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
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
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.
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
Before we have a look at the court case let’s first refresh our memories. There were ‘allegedly’ sexual assaults on four underaged youth who were supplied with copious amounts of alcohol and left unsupervised at the Labour party Summer Youth Camp. The Sex Scandal Timeline: * 9/02/18 Day
The Christchurch Muslim community are feeling sidelined by the government inquiry into the terror attack. Their side of the story has been told by the New York Times in an article with the headline New Zealand Vowed to Listen to Muslims After Christchurch. It’s Failing, They Say. WELLINGTON, New
What is it about NSW Labor? It seems that, no sooner is one lot of shonks and grifters at the Sussex Street headquarters exposed (and even, rarely, jailed) that another crawls out of the woodwork. The current corruption inquiry is threatening to spill over into the federal party, especially given
