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Govt Still Acting Like a Hermit Kingdom
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Overseas PhD students have so much to offer New Zealand, which is why we encourage them to study here. In fact, we help fund their study because of the benefits they bring. These students create jobs; they innovate and
View from Your Window
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I Walked Away From Politics
Capitalist In October 2017 a combination of the disgraceful treatment of Todd Barclay by the then PM on the one hand, and Winston installing a socialist government nobody had actually voted for on the other, meant I decided to basically ignore New Zealand politics and news for several years; I
The Perfect Hobby
The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Writing for us as a citizen journalist is not only a perfect hobby to keep your mind active and your wits sharp but you also get bragging rights when sharing links to your published
BFD Daily Opinion Poll
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Is the MSM Too Scared to Publish Your Opinion Pieces?
Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome
Licensed Firearms Owners are NOT to Blame
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Confusing the misuse of firearms held by licensed firearm owners with misuse by those holding firearms unlawfully is a common error – an error routinely made around the world by agencies when they attempt to reduce firearm crime. Simplistic solutions for
NZ Should Care About a Fair Trial
Dark Jester The current extradition case at the time of this writing, involving a Chinese national accused of murder, should scare us. Not that we should be scared of seeing murderers being extradited, but the fact that New Zealand now appears to think it is appropriate to extradite people who
A Great Result From the Labour Govt
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
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BFD May 2022 Political Poll
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