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Kiwis Kept Flightless by Vaccine Passport Go Slow

Kiwis Kept Flightless by Vaccine Passport Go Slow

David Seymour ACT Leader The Government has issued 4.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine and, as is this Government’s way, forgot to issue any kind of proof. I first asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the passports allowing New Zealanders to travel internationally in March, and again in

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Minister Shows Staggering Arrogance on Three Waters
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Minister Shows Staggering Arrogance on Three Waters

David Seymour ACT Leader Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has shown staggering arrogance towards councils on Q+A this morning on the Government’s Three Waters policy. Many councils want nothing to do with Three Waters. Whangarei, for instance, has shown the Government’s cost-benefit analysis for its Three

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bubbles going upwards on a body of water
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Government Must Park Three Waters Plans

Labour must listen to the multitude of mayors pleading for the Three Waters plans to be dumped, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “With an overwhelming majority of councils not onboard, the Government’s programme is in dire straits and its four entity model is floundering fast. “Only

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To the Beach!

To the Beach!

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This Government Couldn’t Run a Bath

This Government Couldn’t Run a Bath

To put the headline into context they have yet to locate the tap. If they found it you can bet it would be the cold one. Their next problem would be wondering how to turn it on. In their four years in office the only things they’ve come close

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Defending Democracy Is Tough These Days
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Defending Democracy Is Tough These Days

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you will know that when David Seymour was bold enough to disclose the special code which allowed Maori New Zealanders in Auckland to get vaccinated without needing to make an appointment, he was dumped on from a great

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Compare and contrast. Tony Abbot has been fined in Australia for not wearing a mask while Siouxsie Wiles has both media and politicians run interference for her. Read the article in full here. Comment on it on The BFD.

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Well Done David Seymour

Well Done David Seymour

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com What a brilliant response ACT leader David Seymour wrote in the Herald to the abominable contrived media beat-up over his vaccination publication. I didn’t think I’d live to see such truth-telling in this ludicrous age of Maori wonderfulness propaganda. It’s

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Do as I Say, Not as I Do, Because I Know More Than You

Do as I Say, Not as I Do, Because I Know More Than You

It is very tempting to just criticise Siouxsie Wiles for her weapons-grade hypocrisy for going to the beach outside her local area, with someone outside her bubble, without masks and without social distancing. Believe me, as I had to queue (with mask) to get into the supermarket in a

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Not the Good Scissors!

Not the Good Scissors!

Given the kindergarten-level thinking of their prime minister, it’s perhaps not surprising that New Zealand’s first response to its latest terror attack is to treat its citizens like children. New Zealand supermarket group Countdown said on Saturday it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a

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Cliches From the Powerhouse Of Broken Promises

Cliches From the Powerhouse Of Broken Promises

Not content with shoving Te Reo down our throats, the Prime Minister abuses the English language with repetitive and confusing political slogans during Covid-19 stand ups and interviews, successfully winding down the clock and deflecting hard-to-answer questions. Someone in the Prime Minister’s extensive media team should

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Resist! Small Acts of Non-compliance Every Day: Part 2

Resist! Small Acts of Non-compliance Every Day: Part 2

Rene Guest post by Rene, owner of a small business with delightful staff and an appreciation of the beautiful things in life. One of these beautiful things, The Fallen Madonna, hangs on the wall and is a symbol of the resistance. Rene is an organiser and continually manages to stay

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