The Mayor With the Lowest Approval Rating in New Zealand
Polling shows that Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating of any mayor in the country.
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Education Minister Erica Stanford has outlined six education priorities to deliver a world-leading education system that sets Kiwi kids up for future success.
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IT’S A COMMONPLACE of political speeches, especially those delivered in acknowledgement of electoral victory: “We’ll govern for all New Zealanders.” On the face of it, the pledge is a strange one. Why would any political leader govern in ways that advantaged the huge number of citizens who’d cast their votes against her party? Surely, in…
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The globalists are keen to bury nation-state sovereignty — but who really wants the alternatives on offer?
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Well, the disaster that is Humza Yousaf has finally resigned as First Minister of the devolved Scottish Parliament, and the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP).
Keep readingThe Media Won’t Tell You This
What do Kiwi families think about children trying to change their sex, puberty blockers, and gender ideology in classrooms? A new nationwide poll tells us, but the media have ignored it. You’ll soon see why.
Keep readingAin’t That the Truth
Audrey Young provides a dose of reality for Winston Peters and NZ First in the wake of a strange poll from 1 News on Monday night.…
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Keep readingHeroes and Heroines Walk Among Us
We live and walk among heroes and heroines every day. Few of us receive a medal or stand on a pedestal, but without the quiet bravery and self-sacrifice…
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I have been an author for The BFD for some time, and before that for the blog, Whaleoil. I submitted Word of The Day on both sites, and…
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Former media minister Melissa Lee says she may have been to slow to respond to crises impacting the media sector under her watch.
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