Memo to Jenna Lynch, Amelia Wade, Jessica Mutch McKay, Tova O’Brien, Maiki Sherman, Simon Wilson, Luke Malpass et al: If the election result told us one thing it is that you are irrelevant. The vast majority of the country took no notice of what you had to say. Your
Mark Freeman The head of Radio New Zealand has expressed concern about the general public’s declining trust in mainstream media (MSM) news. He’s also acknowledged there was a negative public response to government funding of private MSM outlets over the COVID period. In a talk at the recent
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The Labour Party has crashed from 50 per cent of the vote in 2020 to around 27 per cent in 2023. The election loss has been
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It is traditionally thought that New Zealand has a three-year term for governments. While strictly true, in reality, it isn’t. Matt McCarten was the guy who explained to me that our real term of parliament is actually six years, split into two three-year halves. If your government
Dear Editor I remember when Israel Folau performed a Spiritual Work of Mercy, as defined by the Church, when he tweeted a quote from St Paul, warning sundry sinners to change their ways or risk Hell. For doing so, he was sacked from the Australian rugby team and sacked from
Andrew Little – who first entered Parliament in 2011 – has confirmed he will not take a list seat and will retire from politics. Read more here. 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
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Imagine if, when General Eisenhower released the horrifying footage of the liberation of Dachau and Auschwitz, left-wing “progressives” had marched in their thousands across the Allied nations, proclaiming their allegiance to the Reich? That’s what has happened this week. The mask is off for all to see: if
Civilised nations across the world, including UK, Australia, and USA, have seen fit to show solidarity with Israel at her time of grief, by lighting prominent buildings with Israel’s colours. Sydney Opera House, 10 Downing St, The Brandenburg Gate and buildings in Kyiv and the European Commission have responded
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Multi-award-winning Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking woke up with an absolute bone-chilling hangover, as his 7.55 alarm went off Sunday morning. After a dominant National Party performance last night, Hosking pushed the boat out even further than
**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 room F, Ward 7, North Shore Hospital, Auckland. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab
Adrian Beaumont The University of Melbourne theconversation.com While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night, there are still several factors complicating the formation of a National and ACT coalition government. Special votes are yet to be counted, with the official final result still three
