Family First Press release Family First NZ says that people applying to be marriage celebrants continue to have their applications rejected if they do not want to officiate at same-sex ‘weddings’ due to their personal beliefs or convictions, despite assurances by politicians that this would not occur, and despite
We can assess political expertise acquired from qualifications and previous employment and experience and compare them with the responsibilities required for the portfolio(s) held. How do our Ministers’ qualifications and experience measure up? The government allocated 58 portfolios to 20 Cabinet Ministers. The latest one, Minister for Cyclone Recovery,
Grant Duncan Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning Massey University It’s been a difficult time for senior public servants recently – at least it has been for those willing to express their political views publicly. One has been sacked, another offered his resignation, and yet another has been
We are very pleased to announce a new service exclusively for our members. The BFD in partnership with GCo Fuels has created a discounted fuel option. In these tough financial times anything that can save you precious dollars is something to be celebrated. We’ve worked hard to secure this
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The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll is out and lacklustre National is again trailing Labour, while their hapless leader is getting slayed by Hipkins. For the first time in a year, Labour has taken the lead on 35.5% up 1.1 points on last month while National is on
We are running yet another fantastic book giveaway for our members. We have three copies of educator Roger Childs’ new book ‘New Zealand’s History Curriculum – Education or Indoctrination?’ to give away. Book Review: On the 10th of April, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members.
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A senior government analyst has been accused of providing privileged information to the Chinese government by the Security Intelligence Service. Yuan Zhao, who also goes by the name Jason, says he and his family were “detained” at Wellington Airport in October by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) as they were
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com As regular readers of this Blog will know I love newspapers and hugely regret their collapse in readership. By newspapers I mean in their physical form, a great deal of which content doesn’t appear on their website. In particular, I refer to the classified
**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? ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or mobile phone and get snapping! Yesterday’s photo was a reflection
