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. One of the world’s leading progressive political thinkers and journalists died last week. Barbara Ehrenreich was 81
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Next week, Cabinet will review the Covid traffic light setting, and, if they are sensible, they will drop the vaccine and mask mandates and return New Zealand to normal. As I travel around the country, I notice more and more people are not wearing masks,
Stephen Berry Author: Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections 2022. Former Auckland Mayoral candidate Stephen Berry is proud to announce he has completed writing An Absolutely Biased Guide to the Auckland Local Elections. “Fifteen articles covering the Portage and Waitakere Licensing Trusts, every Ward and Local Board contest as
With the 2023 elections starting to gear up, you may have noticed a shift in the political sphere. We appear to be increasingly moving away from the left/right culture wars toward an uprising against the political establishment. This has provided the freedom movement with choices of different political parties.
Remember the Northland lockdown? Two women do after they were hounded and abused as a result of what we now know were calculated and desperate lies and slander by Chris Hipkins. Lies and slander that weren’t even remotely true, which means that the Minister was responsible, not for misinformation,
Mayoral candidate Barbara McKenzie has asked Victoria University Students Association to retract and apologise for defamatory statements made about her. Lawyers acting on behalf of Dr McKenzie have wrote yesterday to VUWSA seeking action on statements made when they uninvited her from their mayoral debate. The Association has publicly accused
BFD readers will be no doubt aware that the terms “Jacinda Ardern” and “abject failure” are often heard together. Except in the New Zealand legacy media. The Team of $55 Million only ever stops their fawning of the prime minister to occasionally gently waft her with a damp lettuce leaf.
David Cumin israelinstitute.nz The latest terror designations in New Zealand have once again failed to proscribe Hamas or Hezbollah. This is out of step with other Five Eyes nations, and in particular with the United States – with whom our Ministry of Foreign Affairs intimate they are trying to obtain
Jaspreet Boparai voicesforfreedom.co.nz 1. LGNZ or Local Government New Zealand (www.lgnz.co.nz) is the lobby body for our councils with the remit to be the voice of local government in Wellington. 2. Councils pay an annual subscription fee for their membership of LGNZ, depending on the
Information Opinion On August 21st, 2015 Donald Trump held a rally in Mobile, Alabama where he – to universal astonishment! – filled the local sports stadium, which has a capacity of 33,000 people. At the best of times, it is difficult to imagine the people of somewhere like Mobile having much
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Stephen Berry. Support Racial Division? You Are Just What They Are Looking For. The poison of identity politics is
The government has now announced its answer to the alarming and growing ram-raid statistics. Cuddles and hugs. “Children under 14 years old caught doing ram raids will be given intensive support to steer them away from crime, and towards study and work.” “The move is part of a $53
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
