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Andrea Vance has, in an article on Stuff, tried to advance the theory that ‘National is in the wrong fight’. According to her, National need to leave the Golf and Rotary Clubs (that comment is so last century) and get into the fight for the middle ground of politics leading
The Doctor I have disagreed with many commentators in the last few days here on The BFD about the cause of inflation here in New Zealand. Many believe that if government spending were constrained and if the government stopped borrowing money, then inflation would reduce. But for Austrian economists such
Corina Shields It would be foolish of me to write this without acknowledging the fact that this subject is one that has the potential to upset some Maori and, hopefully, the government and their friends. But nonetheless, it is one I feel strongly about, so if it means dealing with
You’d never have known that we had a Human Rights Commissioner during the excesses of the Ardern regime. She illegally locked us up and down, illegally banned Kiwi citizens from entering their own country and illegally sacked them from jobs because of her vaccine mandates which were demonstrably against
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has acknowledged that business owners “have reason” to be “fearful” He said the “spike” in retail crime is “undeniable”. Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience
Yesterday the Auditor General confirmed that Labour’s botched measle’s catch-up campaign lacked targets and did not achieve its goals, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “Labour spent $32 million over two years on a measles catch-up campaign, but only reached a mere 7 per
As recently reported by The BFD, Freedom of Information requests in New Zealand have revealed that “the government […] censorship is extending to its own regulators and […] even its lawyers”. “Hold my booster,” says the Australian government. In less than three years the federal government intervened at least 4213 times to
David Seymour ACT Party Leader Prime Minister Chris Hipkins appears to be confused about which country he’s leading. In recent weeks his government has spent $10,000 advertising in Australia to promote the benefits of living there and given highly two highly profitable Aussie companies a massive corporate handout.
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com I meet a friend for cappuccinos from time to time. He arrived at our usual café the other week. He set his phone and his keys down on the table. I was interested to hear about his recent trip via San Francisco. He looked at the
David Seymour ACT Party Leader The epidemic of youth crime has gotten to the point where New Zealand’s news headlines could be straight out of the L.A. Times – ram raids, stabbing threats, brazen robberies. It’s past time for youth offenders to start facing real consequences. Yesterday morning
NewZealandDoc newzealanddoc.substack.com Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. Thomas Jefferson wrote, in a letter to Edward Carrington in 1788 that “The
Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Soaring levels of crime and high profile protests
I don’t really know why Michael “Napoleon” Wood is the Transport Minister. Everything he announces or does just ends in a complete mess. It isn’t surprising really, because his sole qualification and work experience was in measuring the inside seams of bankers buying cheap suits at Hugh Wright.
newsbusters.org In theory, the Durham Report and the testimony of FBI whistleblowers was to be about the internal conduct of the FBI. It was that, to be sure. But without doubt the combination of the two was a decided fusillade that hit the once impenetrable fortress that was the
