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The Turning of the Tide

Two pieces of information were released yesterday that show that the economic tide has turned against the Labour Government. The first was the revelation that government spending has exploded rather dramatically, by a massive 41.3% in just four years. But the news gets worse, as the latest forecast for

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Thank You Very Much for Your High Inflation

Thank You Very Much for Your High Inflation

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Today’s inflation figures are the direct result of Labour’s addiction to borrowing and spending and Kiwi families are paying an almighty price. The Government’s refusal to take responsibility is the equivalent of it giving the middle finger to middle New Zealand. Its

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Is It Still a Helpline If No One Rings It for Help?

Is It Still a Helpline If No One Rings It for Help?

familyfirst.org.nz Our present Government prefers a “health approach” to drug use in New Zealand, yet this approach does not appear to be favoured by many drug users. In fact, the number of drug users engaging with the Government’s recommended health referral service is ‘abysmally low’, from data

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

She promises that she won’t tell us what she had for breakfast. Nek Minnit… If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to

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What Will It Take To Stop Ardern?

Information Opinion Nothing has changed in the four years of Jacinda Ardern’s bulldozer style of leadership. Her government is totalitarian and ideologically rigid, and its intentions will permeate every aspect of Kiwis’ lives. Never before in the history of New Zealand have Kiwis had to endure a government that

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Our Politicians Don’t Represent or Protect Us
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Our Politicians Don’t Represent or Protect Us

Thornton Blackmore Many years ago one of my first ‘real’ jobs as a young man saw me working in an unimportant (but nevertheless dapper) role in the Parliament Buildings. As the ‘kid’, I was the unassuming fly on the wall, and over several years I had brushed past many of

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Sheppard Will Be Turning In Her Grave

Sheppard Will Be Turning In Her Grave

Information Opinion In recent times when PM Jacinda Ardern attempts to rationalise her co-governance model, based on the He Puapua report, she uses generalisations that are based on feelings, not reason: reverting to fanciful, emotive thinking. This at a time Labour’s Rotorua and Lakes Representation Bill, which seeks

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Nats Ahead of Labour in Latest Poll

Nats Ahead of Labour in Latest Poll

The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia Poll is out and National has overtaken Labour, echoing the INews/Kantar poll taken in March. There have now been three polls, the Roy Morgan, the 1News/Kantar, and the TU/Curia, that have National in front of Labour. PartySupportChange from last monthNational37.8%+2.

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

The government is facing heavy criticism for waiting until February to ditch hotel isolation, but Acting Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson is ruling out compensation. RNZ Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make

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Kali Yuga – An Age of Darkness

Thornton Blackmore Just as Biblical lore speaks on the concept of the ‘end-times’, so too have other cultures and religions explored similar concepts. Interestingly, the Vedic culture of Classical India and the attending Sanskrit texts have spoken extensively of an age of darkness known as the Kali Yuga. This

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Don’t Poke the Bear

JM White Information Opinion Ukraine has been a US vassal state since 2014. Russia considers that – as a vassal state – Ukraine in this post-2014 form fulfils neither the conditions of being a state forming people nor a system forming state. Therefore Russia considers it has not invaded a sovereign

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NZ Church Leaders Ask for Judicial Review

Free To Be Church Reverend Logan Hagoort In early June, Free To Be Church, a group of Christian Ministers from around New Zealand, will be seeking a ruling from a Judge as to the legality of the COVID ‘Traffic Light’ system. Their focus will be on challenging whether these rules

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A Very Unfortunate Experience

A Very Unfortunate Experience

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The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen

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Greetings from the Freedom Front Lines

Greetings from the Freedom Front Lines

Mark Freeman You may have seen us on the side of a road in your town or city, holding signs promoting freedom and decrying vaccines and mandates. Or maybe you’ve been one of us. If not, you may have wondered what motivates us to be there, especially when the

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