Simon Court ACT Transport spokesperson Grant Robertson is right to have second thoughts about the Auckland Cycle Bridge. He should listen to New Zealanders and scrap the idea. This is what happens when you go cycling, you get cold feet. In this case, that’s perfectly fine. ACT revealed in
Free Speech Union Responding to the video posted on TikTok by jesuspreachingNZ, the Free Speech Union says the video shows everything that is wrong with the Government’s vague and dangerous hate speech proposals. “New hate speech laws haven’t even been written yet but police are already out on
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Dark Jester A political scholar with an interest in foreign interference. Traditional conservative. Came out of a family that fled communism and improved themselves thanks to capitalism but would consider myself a distributionist. Queer Endurance/Defiance was first established to protest when Speak Up for Women New Zealand spoke in
Yesterday we saw an amazing coincidence. The very same day that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced changes in immigration rules (A) Newshub released a new poll showing Kiwi voters are frustrated with continued border restrictions (B). (A) Seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will be able to enter New
Melissa Lee National Spokesperson for – Broadcasting & Media| Digital Economy and Communications | Ethnic Communities Some readers of The BFD might be wondering why I’ve chosen to raise Radio New Zealand as today’s topic of discussion, considering it probably has a less than receptive audience among some regular commentators.
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments It was Prime Minister Helen Clark who started the practice of making apologies to groups who could be
Free Press ACT Party The Haps The Government has lost its way, and voters are telling them in the polls. It apologised for immigration policy that happened before Jacinda Ardern was born at an Auckland Town Hall rally. Meanwhile, down the road, ACT MPs listened to today’s immigrants separated
Dr James McDowall ACT Immigration spokesperson The Labour Party has left business owners in a state of distress for far longer than was necessary with some going to the wall or suffering from mental health problems as a result of the Government preventing workers from coming here. ACT welcomes RSE
The Government’s plan to allow one-way quarantine-free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is the right one but should have come much sooner, says Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson Judith Collins. “We called for a move like
Dr Stuart Lange On behalf of the New Zealand Christian Network Dr Stuart Lange is the National Director of the NZCN and is a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, where he was formerly Vice Principal. Stuart wrote and presented the historical DVD documentary Te Rongopai: 200 years of the
Since my column on changing the name of our country was published, I have been inundated with correspondence from all over the country and from all kinds of people, National MP for Kaikoura Stuart Smith says. “The overwhelming reaction to my stance on the matter was incredibly positive from both
The Government must implement a standardised way to measure progress to make sure no children fall through the cracks, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “If a child is falling through the cracks, then they’re missing out on all the opportunities a good education provides. “We need a
