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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 Green Party
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Green Party: Please send us links to any speeches, social
What a Difference a Day Makes
Information Satire Dhuni Early Tuesday morning an empty car pulled up to Parliament and Ted Mullet got out to announce that he never really existed #IfALeftistNationalMPFallsInTheForest #DoesAnybodyCare. By late evening the vacuum in space left by the man who never existed was filled when the National Party selected Jude “Crusher
National’s Upper North Island Infrastructure Package
National’s transport infrastructure package is just the first part of the Delivering Infrastructure theme of its Plan to Get New Zealand Working. Today initial announcements focus on the Upper North Island with announcements planned for across the rest of the country. What projects are part of National’s Upper
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Collins Has a Daunting Challenge Exacerbated by Resignations
tutere44 pointofordernz.wordpress.com Back from the dead? National backbenchers, particularly those down the party list, might be breathing again— now that Judith Collins has taken control, after the political trauma of the past few weeks. Party stalwarts, some of whom had been drifting off to the ACT party, are
Tune in at 10.30 for the Launch of National’s Infrastructure Package
Judith Collins National Leader At 10:30am this morning I will be launching the first part of National’s Infrastructure Package, starting in Auckland. Click here to watch on our Facebook page Our country is in the midst of the biggest economic challenge in 160 years. With a recession looming,
Collins’ Refusal to Play the Identity Politics Game Frustrates Dompost
She’s rough, I tell ya’, in the sandpit known as the Dompost editorial office where the five-year-olds are giving newcomer Collins a bit of a kicking in an eleven-paragraph snivel-fest. Suffice it to say the diatribe carries all the expected cliches: divisive, baggage, associations with
Super City Run by Super-Villains?
The Auckland super city was supposed to rationalise the bureaucratic waste of 7 councils but ended up replacing them with 21 Local Boards. A reader sent The BFD a copy of the Kaipatiki Local Board’s draft annual plan. This is the consultation document that the public is supposed to
A FREE Taste of an Insight Politics Article
Today Non- Subscribers get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. Have a read of this Insight Politics article then decide whether or not you would like to subscribe to a Silver subscription or upgrade your existing Basic or Bronze level Subscription to Silver. Even Viruses Are
Trotter Is Worried
What does a dyed-in-the-wool, cloth capped Labour supporter think about the rise of Judith Collins to National party leader? Chris Trotter is not one to throw nasty barbs or insults; he says what he thinks. And Trotter admits that now that Judith has made it to the
The King Is Dead, Long Live the Queen
I feel very sad for Todd Muller. Clearly he was not up to the job of leader of the opposition, but clearly he is also a very decent person. Judith has been gracious and considerate in giving him a front bench position and the trade portfolio. She has also done
New Conservatives’ Stand on ‘Hate’ Speech?
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Legalising Marijuana in NZ Will Not Kill the Black Market or Gang Involvement
Say Nope to Dope saynopetodope.org.nz Another erroneous claim made by drug advocates is: “The law just creates a black market”. In areas where marijuana has been legalised, the evidence is overwhelming as to how misleading this claim is. Organised criminal syndicates and gangs adapt to changing political and