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Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Have you noticed recently how many shops have signs wanting staff? How many tradesmen are hard to hire
NZDSOS nzdsos.com NZDSOS, with New Zealand Rising is holding country-wide events to mark this day and to acknowledge and remember those who got hurt and those who resisted. These will be peaceful events acknowledging the suffering, celebrating resilience and recognising the time we have had doing it hard
The government has set a target for 50% of total energy consumption to come from renewable sources by 2035. Hello, it’s All things Political with John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m talking about Labour’s new “Landmark New Zealand Energy Strategy”. “Thanks to our strong economic
Warning Satire Hate Hannah The Disinformation Projectors One of the stories that has particularly stood out to me during the excellent and incredible research work that I and Sanjana Madasahatter do here at the Disinformation Projectors (the DP) is our uncovering for the first time the truth about a hitherto
Information Opinion Unless you are a hard-left Green Party member, you probably disagree with Jacinda’s latest policy to tax farmers on methane emissions. It isn’t even necessary; the Paris Accord stated that climate efforts should not interfere with food supply, and this, of course, does exactly that.
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. The strange world of Jacinda
If you ever needed evidence that this country has gone to the dogs, it is the news that this Government is now funding research into the existence of taniwha. It’s not a small sum either, it’s $360,000: A study celebrating Maori experiences and perspectives using the narratives
Why can’t we deport people like this young man? He clearly hates non-Muslims who make up the majority of New Zealand’s population. He poses a clear and ongoing danger to our safety. If he is a citizen revoke his citizenship. I don’t care if he ends
It’s one thing to realise that the loudest climate-botherers are the world’s biggest hypocrites — quite another to see, in stark figures, just how monstrous their hypocrisy really is. Sure, flying fleets of private jets to “climate summits”, and owning vast mansions, is a bad look. But the
As I often remind BFD readers, Australian journalists mostly know next to nothing about New Zealand politics. To be fair, until I became a BFD contributor, neither did I. Which was a pity, because not only is NZ politics fascinating in its own right, but Australian and NZ politics complement
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General Christian Blanchon Translated by The BFD from French French General Christian Blanchon’s powerful press release praising those who refused the vax at great cost to themselves has gone viral in Europe. In it, he praises citizens who refused the experimental Covid vaccine. The message of General Christian Blanchon
Corina Shields Accountability. It’s one of the things Jacinda Ardern asked for when she stood at Waitangi on Waitangi Day in 2018 and made her Powhiri speech and it’s my belief that this speech shows just how far off track she is. Just to break this speech down
Warning Satire My Spyfly, sitting silently on the wall of Prime Minister, Justinda Ardeau’s office, sent a silent alarm to my phone, alerting me to the fact that Hellish Quark, Justinda’s controller, had just entered her office. I quickly seated myself at my trusty laptop computer to watch
Information Opinion You gotta love Mosgiel; my home town. It has had its fair share of characters over the years; even the founder of the town – Arthur Burns – was an oddball sort of chap (all that poetry, puritanism, and blanket manufacturing). Fortunately, the occasional world war cropped up and various
