Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com This week’s latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 per cent, National on 33 per cent, New Zealand First on 1 per cent, the Greens on 7 per cent, and ACT on 8 per cent. If this translates into election votes, New Zealand
Ardern held media sway during an extended lockdown, preventing political parties from holding public meetings of more than 10 people until very recently. Hampering the opposition’s public meetings on the eve of an election was a political win for Labour. Ardern maintains public confidence in her elimination strategy despite
Get well soon Mr President. Your recovery is going to be Yuge! from your fans in Nu Zeeland.
Thornton Blackmore It is widely acknowledged that the global health crisis has opened a Pandora’s Box of economic and political calamities, which are no less of a problem than the pandemic itself. Indeed, as an increasing number of scientists, medical professionals, journalists and politicians are now challenging the narrative
If Albert Einstein (apocryphally) thought “human stupidity” was infinite, that’s only because he didn’t live long enough to encounter Trump Derangement Syndrome. To be fair, TDS is merely a special brand of stupid. But its stupidity is so infinite that it leaves nothing untouched. Not even innocent medications.
Election Peter Dunne: No party has offered any innovative strategy for the future Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): You Know What? Collins Could Win This. Tim Watkin (RNZ): Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes ‘last stand’ Matthew Hooton (Herald): Act or Green — there’s nothing to fear (paywalled) RNZ: Voters
Newshub Leaders debate Spinoff: Leaders’ debate #2, election 2020: The verdicts Luke Malpass (Stuff): Election debate verdict: Ardern and Collins draw in round two, but is the die already cast? Scott Palmer and Zane Small (Newshub): Reaction to Leaders Debate between Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins Herald: Second leaders’ debate – our
Memory loss is not a listed symptom of COVID-19, but it seems that the Wuhan Plague has resulted in an astonishing wave of forgetfulness in the Victorian ruling class. The disastrously botched hotel quarantine scheme in that state is responsible for nearly all of its wave of infections which
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com 12 days ago I published some 2020 NZ death statistics, specifically, Road toll this year – 218 deaths Coronavirus this year – 25 deaths Here’s an update. Road toll since then – 14 deaths Coronavirus since then – Nil deaths Given the virus lockdown success illustrated by these
Is Jacinda Ardern getting worried about her re-election chances? Labour still comfortably leads the polls but, ominously, that lead has slid by up to ten points in the past few months. Then there’s Ardern’s lacklustre performance at the leaders’ debate. So, Ardern can’t afford any more
An article in the Business section of the Weekend Herald caught my eye. It was a comment piece written by Bruce Cotterill. Cotterill is a company director and an adviser to business leaders. The question he asked was – Where are leaders as NZ crumbles? That’s what really caught my
SFO NZ First decision RNZ: Checkpoint: NZ First Foundation arrangement ‘unprecedented’ – law expert Luke Malpass (Stuff): Serious Fraud Office charges may be final blow for NZ First Audrey Young (Herald): Winston Peters draws on his best defence against SFO, attack (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Campaign derailed David Farrar: SFO lays
I was going to pen a satire for a change about the UK, but events here are moving and changing so fast that it is beyond satire. I can’t comment on the latest regulations because I don’t understand them. I have been able to drive 10 miles to
Chris Sellars Prior to the last election with a view to writing an article I emailed the major political parties and a few not so major ones asking where they stood on UN Agenda 21. New Zealand has been a signatory to this since its implementation in 1992. Yet like
1News Colmar Brunton poll Thomas Coughlan and Luke Malpass(Stuff): Spectre of Labour-Green coalition National’s worst nightmare Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Labour needs Greens on latest One News poll (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Do the polls deliver a whisper of hope for National? (paywalled) David Farrar: Latest poll ————— 1News:
Cully Stimson GianCarlo Canaparo papundits.wordpress.com Charles “Cully” Stimson is a leading expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, immigration and drug policy at The Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation. GianCarlo Canaparo is a legal fellow in
