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Hipkins Grinds the Greens

The Greens have had the mat well and truly pulled from under them in the past week by Chippy keeping on the fuel tax rebate, to the chagrin of Jack Tame on Q+A who accused him of adding ten to twenty tons of emissions by his actions. Next to

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What Would You Do With $16,000?

The question is hypothetical and refers to money this Government spent on healthcare over the last three years: $61.6 billion on Covid management and $6 billion on healthcare reform over two years. With a population of around 4.1 million, that’s just over $16,000 for every man,

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Stuart Nash: Bluster to Busted
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Stuart Nash: Bluster to Busted

Yesterday morning Stuart Nash was full of braggadocio as he blustered and harrumphed his indignation at being held to the same standard that Maurice Williamson was for interfering in policing and court issues by calling on his “mate” Andrew Coster to appeal a sentence. He had failed to understand the

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Resignation of the Day
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Resignation of the Day

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has accepted Stuart Nash’s resignation as Police Minister after the Labour MP on Wednesday admitted previously calling the Police Commissioner about appealing a court judgement. Newshub Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just

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Russia’s Biggest Weapon ( And Chinas Too)

Russia’s Biggest Weapon ( And Chinas Too)

Donn Dears cfact.org Donn is an engineer and retired senior executive of the General Electric Company who spent his career in the power sector. He led organizations that provided engineering services for GE’s large electrical apparatus and spearheaded the establishment of GE subsidiary companies around the world. Donn

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Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Slebs, #578

Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Slebs, #578

If anyone ever demonstrated the essential vacuity of loudmouth celebrities and the wisdom of staying in your lane, it’s Peter Garrett. Garrett made a career out of shouting fashionable political slogans. Then he made the mistake of getting parachuted into a safe Labor seat and having to put his

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Sold as a Miracle, Now It Seems That It Is a Flop

Sold as a Miracle, Now It Seems That It Is a Flop

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Earlier this month, the Australian Government announced a A$15 million pilot program for mitochondrial donation, or, as it is sometimes called, “three-parent IVF”. In December 2021, Parliament passed Maeve’s Law, which

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Good News! The Finger Pointing Phase Has Begun

Good News! The Finger Pointing Phase Has Begun

Steve Kirsch stevekirsch.substack.com Founder, Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (vacsafety.org) I write about COVID vaccine safety and efficacy, corruption, censorship, mandates, masking, and early treatments. America is being misled by formerly trusted authorities. Executive summary “It wasn’t my fault!” We are going to see more and more

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Motion to Dismiss Jan 6 Trial
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Motion to Dismiss Jan 6 Trial

The first legal fallout of Tucker Carlson’s bombshell series of revelations about the January 6 riots has begun. A Proud Boys member, currently on trial over the unrest, has moved to dismiss the case. Dominic Pezzola’s lawyers are arguing that the footage aired by Carlson — and kept from

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If He Thinks Not Mutilating a Child Is Sinful Heaven Help Us

If He Thinks Not Mutilating a Child Is Sinful Heaven Help Us

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg Staff Writer/Researcher newsbusters.org Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021

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Willies Media Coup

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Gaelic or Te Reo?

Phil Green While the tide of events in our fair land appears to favour the separatists, with the full force of government changing the language to suit the conquering tide of history (see any government website), it’s as well to consider another country’s grapple with unshackling themselves from

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The Grim Reaper Stalks the Vaxxed

The Grim Reaper Stalks the Vaxxed

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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Where’s the Incentive to Work?

Working means income, but working also means productivity, two very separate outcomes that New Zealand government policy managed to annihilate during the Covid years. Working from home became necessary and popular around the world, although the working aspect can be a misnomer. What’s not to like? Bloomberg reported that

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Labour’s Change of Focus Is Working
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Labour’s Change of Focus Is Working

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Labour’s shift in focus is working. Under Jacinda Ardern they were a party and government focused on the voters and ideologies of liberal Grey

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Is Christopher a Good Name for National’s Elephant
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Is Christopher a Good Name for National’s Elephant

One News released its latest poll on Monday night and it echoes results from the Curia poll and also the Roy Morgan. One poll may be an aberration, two polls are a coincidence, but three polls are a pattern. Perhaps it is time National started talking about the elephant in

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