Attention Todd. This Is How You Do an Interview with Tame
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Dickhead of the Day
Imagine that you are a struggling business trying to stay afloat and to keep all your staff employed after a punishing 7 week lockdown. Then imagine that you are finally allowed to open but with costly and restrictive conditions. Then at last you are told at level one you are
Feet of the Day
Jacinda Ardern’s feet were posted on social media wearing Nadia Reid socks after she and her feet attended the singer’s gig in Wellington. There is a pattern with this PM of businesses cashing in on the publicity when she wears their product. Handmade Black Feather earrings made of
Prime Minister Declares: “THE ECONOMY IS BACK”
Of course it is, Jacinda. You have declared it so and so it shall be. Except, like so many other things you and your pathetically inept colleagues have managed to do to this country of ours, you couldn’t be more wrong and you’ve been drinking too much of
Judith Collins Calls for Clarity Around ‘Mind-Boggling’ COVID-19 Border Exemptions
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Winston Stitched up by Little and Parker
Radio New Zealand has a story about a supposed deal between Labour and NZ First over commercial rent relief: Tenants unable to pay rent on commercial leases have been given a lifeline after almost two months of negotiations between Labour and New Zealand First. If tenants and landlords can’t
BFD Transcript: Mike Hosking with Jacinda Ardern on Black Lives Matter Protesters, the Economy, Business Loans & the Monark Development
Newstalk ZB Transcript from Tuesday 2 June. Mike: So, what happened to the rules aye? Protesters all over the grounds of parliament, well in excess of 100 and not a sign of any social distancing, even the deputy prime minister this morning asking questions. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is
One Rule for Hollywood, Another for Working New Zealanders
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s free pass for Hollywood filmmakers at the border is an insult to working New Zealanders,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has caved in and allowed more film crews to enter the country after productions threatened to pull
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
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Our Tourist Industry and Buying NZ Made
Thames to Coromandel Community Noticeboard & Grapevine “Sorry I got to say this… Here goes. Regarding the Tourist Industry, they come to us cap-in-hand now wanting our support. They want us to travel and visit New Zealand tourist sites. What a pity they’ve spent the last 20
Hey Kelvin, it’s Queenstown Calling, They Say They Miss You.
We hear a lot about the abysmal standards of the legacy media. One sided opinion articles pretending to be factual commentaries abound. Silly little so-called ‘journalists’, whining about how racist their last latte was or manufacturing angst about imaginary slights; all designed to rark up the offenderatti and generate
Fonterra and the Dangers of Monopolies
Matt Long Fatherhood, Farming and Freedom Fonterra’s recent performance has with a return to basics strategy been encouraging, however, those familiar with the company will remember the 2019 financial year with the Shareholder’s Council noting at the time shareholders had experienced around $4 billion wealth destruction in the
English Only to be Spoken Here
When I started work back more than a few years ago, none of my employers would have needed to put up a sign urging staff to respect their fellow workers and speak English only in the workplace. We had heaps of people from all over the world on some sites
The Bubble Has Burst
Memo to Jacinda. Wakey wakey dearie. The bubble has burst. The country has moved on. Virtually nobody is observing your silly rules. You are welcome to kid yourself that all and sundry are bowing down to your every directive but evidence shows otherwise. Perhaps you need to get out and