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Labour and National Agreed and Now It Is Law
As of 20 August 2022 the new medium density residential standards (MDRS) became law. This means that for Tier 1 Councils no resource consent is needed to allow up to 3×3-storey buildings on any suitable residentially zoned land. Too bad if the new development next door completely shades
Smeared by Govt and Media
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. In her post Cabinet press
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Hipkins Squirms and Makes like He Is Sgt. Shultz
Yesterday it was the turn of the Police Minister, Chris Hipkins, to face scrutiny over the overreach of Police reaching out to Interpol to dig dirt on Avi Yemeni. He made out like a slimmer version of Sgt. Schultz professing to not know anything. Given this story is now reaching
A NZ Herald Beat-up
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Last Sunday’s NZ Herald ran a lengthy article ripping into the Korean Christian outfit Shincheonji which has opened in New Zealand. I read the article twice and frankly it sounded fairly benign compared with say the Catholics. Precisely why The Herald called it a
Top Ten Most Popular Articles from the past Week
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Just offering sound advice. Take it or leave it. pic.twitter.com/Pp36ItfzH6 — Craig Lord for Auckland Mayor (@CraigLord2022) September 3, 2022 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
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Why Should You “Dial It Down”?
Journalists especially should be wary of treating social media as a source of public opinion, given what a tiny echo-chamber it really is. With that caution in mind, it’s still telling that so many people on social media are echoing what is also being fretted about in the