who Puts His Country First

A Realistic and Pragmatic Leader Who Puts His Country First

President Trump is fulfilling his most important deregulatory promise. On the 4th of November next year it will be a great day for America, as that is the date when the US withdrawal from the ruinous Paris Agreement will become final. Press Statement: Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State November

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