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A La-La Land of Hornets Nests and Hot Kumaras
Having been deeply interested in politics since my first encounters with Keith Holyoake in Pahiatua in 1948, and active in the National Party since 1960 after our return to Wellington from living in (then Western) Samoa for seven years, I now reflect on New Zealand’s political history. It has
Rejecting the Government’s ‘Them and Us’ Scenario
The BFD Transcript Kerre McIvor Mornings on Newstalk ZB Monday 27 September 2021 11:15, starts 3:11 minutes in. Cam: I just wanted to make a very quick comment. Umm…I’m a Maori myself, married to a Pakeha. Kerre: Yup. Cam: So, we are two peoples coming together
Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won
There are many Kiwis who mistakenly believe that they can comply their way out of the tyranny we are now experiencing. They are the Karens reporting people to the emergency 111 phone line for daring to play touch rugby in a park, or the Karens who tut tut at you
Mahuta Rips up Three Waters ‘Partnership’ with Councils
Nanaia Mahuta’s performance in Parliament yesterday has shown any spirit of partnership she may have feigned with councils is well and truly gone and the Three Waters Reforms will be rammed through at any cost, National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says. “The Minister is clearly facing massive
A Lack of Contact
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 29th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. A lack of contact While the government was attempting to mask its issues providing PPE (yes, pun intended) it soon found
Face of the Day
Phil Goff: Planned Lockdown Protests an Insult to People Making Sacrifices and Following the Rules Phil Goff says he hopes protests won’t involve confrontation and actions that make people unsafe. He says if they do, they should expect Police to respond. Read the article in full here. Comment on
With Vision of a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’, Quad Leaders Send a Clear Signal to China
Lavina Lee Macquarie University Dr Lavina Lee is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, Sydney. She is the author of the book US Hegemony and International Legitimacy: Norms Power and Followership in the Wars on Iraq (Routledge, 2010), and has
Has Scott Morrison Just Lost the Next Election?
For all the sound and fury of activists and their cheerleaders in the mainstream media, climate politics has never been an election-winner in Australia. Sure, Kevin Rudd banged on about “the great moral challenge of our time”, but that wasn’t why people voted for him. When push came
Labour’s $800 Million Housing Tax
ACT agrees with Grant Robertson’s comments today that tax is not the solution to the housing crisis – so why on earth is he piling on a new tax? The new Interest Deductibility rules means tenants are destined for increases in their rent as this law comes into effect on
‘Where have all our Freedoms gone?’
Brian Tamaki Information Opinion Where have all our freedoms gone? So goes the next line in the song “…long time passing.” And according to many of our illustrious politicians, they agree with this tune! Both Sir John Key and PM Jacinda Ardern are joining a global political trend, where they
‘Aotearoa’ Petition Highlights Lack of Press Freedom
Hobson’s Pledge Trust Our petition calling on the Prime Minister to delete any reference in official communication to any name for our nation other than New Zealand has drawn a big response and has shown the extent to which the mainstream media blacklists anything other than the approved narrative.
The Mess Merkel Leaves behind Could Eventually Lead to the Collapse of the EU. Now That Would Be a Legacy to Be Proud Of
Paul A. Nuttall rt.com Paul A. Nuttall is a historian, author and a former politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2019 and was a prominent campaigner for Brexit. Information Opinion What legacy does Merkel leave behind for the European Union? It’s one