Owen Jennings Former National President of Federated Farmers I like asking people to estimate how much methane is being produced by our farmers because they are regularly told that half the greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand come from down on the farm. Most have not got a clue. Some
Helen Houghton BTchLn Co-leader New Conservative Ted Johnston, BSc BA LLB Co-Leader, New Conservative New Conservative notes that transparency is a constantly growing concern for the NZ public around central government, but we must also be vigilant about how our local government manages our resources and rights. Last
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Here at The Sojournal, we like to berate the mainstream media of New Zealand. It is bereft of critical thinking and investigative journalism. In our covid age as we have marched towards ever more authoritarian government, our mainstream media has cheered the Beast on like
The Prime Minister’s fear-mongering did this. She created a nation of terrified idiots incapable of rational thought and that is why she won’t remove the Covid edicts. Her rules and regulations are their security blankets. Eventually, someone has to rip off the plaster to see if the
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. The shock invasion of the
These are the core values of the National Party, taken from their current website: We believe this will be achieved by building a society based on the following values: * Loyalty to our country, its democratic principles and our Sovereign as Head of State * Recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi as
bassettbrashandhide.com The following survey was taken during January 2022, before the Wellington protests. 1,000 respondents provided a margin of error of +/- 3.1%. It was commissioned by Hobson’s Pledge and conducted by Curia Research. Thinking now about the state of New Zealand and our society, do you
An interesting thing is happening with the statistics that the regime is putting out as the Omicron outbreak progresses through the population. Pretty much the same outcomes as we have seen around the world are happening here. The statistics show, or at least did show, that those becoming infected, and
What do you think about what today’s Face of the day National Party leader Christopher Luxon had to say in his State of the Nation address? Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to
Information Opinion At the Wellington protest that was forcibly ended by the Labour Government and its enablers on Wednesday, there were a variety of voices. Some people were there because they were against mask or vaccine mandates. Others were there because they had lost their jobs or their businesses. Some
The Government should give struggling Kiwis a break this Budget and deliver tax relief from the cost of living crisis, says Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. “Inflation is at a thirty year high, with the cost of everyday basics like food, petrol and housing all through the roof. The average Kiwi
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State of the Nation address Information Long 3709 words Kia ora koutou katoa, Da jia hao, Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalamu alaikum, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, and good morning everyone. Thank you so much for joining me here today. First, I want to acknowledge that everyone has been shaken
There is an argument to be made about technocracy. The earliest argument was put forward by Plato in his work ‘Against Democracy’ in his book The Republic, in which he argued that ordinary people are unable to make politically competent decisions. In the book, he suggested three characteristics of a
The Parlermaid Information Opinion The Battle of Portaloo, a 23 day occupation of Parliament Grounds in Wellington, was fought valiantly but was ultimately lost on 2 March in an horrific display of gratuitous Police violence so great that the date has been dubbed Black Wednesday. It was sheer luck that,
