The treatment Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison is receiving in America highlights the stark difference in the regard in which New Zealand and Australia are held by President Trump. It shows the contrast between being a trusted ally and just a friend. It also brings into focus the disparity of
Articles from a number of female contributors provided some interesting if not eyebrow-raising reading in last weekend’s newspaper. Three were writing, not surprisingly, about our Dear Leader. While recognising the complete mess she has got herself into, they all managed to put a positive spin on her so–
Audrey Young’s headline for her article featuring her interview with Jacinda Ardern in A Weekend Newspaper was dripping with hypocrisy; and that’s putting it politely. It read – PM: I’m not trying to build my personal profile. Steeling myself to read the written confabulation I made sure a
First, the youth camp and now the staffer. My, what a tangled sexual web we weave. The predicament that both the administrative and political wings of the Labour party find themselves in is entirely of their own making. They are without peer as organisations which appear unable to see red
Watching the item on the All Blacks leaving for Japan had me feeling somewhat envious and not for the reason you’re probably thinking. It was for the fact that they were going to be fortunate enough to miss a week of token Maori language speak. I have no objection
It is amusing to listen to those involved in the business of public transport like the degreed so-called experts at Auckland Transport. You know the ones, straight out of university, who Phil Twyford thinks are as dumb as he is. In the case of Auckland Transport, he just might
The housing reset announcement revealed quite a lot about this government, confirming much of what we already knew. It illustrated the fact that they didn’t do the required work when in opposition to prepare themselves for government and they’re not doing it now that they are in government.
So the much-anticipated Housing reset has arrived. The first thing it tells you is what a brain dead lot we have running the country. Megan Woods said the target of 100,000 houses in ten years was overly ambitious. Wow! What a eureka moment. It’s taken them all
This is a tale of a girl called Jacinda Whose country’s progress she seems determined to hinder For a start not being a very bright lass She decided to turn off the oil and also the gas She’s leading a government who can’t think for themselves So
This government has to rank as the most inept, illogical and idiotic we have had the misfortune to endure. They sit in the House in Question Time like possums in the headlights. Unable to answer questions coherently, they are only saved from the equivalent of daily roadkill by the blatant
The time has come to say it. The prime minister and her government is a joke. She would appear to have no intention of trying to do her job properly. Lucky for her she has an out. Even if she had the firmness of purpose to do so, the simple
An article in Stuff is headlined “British migrants flee New Zealand citing expensive rentals and heavy traffic.” Around 6,000 returned home in the year to June 2019. In both cases, rentals and traffic, it was Auckland that was being referred to. In both cases, the government is to blame.
When visiting a newspaper online I came across a picture of woman, whose face is unfortunately familiar to me, dressed all in white. I thought for a moment that it was her wedding day as I had heard she was engaged. The thought then occurred to me that, bearing in
Simon Wilson provided an interesting read in a newspaper on Saturday explaining how to make sense of the Auckland Council election candidates. What particularly caught my eye was his suggestion of judging a candidate by measuring them against some key requirements. Here is Simon’s list of six: * Do they
The idea of a Hamilton to Auckland commuter train, on the face of it, looks like a good idea. But is it in the form proposed? In funding this is the government on the right track? The first and probably most important issue is the ticket price. The fare proposed
One must be careful not to express hurty feelings in today’s snowflake world. At least that is what Alan Jones is finding out. He’s been told by his employer that if he makes any more remarks along the lines of suggesting Scott Morrison should shove a sock down
