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Reading the Political Tea Leaves
Over at the upallnight.tokyo blog Sam White has been reading our political tea leaves. […] Have you noticed that intolerant leftist grip over everything? On politics, culture, comedy, whether or not it’s acceptable to listen to Morrissey? Well, the patterns at the bottom of my china tell me that
Head Scratch of the Day: The Luxon Ad
The Luxon ad did not come cheap. I read that it would have cost around $20,000, so whoever was behind it was prepared to spend a lot of money. At the moment we are being told that a 19-year-old self-made millionaire paid for it, but did he do it
Euthanasia: High-fiving the Reaper
Too Right A regular column by John Black The Black Sheep Blog Rightminds Death and taxes, they say, are the two unavoidable facts of existence. But taxes can be avoided if you sleep in Albert Park and play the bongo drums for spare change outside McDonald’s. Death, on the
10,000 New Homes per Year
That was the starting point for the bold Kiwibuild election bribe promise. 100,000 new, affordable homes for first-time buyers, built over 10 years. Easy-peasy. You can say anything you like in opposition. No one cares and no one has to deliver. Then along comes Winston and drops you in
Open, Honest & Transparent?
It has been revealed by ACT leader David Seymour that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “failed to disclose her communications with lobbyist GJ Thompson, raising further questions about her ongoing relationship with her former chief of staff”. This is an easy political hit, but the National party is remaining silent. Is
Oops, He Broke an Electoral Law: Never Mind, No One Ever Enforces Them
Over the years one thing has become painfully clear about New Zealand’s electoral laws. They are not worth the paper they are printed on because no one is ever held accountable for breaking them. The latest breach is likely to be no different. A Christchurch man who spent tens
The Luxon Stratagem
The Luxon stratagem could easily have been created by either Labour or the National party. Whoever is behind it should be very pleased with the number of headlines it has generated Headlines so far include: Christopher Luxon’s path from national carrier to National Party won’t be simple Stuff
ACT Party Seriously Out of Sync with NZ ‘Political Culture’
And John Armstrong says it as if it is a bad thing? Media attacks on the ACT Party suggest to me that David Seymour is gaining some traction. I’ve heard Heather du Plessis Allen dismiss ACT’s recent rebranding exercise as a non-event, yet the media reported on it.
Top Ten posts of the week
This Monday morning post is to provide you with the links to the top TEN most read posts of the past week so that you can easily catch up on the most interesting and popular posts written by our writers over the past 7 days ( Sunday to Monday). https://www.
Givealittle Don’t Care If You’re Broke as Long as You’re ‘Woke’
New Zealand’s Givealittle has revealed their true colours by telling the media that they would refuse Israel Folau the use of their site if he ever wanted to use it. They don’t care if he needs money to fight an injustice. They have judged him and decided that
Faces of the day
Netball Australia have released a statement saying they don’t endorse Maria Folau’s decision to endorse husband Israel’s GoFundMe page in his legal fight against Rugby Australia. A GoFundMe page established by the ex-Wallaby to raise funds for legal costs in his bid for reinstatement had passed A$
Word of the day
The word for today is… muse (noun) – 1. (Greek Mythology) Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science. 2. (a) A guiding spirit. (b) A source of inspiration. 3. (Archaic) A poet. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The Muses
Today in history
Content by F T.Bear Good morning! Rise and shine! Today in history is a place for you early risers to exercise your brains as you wait for the day to begin. Please, by all means, bring your own bits of history to the comments section and add your memories