There is one priority this election: To get this government out. They deserve a boot up the posterior and the last thing we need is three more years of their incompetence and divisive racist policies. We cannot afford this election to be a close-run thing. Those of us on
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Maybe we’ve all got scandal fatigue. This is the best explanation for why there’s not
I was asked by Paul Brennan to discuss the implosion within DemocracyNZ. Have a good listen, because these problems exist in almost all small parties. What I talk about is the over-reliance on what I call “hopium”, the rather addictive ability to suspend reality and cling to hope, because
Ginny Anderson is Face of the Day, after her train wreck interview with Heather du Plessis Allan. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.
On Friday the Associate Justice Minister, Deborah Russell, announced that the Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, had resigned from his position and that if he hadn’t resigned he would be sacked because of his undeclared conflicts of interest. It is a complete mess, with the Associate Minister having to
On behalf of the Board of DemocracyNZ, we make the following statement. DemocracyNZ was formed in March 2022 on the fundamental principles of democracy, unity and equality. We stand for freedom, for family, and for farming. During the course of the past 10 months, we have announced a number of
Yesterday we all woke to the news that the government has introduced medical apartheid for real into the New Zealand health system. No longer is need the primary concern for clinicians assessing who gets operations; now ethnicity needs to be taken into account, with the system rewarding people on the
Shane Reti is Face of the Day for his statement on Labour’s race-based lottery in the health system. National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has slammed the Government’s new policy which ranks ethnicities to determine who should get an operation first, calling it “offensive” and “wrong”
There is a reason governments do a Friday bad news dump. It is to hide other news that is usually unpalatable. And so it was last Friday as we salivated over Meng Foon’s conflict of interest drama that saw him effectively sacked. While we were talking about that we
After the lawlessness and pathetic policing in Opotiki last week, two political parties have made an attempt at convincing voters that they are tough on crime and will deal with gangs. One party announced something on Thursday, and the other announced something on Saturday. Let’s look at the two
Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi finished taking part in the Cambridge Union Debate and has headed to Paris. The footage appears to show their accommodation is in the 7th arrondissement, and that particular area is not a modest ticket. Given many Kiwis are feeling the cost of living crisis
As you probably know, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has released a proposal entitled Safer Online Services and Media Platforms. Under the proposal, platforms (which will include sites like The BFD) will be required to come up with codes of practice, approved by a regulator. As a platform you can
Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Stuart Smith National MP for Kaikoura stuartsmith.national.org.nz On Sunday, our Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson, Hon Judith Collins, announced National’s Harnessing Biotech Plan that will end the ban on genetic modification and gene editing in New Zealand. The policy will unlock the benefits of these technologies
If public sentiment doesn’t change – and we still seem to have many marooned and undecided voters this close to the election – what happens if there’s no clear cut winners or parties have ruled out certain coalitions? We could have a minority government: But as [former UnitedFuture leader and
