A Speech We Should Take Note Of
Richard Prebble takes a good hard look at Christopher Luxon’s speech to the National Party conference and finds there is much to admire.
Looks Like Luxon Got One Right
Normally he has tits for hands but on this issue Christopher Luxon has the right of it. Naturally the opposition banshees are squawking: a sure fire way of knowing he’s right over the target.
You Had Your Say in 2019, Now STFU
The Police Association has never been the same since Greg O'Connor left for parliament and was replaced by Chris Cahill, who can best be described as a functional idiot.
If Is a Long Way from When
Labour spokesperson only talking about 'if' Labour gets back in as they oppose the educational reforms the public are crying out for.
Replay Radio – The Crunch
Cam speaks with guests Chris Trotter about the Green Party and Alwyn Poole about the appalling state of education in New Zealand.
A Good Sledge, but There Have Been Better
A storm in a teacup, but fun nonetheless. Sledging is an important part of politics, but these days sledges seem to cause faux-outrage.
Marginal Gains for Government Amidst Electoral Shifts
Chris Hipkins already has mutterings in his ranks...If National continues its slide you may be sure mutterings will begin in National’s ranks.
Labour, Where 58% Failure Is Fine by Them
Labour and the teachers’ unions are angry and upset because they don’t like the Government’s numbers on the number of kids failing at mathematics, preferring their numbers which still show 58% of year-eight kids are failing.
Face of the Day
Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso was told to leave the Paris Olympics Village after being accused of creating an “inappropriate atmosphere”. She is understood to have left Paris after being suspended from the village, The Telegraph reported. The head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Larissa Schaerer, did not elaborate on what