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Hamilton Council Rates up 54%
While this article uses Hamilton as the example, it really applies to all councils facing the same problem for the same reason. News that Hamilton City Council has proposed a 25.5% rates rise next year does not tell the full story. It is planned to be followed with a
Willis Warns of Fiscal ‘Snakes and Snails’
Michael Ryan University of Waikato theconversation.com New finance minister Nicola Willis has claimed she was blindsided by the state of the government’s books. Days after stepping into the role, she said: The outgoing government has left us with some nasty surprises. There are some fiscal risks that are
How to Gift Someone a BFD Membership This Christmas
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Choice Has a Long Memory
The ongoing furore around smoking and the new Government’s stance is reaching farcical levels. Smoking remains a choice. Smoking is not about to become compulsory. For anyone. The voice of reason was Casey Costello, the Associate Health Minister, rejecting the criticism. “I think the narrative has got away on
New Zealand Govt Should Be Transparent
voicesforfreedom.co.nz After speaking with a source Monday morning, there appears to be a valid explanation for the missing vaccination data released by the New Zealand whistleblower, who is now in police custody. We hope this information is helpful for analysts around the world to make more sense of
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Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Te Pati Maori had a little tantrum, hurled insults at the King, swore an oath to a half-wrecked document that the Crown was a party to, and then eventually caved and swore a proper oath. What does it all mean? Te Pati Maori ran its own swearing in ceremony in
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor The hostility of the NZ Mainstream Media to the new coalition Government was totally expected. They did not disappoint. Especially as they knew that the taxpayer-funded life-support was going to be stopped. Has a cessation date been made known? What of the so-called civil service? Government departments have
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Clown of the Day
Rawiri reminds me of Mrs Brown… Change my mind. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed this article please share it
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Proverbs 6 5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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Why Are the Media Such Hamas Fangirls? [Updated]
Can we stop even pretending that the mainstream media are anything but deranged cheerleaders for the worst people on the planet? That much is clear from the Australian journalists’ union’s open letter calling to reject “bothsidesism” on Gaza. Meaning, in other words, that journalists only regard one side of
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Hey Stuff – in case you hadn’t noticed, trains don’t run to Auckland Airport. So why use a video of a train to suggest (incorrectly BTW) that public transport is the cheapest way to get there? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons