Barbara McKenzie Wellington Mayoral candidate stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. The Victoria University of Wellington Students Association (VUWSA) recently issued a defamatory press statement to the effect that they were ‘uninviting’ me from their mayoral debate, due to my ‘racist and transphobic views’, while also
As uncovered by The BFD, the New Zealand police — not Immigration NZ, apparently, as was earlier claimed — actively sought to have two journalists banned from entering the country. Their internal communications left no doubt that the reasons were entirely political, profiling the journalists as “far-right” (a purely subjective political
Information Opinion Mike Hosking was on a roll last week. With Mallard exiting the House en route to Ireland, he put in a call to Christopher Luxon’s office asking if he would recall Mallard from Ireland when he becomes PM. My immediate thought, with a recent softening in the
Yesterday we broke the story of how Police used a NZ Herald smear article written by an anonymous person to seek further information so that they could ban Avi Yemini from New Zealand. This tactic is known as a “wrap up smear” in political vernacular, and it is precisely what
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
Oh dear, the cabinet manual 2.99 says, “No Minister should endorse in any media any product or service.” F**ken don't even like this flavour. But like @WhittakersNZ chocolate. And love #ReoM?ori.@ArohatiaTeReo pic.twitter.com/eoNXknwqb2 — Marama Davidson MP (@MaramaDavidson) August 29, 2022 Ministers aren’
The Great Reckoning for the gender whisperers is starting at last. Not only are parents pushing back against groomers in schools, but an increasing number of young people are ‘de-transitioning’ and calling in the lawyers. Britain’s Tavistock Clinic, which ran an industrial-scale operation of gaslighting confused kids
Information Opinion As Trevor Mallard slinks out the back door of parliament in a few weeks, it would be fascinating to know what his superannuation is. According to the Remuneration Authority website, Mallard (and everyone else) received 16 per cent of his salary as an ‘employer’ contribution from 1993, rising
Information Opinion “Social media is awash with medical misinformation”, says Stuff NZ. Brittney Deguara, Stuff reporter writes, “reporting disclosure statement: This post was written with expert advice from Dr Nikki Moreland, Auckland University.” No, you shouldn’t just trust natural immunity to save you from Covid-19 reinfection. Even if
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. Local body elections are well
Rebel News and Avi Yemini have now published their article and video regarding our revelations this morning that the NZ Police sought any information they could use to enforce a decision that they’d already made to stop Avi Yemini and Rukshan Fernando from coming to New Zealand. The Platform
Last week Australian journalist Avi Yemini was prevented by Immigration NZ from entering New Zealand. Media at the time suggested that the decision was made by Immigration NZ, but an investigation by The BFD suggests that it was in fact the NZ Police who were acting to stop both Avi
Information Opinion Freelance science and technology writer Peter Griffin wants us to question anti-vaccine information and climate change (just those that deny it of course), but only if we come to the conclusions he wants us to. [Fire and Fury is] the story of how a disparate group of
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. Trevor Mallard is widely regarded as the worst Speaker of Parliament the country has ever had. He has
Warning This article is for information purposes only and should not be construed as financial, or other, advice. Information Opinion In New Zealand there is a long history of investment in various types of real estate. Many BFD readers undertake this activity for investment purposes and have probably done rather
