If you’ve been watching the newest season of the excellent crime drama, Mindhunter, you might have noticed Holden Ford playing a record of Charles Manson’s recordings. The recordings in question were a series of demos Manson recorded in the summer of 1968, released in 1970 as The Love
Tova O’Brien seems to have fallen out of love with Jacinda Ardern. Newshub was one of the media outlets to publish the sex scandal story, so it makes sense that they would be sympathetic towards the victim of this latest debacle. Everyone should have some sympathy for the victims.
Over at Kiwiblog, David Farrar has written a succinct account about what it would take to believe that Jacinda Ardern did not know about the alleged sexual assault carried out by a member of her most trusted staff, and the list really does make it hard to believe that Jacinda
Newstalk ZB audio from two days ago on the 10th of September. It is interesting to see that half of what Hooten said has transpired. Let’s hope he’s wrong about the rest! https://weekondemand.newstalkzb.co.nz/WeekOnDemand/ZB/auckland/2019.09.10-17.45.00-S.mp3 Matthew: …this
Transcript starts at 8:04. Transcribers note: Jacinda Ardern’s demeanour in this interview is noticeably different from previous interviews with Mike Hosking. She is clearly uncomfortable discussing the subject, her words are terse, her sentences clipped and she is speaking more quickly than usual at the start. Notes in
Does anyone remember Hogan’s Heroes? Barry Soper does. He has likened our much loved prime minister to Sergeant Schultz of Hogan’s Heroes… that esteemed German officer who said repeatedly, particularly in a crisis – “I see nothing, I hear nothing, I know nothing”. If you have listened to Jacinda
Dear Prime Minister, We are a group of Labour party members who are writing to you to urge you to immediately take action regarding the allegations of repeated sexual assaults, harassment and predatory behaviour by one of your staff, who is a member of the Labour Party, as detailed in
While listening to Jacinda’s interview with Mike Hosking yesterday morning, it was impossible not to notice how her demeanour has changed. Gone were the quips, the cheery voice, the almost patronising tone she adopts with Hosking every week. This was someone under enormous stress. Her tone was flat, she
The New Zealand police in 2016 caught a 63-year-old Whanganui man, Mr Ronald Gray cultivating cannabis at two of his properties where he legally grew and sold flowers, primarily tulips. During the search warrants Police located 92 cannabis plants and 354 grams of dried cannabis. A Police Asset Recovery Unit
National party Press Release: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern must finally do the right thing and stand down the staff member in her office who is accused of serious sexual assault while the matter is reviewed, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Paula Bennett says. “The shocking details of this alleged assault,
Warning Content warning: This contains distressing descriptions of sexual assault, along with its mental health implications, which may be triggering to survivors. Jacinda Ardern chooses her media moments for maximum coverage. She hit a home run nationally and internationally after Christchurch, but wants nothing whatsoever to do with the Labour
The prime minister would not say whether the individual at the centre of the inquiry had been stood down from his role in the Labour Party, but that “the person referenced in the article has not been on the precinct … for roughly five weeks now and will not be on
Most of us are very clear on the difference between assault and sexual assault. Actor Kevin Spacey appeared in court on sexual assault charges this year after allegedly putting his hand down an 18-year-old man’s pants. This unidentified 21 year old appeared in court on sexual assault charges after
The Young Labour Camp sexual assault trial contains all the usual defences for the alleged actions of the accused. He was very drunk and cannot recall his actions, is one defence ie the booze made me do it. The next defence is the tried and true one of victim-blaming. A
The trial of a now 21-year-old charged with five counts of indecent assault against four complainants, two male and two female began yesterday. Media has described the alleged victims as “two men and two women” which obscures the fact that they were all only 16 years old when the alleged
