If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles and politicasts. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer John Black. Time to Be the National Party One of a few treasured photographs from my undistinguished
Matthew Hobbs Lukas Marek University of Canterbury Dr Matthew Hobbs is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Researcher at the GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury. As a researcher he is interested in modifying environments to improve behaviour/health. Lukas Marek received his PhD in 2015 from the Department of
Ngl I kind of feel bad for the prime minister here. pic.twitter.com/oUY5SvwBu1 — Liam Hehir ? (@PronouncedHare) December 8, 2021
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Information Satire The New Zealand Dollar fell overnight again for the fourth straight day and the NZX is bracing this morning to take another beating as the fallout from an errant Tweet continues. Just how fragile the NZ economy is was underlined when a prominent
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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 me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo was a view of Australia from the window by my seat on an Airbus. As you can see things were both murky
Karen Chhour Social Development and Children spokesperson The Government’s gradual ban on all tobacco sales is prohibition plain and simple and it will eventually create a black market. As a former smoker, I’m sick and tired of Labour trying to socially engineer us into changing our behaviour. No
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson This morning I accepted a petition signed by more than 10,000 people calling for urgent action on breast screening. Lockdowns have taken a massive toll on New Zealanders. We have repeatedly heard about the public health response to COVID, but
Last Friday, on the day when New Zealand embarked on a segregated society, Voices for Freedom held a Silent Vigil at the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch. It was a very special and emotional event. There is nothing more beautiful than individuals standing up for freedom in such a peaceful
Michael Swanson University of Otago Michael Swanson is currently a PhD Student at the University of Otago researching the role of the Opposition in New Zealand’s political system. He has previously completed a Master of International Studies (with a dissertation looking at Australian and New Zealand Defence relations with
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Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Karl du Fresne is a freelance journalist and blogger living in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. Many readers will have seen this picture. It shows three political journalists sprinting across the forecourt at Parliament. My first thought on seeing the photo was that
The passage of the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill tonight is a positive step towards ensuring victims of insane offenders are treated equally and their needs are placed at the centre of our justice and health systems, Taupo MP Louise Upston says. This new law rectifies a current
David Seymour ACT Leader Business NZ’s refusal to back Labour’s so-called Fair Pay Agreements should be a wake up call to the Government- it’s time to drop the damaging policy. Even the name Fair Pay Agreement is totally dishonest. People are forced into a contract they
