NZ Politics
Colonization Gave Maori Cause for Hope
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 So, in the opinions of Peeni Henare and Willie Jackson, two of the weaker minds in our ministry,
Middle NZ Is Going to Get Even More Pissy
Heather du Plessis-Allan makes a good point about how the Government seems to be all about liberal elites and nothing for middle New Zealand: Earlier this week, Labour’s polling guru made an astonishing admission on the radio. He didn’t think the government expected the blowback they’re
Another Hollow Promise Broken by the Hollow Girl
Nicky Hager wrote a book about the National Party called The Hollow Men. The whispers around town are that he is going to follow that up with a sequel but focused solely on Jacinda Ardern and her many lies and broken promises. The working title is “The Hollow Girl”. From
Ardern’s Secret Agenda
Last week The BFD published an article by Dr Muriel Newman titled “Challenging the Agenda”. This bit particularly stuck out for me, and it is a quote from media commentator Karl du Fresne: “The guidelines covering applications for funding are explicitly politicised. Media operators are advised they must ‘actively promote
Labour’s Car Tax Will Unfairly Punish New Zealanders
The Government’s car tax will unfairly punish Kiwis who don’t have the option right now of switching to an electric vehicle, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. National supports introducing financial incentives for people to purchase EVs but does not agree with financially punishing those who can’
Taxing Tradies to Subsidise Teslas
David Seymour ACT Leader Labour is breaking its promise to not introduce new taxes by slapping new taxes on tradies, farmers and large families. The ‘feebate’ scheme ignores the fact that vehicles are already taxed and subsidised through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In September 2020, Grant Robertson said ‘we
Letter to the Editor: Where Is All the Extra Electricity Coming From?
Dear Editor With all of the talk about replacing vehicles that use fossil fuels with electric vehicles, there appears to be no real attempt to address where the additional electricity required to charge a greatly increased fleet of such vehicles will come from. Certainly not from renewable resources, as we
Unions and Economists Shoot Mouths off at RSE Scheme
Byron Freeman Sure as night follows day, or New Zealand follows Australia, the unions here in New Zealand have decided to chirp up and meddle in what was once (and hopefully still is) a very successful programme. The adage “don’t fix something that isn’t broken” seems to fall
The Consequences of Chasing Lucrative Carbon Credits
It had to happen. The wokesters’ goal of carbon neutral by 2050 to save the planet is expected to adversely affect NZ food production when belching and farting stock reductions would be mandated by the government to ensure farmers comply. Now stock numbers are being reduced in Waitomo where farmland
The Heroes the Film Should Be About
Sometimes words fail me. But not this time. I’m incensed. “They Are Us” an “inspirational story about the young leader’s response to the tragic events.” Now let me think, is it about the two police officers who responded with outstanding bravery when they apprehended a terrorist on a
Police Lie and Media Repeat the Lie
The Police issued a press statement immediately after seizing some drugs, cash and firearms. In that press release they lied: In respect to Operation Seltos last night Police executed a warrant at a Manukau storage locker seizing six revolvers, a glock pistol, an Uzi submachine gun and ammunition. Every gun
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
I came across this strange man on Arkles Strand, standing on the beach holding a walking stick. He was covered in seaweed and had attracted a curious crowd. Given that he is the creation of a beachcomber making the most of the seaweed and a large piece of driftwood thrown
Letter to the Editor: A Nonsense Claim from the Climate Commission
Dear Editor One thing we should remember is that the Climate Commission has promised that electricity prices will not increase. This is a nonsense claim for two reasons. The first reason is that a domestic price increase of about 30% is already locked in because of the high prices over
Letter to the Editor: An Alternative to a Cycling Bridge
Dear Editor Rather than the very expensive exercise of building a harbour bridge in Auckland for cyclists and pedestrians, would it make sense to run a ferry to accommodate their needs? Call me simple, but it would be much cheaper to operate and could be actioned almost immediately. There … problem
Polarising Paul Goldsmith?
From the reactions we’ve seen across most MSM, you’d think Paul Goldsmith had taken it upon himself, out of the blue, to issue a statement about the benefits of colonisation to Maori. In fact, the whole story goes back to an opinion piece written by Mr Goldsmith in