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Face of the Day
A cynic would see this announcement as a way to silence critics of the government before the election. We already know that they are unable to define “hate speech”, and Jacinda Ardern says we will “know it when we see it”, which means that no one can say anything without
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Co-governance is a Failed Social Experiment
hobsonspledge.nz This update is a little longer than usual, to cover all the latest developments in the co-governance agenda. *BREAKING NEWS* But first, just yesterday Hobson’s Pledge received a copy of the He Mata Whariki, He Matawhanui report on proposals for reform to local government in New
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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We Have Three Copies of ‘New Zealand; the Benefits of Colonisation’ to Give Away
We are running another yet fantastic book giveaway for our subscribers. The prizes are three copies of Adam Plover’s new book New Zealand; the Benefits of Colonisation. On the 20th of November, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD subscribers. We will use an online random
View from Your Window
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One Trick Pony Economic Management Will Not Clear the Hurdle without Huge Pain
Alwyn Poole alwynpoole.substack.com Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-
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Do New Zealanders have confidence in the justice system?
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Since Labour took office in 2017 crime has increased at a rapid pace. New Zealanders across the country do not feel as safe as they once did, and front-line police are under immense pressure as crimes not only
Stuff Protest in Christchurch
Mark Freeman An ex-employee of Stuff who was forced out of his job because of the company’s vaccination policy has told a rally in Christchurch he is ashamed of his former employer. More than 70 people turned out to the rally across the road from The Press building
The Problem with Luxon
Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Karl du Fresne is a freelance journalist and blogger living in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. Three days ago I heard Christopher Luxon being interviewed by Mani Dunlop on Morning Report. It was profoundly depressing. Dunlop introduced the item by saying that with
Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine
Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused