I am thrilled to announce that The BFD from next Tuesday evening onwards will be posting a live stream at 9pm every Tuesday of the new cross-Tasman talk show, Trans-Tasman Talk, hosted by Kiwi Dieuwe de Boer from Right Minds and Aussie Tim Wilms from The Unshackled. For
How often have you signed up to something online and actually read the terms and conditions? If you are like me the answer is probably rarely if at all. The fine print tends to be pages long and gives me a headache, so I usually skip it on the assumption
The idiots from Xtinction Rebellion annoyed Wellingtonians in order to have their voices heard. Why would anybody bother to unglue them from the windows? Just leave them there. Once they feel the call of nature, the TV visuals would be much more interesting. But it was the orange flare smoke
Danny Bright Unless there’s some form of miracle between now and when votes close on Saturday, Auckland seems destined for another three years of Phil Goff as mayor. This is not because the people of Auckland have an overwhelming love for Mr Goff, his policies or the way he’
Two pieces of good news in one morning! Could it be possible that there is some thinking going on inside the CoL? The Taxpayers Union has successfully convinced the Government to put a stop to paying the Clintons via their shonky foundations. Hurrah! Not before time and the Nats should
Dear Editor Eureka! I may have found the most obnoxious mayoral candidate profile in the local body elections, standing for Tauranga. Here is her candidate profile as sent out by Council for the current election. Here is a copy of her responses to a survey of candidates conducted by the
Beth Houlbrooke ACT Party Deputy Leader / Vice President Fundamentally, I am someone who doesn’t think the answer to all of society’s ills is that “the government should DO something”. It makes me really cross when I come across debate on social media where other contributors assume that because
Press Release; ACT Party “After years of delay and uncertainty for constituents, movement on the Parent Category Visa is welcome but the outcome is a camel, also known as a horse designed by coalition,” according to MP for Epsom David Seymour. “As a local electorate MP, I have had many
Two years ago the Taxpayer’s Union launched a campaign against the Government handing over regular donations (some of which reached nearly three million dollars), to a subsidiary of the Clinton Foundation. Yesterday the government revealed that they are stopping the funding early and will not be renewing the contract.
There has been another “leak” of private information regarding NZ First, including membership lists. A shabby newspaper and purveyor of stolen materials has led with the details: There has been a further leak of internal NZ First documents, including highly confidential lists of party members and a complaint alleging that
Leighton Baker, leader of New Conservative talks about how our party takes a different approach to Climate Change. We believe hard-earned taxpayers money is better well spent looking for solutions to pollution and other environmental ills including climate change. Carbon credits are a wasted effort as we have little
Dear Editor I could not resist clapping at Mass this morning when a letter from Cardinal Dew was read out, advising congregants of the resignation of Charlie Farlie [Ed. Charles Drennan] Back in March 2015, just a few days after Charles Drennan took over from Protestant Pete as bishop of
