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Source: Facebook Judith and Cindy are in a bar at the airport. Judith leans over, and with a smile on her face, says, “I must say it’s most unusual, but the media are really tearing you apart for that scandal.” Cindy: “You mean my continuing to lie about Sroubek?
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1News Colmar Brunton poll, opinion polls 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: Collins up as preferred PM, but National still in deep trouble 1News: 1 News poll ‘great for Ardern, leaves Collins disappointed’ says Jessica Mutch McKay 1News: Who do you trust in Parliament? PM rates highly, Winston Peters least
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Managed isolation charges, escapees, border Audrey Young (Herald): Govt misstep on user-charges for coronavirus Covid-19 isolation (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Payment regime welcomed Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Quarantine charging is nothing more than tokenism Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Govt’s puerile isolation hotel charging system Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour’s
Patrick Corish Co-ordinator Free Speech Coalition While the Free Speech Coalition focuses exclusively on freedom of expression in New Zealand, we like to keep tabs on free speech developments in our Western democratic cousins. Sadly, last week the Federal Court of Australia heard an appeal against a professor’s right
Election Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics Claire Trevett (Herald): Leaders Unplugged – NZ First leader Winston Peters and the wild horses of worry (paywalled) Chris Keall (Herald): What NZ political parties are spending on Facebook amid
Newshub-Reid Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Voters trust Jacinda Ardern far more than Judith Collins Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Kiwis trust Labour more than National to run the economy Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): How rogue is the Reid Research poll? (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): National
Cathy Buckle cathybuckle.co.zw Dear Family and Friends, I write this letter from a bitterly cold Zimbabwe where tension is high and people are anxious. There are 300,000 civil servants in Zimbabwe. A month ago they were promised a “cushioning” allowance of US$75 a month for the
Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins must take responsibility for National’s fall – but she’s not entirely to blame Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern still soaring as preferred Prime Minister – but Judith Collins is convinced she’ll win Tova O’Brien (Newshub): The destruction of
Danielle van Dalen maxim.org.nz The COVID-19 pandemic saw New Zealand enter its second nationwide state of emergency in March 2020. This gave the Government access to levels of power not seen in New Zealand since the 1950s, perhaps ever. As a nation, we got lucky this time – the
Parliament Peter Dunne: The 52nd Parliament is hurtling towards an inglorious end Peter Dunne (Newsroom): MPs: Pick them carefully, treat with care 1News: Don’t expect ‘devoutness’ in politics, NZ First’s Shane Jones says of recent MP scandals Jason Walls (Herald): Labour’s Jacinda Ardern, National’s Judith Collins
Rowan Light maxim.org.nz The notion that “history is written by the winner” might seem clichéd but, as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crack-down on history education in Hong Kong shows, it’s one that should give us cause to reflect on how precious (and precarious) the teaching
Iain Lees-Galloway sacking Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Firing someone for having an affair is pretty low Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Tit for tat – nasty election campaign looms RNZ: Checkpoint: Deceit, integrity problem at core of MPs’ affairs – Chester Borrows Bob Jones: Sexual shenanigans Duncan Garner (Newstalk ZB):Jacinda Ardern
National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Safe seat, not much experience required Audrey Young (Herald): Judith Collins makes only one mistake in the Andrew Falloon fiasco (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern failed New Zealanders by acting too slowly over Andrew Falloon ODT Editorial: No strength in
