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Dodgy Graphs and Lying with the Truth

Dodgy Graphs and Lying with the Truth

Many moons ago, I wrote about How Not to Get Fooled by Graphs. Exactly why it’s necessary to drum in such a warning is once again demonstrated by the NZ Herald. Purely unrelated, I’m sure, to the multi-million-dollar bribe “public interest journalism” cash injection from the

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Level 3 in Auckland Is a Joke

Level 3 in Auckland Is a Joke

New Zealand’s economy is being trashed by the latest “short and sharp” lockdown. Even if Jacinda Ardern is too scared to open up the borders she should at least let the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors restart their businesses. It doesn’t matter how many times she comes on

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Surprise! The Government Lied to You

Surprise! The Government Lied to You

This Government just keeps on lying to you. The so-called ‘Podium of Truth’ has become the Lectern of Lies. No less than three ministers, Jacinda Ardern, Peeni Henare and Chris Hipkins, along with Dr. Ashley Bloomfield are all on record as saying they wouldn’t mandate vaccines. They were

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Opposition Complicit in Labour’s Abuse

Opposition Complicit in Labour’s Abuse

Ted Johnston BSc BA LLB Co-Leader, New Conservative “When it comes to Covid, Act is Labour’s main cheerleader,” says New Conservative Co-Leader Ted Johnston. Labour last week stated that a vaccination certificate will be imposed by November this year, and a vaccination passport will soon be implemented.

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Don’t Hope New Zealand

Don’t Hope New Zealand

bassettbrashandhide.com Three days ago we shared a video called Hope New Zealand. On Monday it was banned from YouTube. The creators have put up the following replacement. We have taken screenshots just in case. Editors Note: A poor quality version of the banned video was located by The BFD

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Government Must Be Consistent in Dealing with COVID Rule Breakers

Government Must Be Consistent in Dealing with COVID Rule Breakers

The Government’s lack of consistency in enforcing the law against Covid rule breakers is a slap in the face to struggling businesses and people trying to do the right thing, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. The Government’s decision to grant travel exemptions for gang members to

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Media Tarts Dependent on a Pimp Government

Media Tarts Dependent on a Pimp Government

“A government-supported artist is an incompetent whore!” Robert Heinlein As every junkie knows, every hit just leaves you wanting more. Then you need even more to get the same high. It’s a vicious circle. It’s the same with bribery: paying a bribe just encourages the swindler to

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View from the Palace

View from the Palace

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The Age of the Plague

Sean O’Connor Sean is a former inorganic chemist turned automation engineer and a recovering cynical Moral Therapeutic Deist who repented and turned to Christ. Note: This article uses American figures as their statistics are convenient to retrieve and the COVID-19 epidemic has gone on long enough in the

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The Damage Done by Robin Cooke

The Damage Done by Robin Cooke

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 In 1987, in the landmark case of New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney-General before the Court of Appeal, the President of the Court, Cooke J., held that

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