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Don't Panic

Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine

Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused

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Don't Panic

Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine

Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused

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Labour’s Free Universal Dental Care Policy Needs a Filling

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Grant Robertson has once again ruled out implementing a popular Labour Party policy: free universal dental care. He

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New Zealand’s Path to Ethnocracy
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New Zealand’s Path to Ethnocracy

Come late 2023 when election time rolls round, the New Zealand voting public will have one of their most important decisions, maybe ever, to make. Hello, it’s All things Political with John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m trying to highlight how important your decision will be

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Just Say No!

The Labour Government has legislated constitutional change and they’ve done it without the consent of New Zealanders. They have promoted a move away from one person one vote to a co-governance system where Maori votes are worth far more than Non-Maori votes. They are essentially supporting a

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The Day Kiwis Were Fired

The Day Kiwis Were Fired

On Tuesday the 15th of November 2022 many people gathered after a call from NZDSOS to take part in a “nationwide peaceful event to acknowledge the suffering and celebrate resilience with friends.” It was a year from the day that the no jab no job mandates were imposed on New

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It’s Not Jacinda’s Fault She’s So Kind

It’s Not Jacinda’s Fault She’s So Kind

As the Team of $55 Million continue to write just what they’re paid to, New Zealanders too often have to turn to overseas media for anything approaching objective reporting (at least, from the legacy media: The BFD is just one of a handful of independent media within NZ’s

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Calls for Reform of Lobbying Laws Increase

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. This week global anti-corruption agency Transparency International released a report on lobbying, which described New Zealand’s

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

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Co-Governance Is a Sacred Cow to Labour
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Co-Governance Is a Sacred Cow to Labour

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Have you noticed that when Jacinda’s government is forced to make concessions under public pressure they never

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Harsh, but a Good Sledge
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Harsh, but a Good Sledge

Dr Shane Reti is a patient man, and yesterday he landed a good sledge on Andrew Little after patiently waiting for Little’s propensity for anger to manifest itself in just six minutes. Dr Shane Reti: Why is it, on his watch, that not only are increasing numbers of people

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Don't Panic

Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine

Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused

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Don't Panic

Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine

Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused

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Are We in Danger Too?

The Daily Express headline ‘Democrats’ postal vote victories have panicked Tories and Republicans’ caught my eye. How so? Could it be because the late crucial deciding results are from Democrat-run states, which all have the ‘mail in voting’ rule, plus a flexible approach to voter ID in a country

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