Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com “It is often said that behind every great man is a great woman”. This is the pitch by the National Party Botany electorate branch to attend their “Ladies Afternoon
I’m titillated by the term ‘technical recession’ being bandied about the state of the economy. It’s a bit like ‘technical pregnancy’: you either are or are not experiencing one. We are. We’re in a recession and it behoves those with a public voice to speak to that
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com The Reserve Bank has recently been advertising for a Principal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Adviser. As the
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Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Winston Peters, Simon Lusk, David Farrar and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! WINSTON PETERS: On The Legacy Media Misrepresentation Of His State Of The Nation Speech And Some Foreign Affairs Winston Peters joins
A study surveyed 5,000 adult participants and found that those who are “woke” are more depressed, have more anxiety and lack happiness. As reported, “Being more anxious and depressed and less happy was more pronounced in” those who consider social justice, believe the Net Zero scam and make a
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Remember when Jacinda Ardern wanted to make “happiness” the centrepiece of her achievements? First, there was the “wellbeing” budget, then “Gross National Happiness” — a measure, curiously, only elsewhere used in the Kingdom of Bhutan. More about that later. So, how did New Zealanders’ happiness fare, under the benevolent iron fist
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT Winston Peters is once again not backing down. Our mainstream news media are currently obsessing over the fact that he used former UK band Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping,” in one of his campaigns, without asking permission first. The band reportedly wish to
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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was taken from Taupo International Motorsport Park looking across the circuit to Taupo Gliding Club. There were several elderly,
Hon Todd McClay Minister of Agriculture Hon Mark Patterson Minister for Rural Communities The Coalition Government is expanding the medium-scale adverse event classification in place for the Marlborough, Nelson, and Tasman districts to cover the Canterbury and Otago regions, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announced Wednesday. “I have made this decision
