NZ Politics
Captain Mumblepants Needs to Go
The BFD staff had a conversation over the watercooler yesterday after listening to the below interview with Simon Bridges. During the conversation, a new nickname for Bridges was born. “Angry Captain Mumblepants” which was then beautifully illustrated for us by BFD photoshopper Luke. The general consensus was that Captain Mumblepants
Putting Lipstick on a Pig.
Articles from a number of female contributors provided some interesting if not eyebrow-raising reading in last weekend’s newspaper. Three were writing, not surprisingly, about our Dear Leader. While recognising the complete mess she has got herself into, they all managed to put a positive spin on her so–
Captain Cook the Barbarian
Captain James Cook would be dismayed by Ngati Kahu chief executive, Anahera Herbert-Graves’s assessment of Cook whom he describes as a barbarian whose voyage to New Zealand brought rape, murder and abductions. On that basis, and because Cook never actually landed at Mangonui, Ngati Kahu have banned the
Tweets From the White House
Warning This series does not contain actual tweets from President Trump. All tweets are fictional and were created for the purpose of humour.
Another Election Promise Broken
The government has overhauled its temporary migrant worker visa scheme. If you cast your mind back 2 years, Labour and NZ First both campaigned on significantly reducing immigration, from around 70,000 migrants a year down to about 30,000. NZ First actually went further and wanted to reduce immigration
Face of the Day
Ardern said on Tuesday that she was not marching against Trump but marching for woman’s rights. We will let you decide. ex-JAFA has provided her with some plausible deniability…
Oral Questions – 19 September 2019
Questions to Ministers Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all of his statements, policies, and actions? KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister for Maori Crown
A World Record Nut Job
An Indian artist who painted a portrait of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on an almond for her birthday today says he’s going for a world record nut job. Aman Gulati says he’s already painted the Indian cricket team and Mahatma Ghandi – but he’s aiming for thousands more.
Snip Bits: Parliament Questions & Answers – Sept 17
I was reading through Hansard yesterday and I noted Simon Bridges and the PM getting snippy with each other during Oral questions and it occurred to me that it might be fun to start a (possibly) regular series called Snip Bits where I reproduce only the snippy bits of interactions
Tweets From the White House
Warning This series does not contain actual tweets from President Trump. All tweets are fictional and were created for the purpose of humour.
Viridian Homes Has the Answer for Kiwibuild
Vancouver was once the mecca for foreign money, which resulted in skyrocketing home prices, a bit like Auckland was until the foreign buyer ban. However, the worm has turned and now real estate developers are panicking as homes go unsold. Sounds like Kiwibuild, except the developers here had Phil and,
The Mess the Prime Minister is Leaving Behind
Press Release: New Zealand National Party When Jacinda Ardern leaves tomorrow to go to the Rugby World Cup and the United Nations she will be leaving behind a mess at home, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “Jacinda Ardern’s Government is in chaos following revelations it tried to
