When one goes to investigate the meaning of the word ‘spare’ one finds it can be used as an adjective, a noun and a verb. As an adjective it means what Harold is – additional to what is required for ordinary use. As a noun it means ‘an item kept in
Many people are fond of making New Year resolutions. This being an election year I prefer to make a political prediction. I predict that the election result will see Jacinda Ardern able to present herself with a well-deserved medal – the DCM medal. This will not be for Doing Communications
The last Weekend Herald before Christmas featured a summing up of the political year from three of its regular opinion writers: Fran O’Sullivan, Mike Munro and Bruce Cotterill. Fran, a seasoned journalist, mostly writes objectively without fear or favour, as the saying goes, through her media lens. Mike Munro,
The pressure Jacinda Ardern is now under is there for all to see. She has gone from the giddy heights of 60% adulation, thanks to her buddies at the UN putting the fear of God into everyone over Covid, to 29% popularity in the latest polls. Her apology in Parliament
The old saying ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ came into play in Parliament this week. Not surprisingly it concerned the Prime Minister. It followed her answer to a question from David Seymour who, in my opinion, is the most eloquent questioner on the Opposition benches. He frames his
Imagine the Labour Party as a tree – a fruit tree. On this tree are 64 pieces of fruit representing the number of MPs in the Labour Caucus. Sixty-four fruit loops if you like. Maybe we should show them some kindness (Jacinda’s buzzword) and call them lemons. Both terms
It has always been questionable how much collective grey matter there is in the Labour Party Caucus. Now we have it confirmed: not a lot. In fact, a distinct paucity. They have as much political nous as a mouse ignoring a block of cheese. These 64 miscreants presumably harbour ambitions
Willie Jackson managed what National Broadcasting Spokesperson Melissa Lee and Herald reporter Thomas Coughlan aptly described as a “train wreck of an interview”. ACT leader David Seymour went further and said if Helen Clark had been leader Jackson would have been sacked thirty seconds after the conclusion of the interview.
“No one gets to lie to me twice”, said Winston, ruling out going with Labour after the election, in an article written by Audrey Young in the Weekend Herald. Winston Peters is without a doubt this country’s consummate politician. He possesses the most accurate antennae sensing where the country
If the National Party want to win big next year, they need look no further than the American midterm elections. There was supposed to be, according to the polls, a red wave with a substantial Republican majority in the House and a workable majority in the Senate. This turned out
Information Opinion There is a lot to like about Mayor Wayne Brown’s first few weeks in office. Already there is a stark contrast between the incumbent and the man he replaced. Brown, a man of action, has only served to highlight the inertia of the previous wearer of the
For some time it has been obvious to me that the polls have failed to reflect the true mood of the country. There seems to have been a lag between what the poll numbers were throwing up and where the country actually was. The numbers for Labour have seemed on
Information Opinion Winston Peters has predictably made his customary return to the political fray. He has a side I like and a side I dislike. While some (including me, to be honest) would prefer him to go away, he does serve a somewhat useful purpose. Winston when giving an address
From the Maori Party website: “It is a known fact that Maori genetic makeup is stronger than others.” This piece of invented idiocy reflects how far up the mountain of arrogance the Maori Members of Parliament have been allowed to climb. Warning Message to the Maori Party, The Labour Party,
Information Opinion Following on from Cam’s excellent piece on the subject of the broadcasting merger I would like to share my thoughts. As someone who has worked in the media (radio), I find it obvious this dreamed-up self-serving nonsense will never work in practice. The reasons why,
Claire Trevett’s article in the Weekend Herald provided an interesting headline. It read, ‘PM needs dusting of sweet news on stale cake’. The reality, which maybe Claire has yet to realise, is that the PM’s cake is not only stale but also decidedly sour. Many of her cakes,
