Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Rarely has a political party promised so much in an election campaign and achieved so little during its time in office. Labour made extravagant promises to end child
So far the Government has rammed through co-governance or racial separatism in Health and Water reticulation. Now they are making very loud noises about rolling it out to Education and Justice. The Government, through the racist mouthpiece that is Willie Jackson, is effectively saying that one law for all,
The face you make when you get called out for trying to sneak through a Kiwisaver tax. pic.twitter.com/lgzAU81doN — Cam Slater (@kaiviti_cam) September 4, 2022 Chan-Green: “You knew that there would be mixed views, yet the press release had no mention of it at all…was
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
After nearly five years of inaction, the Labour Government is now scrambling to deal with an out-of-control law and order problem in New Zealand, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Today’s announcement of another programme to ‘discourage’ youth offending is more window-dressing from a Government
The name-calling began almost as soon as it became public that I had been nominated and accepted as a candidate for Council in the Otamatea ward of Kaipara’s local body elections. I was included in a ‘hit piece’ that principally maligned mayoral candidate Victoria de la Varis Woodcock
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Information Opinion It was our 1st Birthday yesterday! On the 5th of September 2021, Brian Tamaki boldly founded The Freedoms & Rights Coalition in response to a government that was overstepping its mark big-time! Our mission has been clear from the very beginning…THIS
As of 20 August 2022 the new medium density residential standards (MDRS) became law. This means that for Tier 1 Councils no resource consent is needed to allow up to 3×3-storey buildings on any suitable residentially zoned land. Too bad if the new development next door completely shades
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. In her post Cabinet press
Yesterday it was the turn of the Police Minister, Chris Hipkins, to face scrutiny over the overreach of Police reaching out to Interpol to dig dirt on Avi Yemeni. He made out like a slimmer version of Sgt. Schultz professing to not know anything. Given this story is now reaching
Just offering sound advice. Take it or leave it. pic.twitter.com/Pp36ItfzH6 — Craig Lord for Auckland Mayor (@CraigLord2022) September 3, 2022 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
The late, great Christopher Hitchens tried to remind us that, “Every time you violate or propose to violate the free speech of someone else… you’re making a rod for your own back.” We’re already seeing the proof of this: left-wing groups who advocate banning “hate speech” are
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 Chris Trotter MP Willie Jackson’s Dilemma The good news is that Willie Jackson has been spooked into a
Journalists especially should be wary of treating social media as a source of public opinion, given what a tiny echo-chamber it really is. With that caution in mind, it’s still telling that so many people on social media are echoing what is also being fretted about in the
