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Yesterday morning sopping wet hand-wringer and teleprompt reader, John Campbell, had Nicky Hager on his show to smear and hurl innuendo at the National Party. Not that in many respects they don’t deserve it but one of his statements has to be answered. So, Saint Nicky Hager, the
Dr David Law nzinitiative.org.nz The Green Party’s “Poverty Action Plan” is all about tackling poverty, although the outcomes may differ from what the party expects. While it is meant to help struggling Kiwis, the plan will instead provoke emigration, disincentivise work and saving and stifle investment in
Massey University and Stuff are running a pre-election survey that asks about the effects on you of the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other topical matters. They want to hear your political opinions – your hopes, fears and expectations. Covid-19 is forging significant social and economic change. Public opinion
We closed the borders in March. We have all but eliminated the virus. We now control everyone at the border, putting them into forced isolation and subjecting them to testing before they are freed. We express disdain at those who deliberately break out of quarantine, calling them selfish as they
The Serious Fraud Office has announced they’ve started an investigation into dodgy donations to the Labour party, dating back to 2017. The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. The SFO is presently conducting four investigations in relation
The wunderkind has quit, just weeks after taking over. Stuff reports: Todd Muller has resigned as leader of the National Party. Muller announced early on Tuesday morning that he was resigning from the leadership of the party immediately. “It has become clear to me that I am not the best
The damage to the New Conservative signs occurred a few hours after the Newshub Nation hit job. From where I sit this is wholly the fault of Newshub Nation. The outrage was media-generated. Newshub Nation loaded the outrage gun and pointed it at New Conservatives and some low IQ
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If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz Orange the Magnificent has just commuted the sentence of Stone the Stupendous. Roger’s prosecution and Stalinist show-“trial” were the quintessence of the contemporary conflict between The Filth—the media, academia,
Redline rdln.wordpress.com There is a regular segment in the Speak Up For Women podcasts called “Absolutely Blasted Mad Moment of the Week”. Each podcast the speaker and the host discuss a recent event that is the most insane thing they have seen in the gender-critical space that
Watching TV One news last Friday night was like viewing a Labour Party political broadcast. The coverage of the Boag Walker episode was laughable at best and hopelessly biased at worst. You’d be excused for thinking you were watching CNN and Muller was Trump. It was so bad it
Rhona Winnington Auckland University of Technology When New Zealanders go to the polls in September, they will also be asked to vote in a referendum on assisted dying. Parliament already passed the End of Life Choice Act in 2019, but the referendum will decide whether it comes into force. We
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 ACT Party: ACT Leader’s Address to Election Campaign Launch
I don’t often venture over to The Daily Blog (maybe twice a year) and yesterday was the day I donned my raincoat and gumboots (to protect me from all the spittle and muck) and waded in to see what well-know political commentator Martyn Bradbury AKA Wrongly Wrongson had
