Winston Peters facebook.com We have been asked by media whether NZ First supports an extra public holiday at this time. Our answer after serious thought is – no. New Zealand has just been through weeks and weeks of lockdown – in some ways an enforced holiday. We understand how COVID-19 has
National Party leadership Luke Malpass and Henry Cooke (Stuff): Simon Bridges vs Todd Muller: It’s all about the big W for National Luke Malpass (Stuff): National had better be sure if Simon Bridges is to be axed Claire Trevett (Herald): Game on for Simon Bridges and Todd Muller (paywalled)
National Party leadership challenge, Newshub/Reid Research poll Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Todd Muller, Nikki Kaye to challenge for National Party leadership – source 1News: Simon Bridges acknowledges coup attempt within his own party after disastrous poll Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Simon Bridges to face National Party leadership challenge Jamie Ensor (Newshub): MPs
c mccoy Youtube Another great video from the NZ video editing talent C.McCoy. Without telling us what to think he cleverly uses his editing skills to show us what is going on, gently leading us down the path to forming our own conclusion. If you enjoyed this BFD article
Newshub Reid-Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern goes stratospheric, Simon Bridges is annihilated Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Politically Simon Bridges is a dead man walking Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Simon Bridges still confident he will lead National into election despite personal poll rating below 5 percent Jenna Lynch
Leo Molloy HeadQuarters Viaduct The PM enters into a press conference discussion about us with Tova, who names me, and the Prime Minister of Candy Floss makes it clear she’s all over our (totally legal) dinner party and has knowledge of our dialogue with the Police…Mike Bush still
New Conservative Facebook A powerful piece, and one which we are sharing with permission: Three weeks into lockdown a friend called to tell me he disagreed with my stance on the situation we are in (which I respected) and then last week called me to tell me changed his mind
The creative genius behind the c mccoy Youtube channel has been busy during the lockdown and his latest video is a fascinating compilation of news and social media clips of Jacinda Ardern with a voice-over from a documentary about Stalin. Very cleverly he has matched the clips to the documentary
Budget, economy John Armstrong (1News): Jobs, jobs jobs or spend, spend, spend? Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Political Roundup: A homecoming or still adrift – how radical is Labour’s budget? Audrey Young (Herald): National’s uphill battle on a Budget for a crisis (paywalled) Peter Dunne: An extraordinary but pedestrian budget
saynopetodope.org.nz The Government proposes: A MINIMUM PURCHASE AND USE AGE OF 20 The problem: HAS IT WORKED FOR ALCOHOL? Research shows that adolescents access alcohol and tobacco primarily through friends and family, not from retailers. Why would cannabis be any different? Given the draft law allows cannabis growing
Budget – commentary and reactions Henry Cooke (Stuff):Grant Robertson isn’t using this crisis to transform the country Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): Robertson goes for repair, not rebuild Matthew Hooton (Herald): Grant Robertson conservative despite huge numbers (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Simon Bridges vs Jacinda Ardern over $20 billion blank cheque
Budget Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Prime Minister warns coming months the most challenging in a long time (paywalled) Jane Patterson and Gyles Beckford (RNZ): What to expect from the 2020 Budget Richard Harman (Politik): It’s budget day and the election campaign begin Tim Watkins (Pundit): NZ’s Economy Has Been
Jo Holmes Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Unlike Auckland Council, we can’t intimidate, bully or use ratepayer funding to get the message out. We’re 100% funded by the Public. You may recall our proposed advert below which we proposed to run as double-page spread in the Herald on Sunday. The
Budget, economy Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): A budget with Labour’s future on the line Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Thursday’s Budget to be huge, but not revolutionary Sandy Lau (Stuff): What levers can the Government pull to increase its tax take? Norman Gemmell (The Conversation): The pandemic budget: moving New Zealand
Dane Giraud Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition This week we have a new episode of the Free Speech Coalition podcast. Patrick Corish sat down with Dr Steve Elers, professor of communications at Massey University. Dr Elers recently published an article criticising some of the claims made by Jacinda Ardern during her
