I have believed for a long time that the problems concerning Maori are brought about as a result of this country operating under a system of reverse racism. There are some who will regard that statement as nothing short of blasphemy. I would remind them that the truth often hurts.
I noted this in the NZ Herald. Amanda Chapman’s tiny home has taken her on a journey through Auckland’s sharing economy. The 28-year-old has been building the house over the past two years using all borrowed or hired tools thanks to the community phenomenon many believe
Oh boy. The term #ParttimePM really has struck a nerve. You know that when Jacinda’s henchmen come out in her defence almost immediately. Grant Robertson called Simon Bridges sexist for suggesting that she doesn’t exactly work hard, which is absolutely true. And now, along with Robertson, Trevor Mallard
For another shot at government, the Greens will need to convince the average New Zealander, particularly the targeted first time voter, that they are more than Morris dancers, mohair jacket wearers and tree-huggers. Undoubtedly these misguided souls are part of their support base but they really are best kept
The Greens conference at the weekend may have been mostly done behind closed doors, but snippets came out, including James Shaw calling Simon Bridges a “climate change denier”. We all know Bridges is no denier, but his attitude towards climate change is somewhat more benign than that of the Green
Jacinda Ardern has become the first New Zealand Prime Minister in 15 years to visit the country’s territory of Tokelau, north-east of Fiji. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Open and transparent as usual, the government has quietly called for a review of our drug laws. Derek Cheng from ‘A newspaper’ reports. The Government has quietly ordered a review of its 44-year-old drug law, which will anchor its health-based response to drug use and form part
It behoves me to confirm what many suspected already: Wellington’s ‘leadership’ gaggle of Trotskyites, Bolsheviks, and silly children are all officially brain-dead. This confirmation came in today’s news when announcing that previous, and suitably ridiculous, ‘optimistic’ estimates of probable sea-level rise of 60cm per century (triple
The mainstream media have missed the big story of the National Party conference. Simon Bridges’ ally Glenda Hughes was voted off the board. This is a huge loss for National. Hughes was the one board member ready to advocate challenging sitting MPs, and getting rid of underperformers or problems. She
“The ability of the Police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.” Policing by Consent is in meltdown. The Peelian Principle #2 detailed above from Sir Robert Peel is a core factor in how we used to police New Zealand. If you don’t believe
I thought Julie-Anne Genter was Associate Transport Minister, but it seems she is Associate Health Minister as well. When you think about the Department of Health, you tend to think about overworked doctors, overworked nurses, waiting lists, sewage in the walls (that turned out to be non-existent), cancer
From Facebook A reader drew my attention to an interesting point of view about Ihumatao that she read on a Facebook page yesterday. It had the headline: Two sides to every story. I whakapapa to the Whenua at Ihumatao. I have whanau living in the papakainga, and whanau buried in
Health Minister David Clark has been accused of hiding the state of DHB deficits, after he held off the release the latest financial reports. The year-to-March DHB financial results showed a deficit of $264 million across the 20 DHBs. All, bar one, are now in deficit – and now
