democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. If National causes yet another by-election to be held in Tauranga, not only will it cost the taxpayers another unnecessary $1m for the taxpayers after Simon
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What do Henry Jackson and Sam Uffindell have in common? On the surface, not a lot, but Sam Uffindell may well break Henry Jackson’s ignominious record as New Zealand’s shortest serving MP. According to Wikipedia: Henry Arthur Franklin Jackson (1830 – 29 October 1906) was a 19th-century Member
On August 8th Cam wrote an article entitled $137.5m to Get 36 Million Page Views. As Cam pointed out, that sounds impressive but The BFD got 33 million on their own last year. And the mind-blowing difference is, the mainstream media (MSM) got theirs at the taxpayers’ expense
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I’m sure Stuff meant ‘spate’, but it almost makes sense regardless. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your
There’s a lexicon of words that the bought-and-paid-for NZ legacy media have approved for use in relation to Jacinda Ardern and her government. At times, it’s almost as if PIJF funding comes with a literal list of approved adjectives. Suffice to say that “immoral”, “incoherent”
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The global pandemic flushed up a seeming interesting reality. At its height, television newsreaders all wore face-masks. I found that ludicrous as they were obviously well-clear of the camera crew, but perhaps that excessive caution reflected the then pervading fear of covid. I
Deborah Cunliffe NFFNZ nursesforfreedomnz.weebly.com/events.html nursesforfreedomnz@gmail.com Dear Colleagues, Supporters and Friends, Historically, nurses are not great at asking for help. Like many Kiwis, we just get on and do what needs to be done. On this occasion, however, we need the support of EVERY concerned
familyfirst.org.nz An in-depth analysis of the media coverage of the recent decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade and its implication for New Zealand has found that the significant media coverage was very heavily biased (82%) to a pro-abortion narrative. The analysis
I rather suspect that most BFD readers would be inclined to smile at anything that makes a Guardian journalist weep. But, when the Grauniad is getting worried about Jacinda Ardern’s future, it might not be exactly time to pop the champagne corks — especially not when the likeliest alternative is
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Labour insider zealot Shane Te Pou writes regular Labour wonderfulness stories in the NZ Herald. I’m astonished the paper runs them as they’re so nonsensical and predictable. Then again, given the government is a source of so much mug taxpayer revenue in ridiculous
