NZ Politics
As the Government Is Learning, a ‘Wage Freeze’ Can Come with Unintended Consequences
Laura Meriluoto University of Canterbury Laura Meriluoto’s research interests include industrial organisation and network economics. She is currently doing research on the solutions to spam, existence advertising, email pricing and on-line auction design. You would be hard pressed to find an economist who would argue against the merits
Where Are the Vikings Today?
Let us just imagine for one moment, if the Vikings, who left Scandinavia during the Dark Ages and travelled to a number of countries, pillaging and conquering wherever they went, had never integrated into the societies that they conquered. Where would we be, 1,400 years on, if they had
Graham Adams: Will He Puapua Propel Winston Peters Back into Politics?
Graham Adams Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom The controversial report He Puapua has been seized upon by
Daily News Roundup – 13 May 2021
Parliamentary debates on race Jane Patterson (RNZ): Policies can be called racist but not MPs, Speaker rules Richard Harman: Behind Parliament’s “racist” row (paywalled) Meriana Johnsen (RNZ): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi ejected from Parliament Anna Whyte (1News): Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi performs haka in Parliament,
It Appears the Real Racists Are Actually Maori Representatives
The co-leaders of the Maori Party and Greens co-leader Marama Davidson have shown us all that the real racists we see are actually members of parliament: Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was kicked out of the House after protesting the National Party’s rhetoric on race issues
Andrew Bayly – Only One of the 231 Shovel-Ready Projects Completed
Of the 231 shovel-ready projects Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson announced to much fanfare last year, only one project has been completed, National’s Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Bayly says. “It has been has been 12 months since the shovel-ready infrastructure projects were announced. By most normal definitions of the
Face of the Day
Collins is still calling for Speaker Trevor Mallard’s head […] […] Collins was scathing of Mallard, and of Ardern for her continued support of him as Speaker. “The debate on the evening of 4 May was unedifying because of the behaviour and statements of Mr Mallard and his reaction to being
Say It Again: Lockdowns Don’t Work
We at The BFD have been reporting it for over a year, now – and finally, the mainstream media are beginning, ever so slowly, to catch on. What I’m talking about is the now-undeniable evidence that lockdowns do not work. New Zealand’s ‘COVID Queen’ might like to boast
Free Lunch Farce
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to start looking at evidence and data before it rushes out a policy that is nothing more than a marketing campaign. The Waikato Times has revealed that up to 1500 lunches from Labour’s free school lunches programme are going to waste each
David Seymour Speech: ACT’s Budget for Middle New Zealand
David Seymour ACT Leader Business. I just wanted to get in early. Grant Robertson almost completely forgot to mention business in both his pre-Budget speeches. I didn’t want to risk the same mistake. Welcome thank you to Price Waterhouse Cooper and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce for hosting
Michael Woodhouse – $35 Million for a Train That Hasn’t Left the Station
Since 2017 the Government has wasted $35 million of taxpayer money on light rail and has nothing to show for it, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. “The Government has spent millions of dollars on a project that can’t even get off the drawing board. But that’s
Chris Bishop – Labour Blocks COVID Scrutiny
The Government that said it would be the most open and transparent ever has once again done the exact opposite, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. After the debacle of last month’s Health Select Committee hearing which saw it filled with endless explanations about the end-
Peter Williams: Don Brash and Mongrel Mob Kingdom an ‘Unlikely Alliance’
Peter Williams bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash talks to Peter Williams about his involvement with the Mongrel Mob Kingdom of Hamilton in setting up an Education Trust to teach gang members with poor or no literacy skills. He explains how difficult it can be for “fully grown” adults to return to
