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Election 2020

About That Wealth Tax…

About That Wealth Tax…

Judith Collins has raised the spectre of Labour supporting the Greens’ idea of a wealth tax; so much so that Labour will implement the tax if they win the election. Labour’s response is that they have denied this many times and that National is “desperate”. Labelling the opposition as

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Judith Collins’ main policy this week is to “win the election” “New Zealand needs to grow its way out of this economic crisis, which will only be possible with the hard work, ingenuity and determination of the private sector. “National’s NZ Tech 2030 Plan will diversify our exports, level

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The Cognitive Dissonance Award Goes to…

The Cognitive Dissonance Award Goes to…

Apparently, mental health problems are on the increase but now is the perfect time to make a drug well known for causing mental illness even easier to access. “Ok Cupcake.” Actually, mangled messages and cognitive dissonance aside, Chlöe Swarbrick is on to a winner with her idea of a Ministry

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Ardern’s Celebrity Is a Media Construct

Ardern’s Celebrity Is a Media Construct

Ardern’s celebrity is a media construct, as was her Noble Peace Prize nomination which failed due to the Nobel Committee’s quaint insistence on substance over style. Style over substance rules and it was ever thus, but quadruple the effect in today’s superficial world of technology, devices and

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

Things that make me go hmm. Business commentator Rod Oram gives his steer to voters: the most forward-looking and evidenced-based policies in this election are from the Greens newsroom.co.nz/rod-oram-why-voting-greens-makes-sense?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true I can understand an environmentalist thinking that the loony-wing Greens are a

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A COVID Election in More Ways Than One

A COVID Election in More Ways Than One

Jacinda has called it a COVID election which means that this election in her view is all about a virus. She probably doesn’t realise it but it appears she has made it a virus election on more than one count. The word virus has a number of synonyms. One

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Meet the Candidates: Joseph Mooney for Southland

Meet the Candidates: Joseph Mooney for Southland

A couple of months ago, when we were only eight weeks out from our original election date of September 19th, I wrote a piece on who might be worth voting for in the Southland electorate. At that time, just three short months ago, National hadn’t named a successor for

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“Hello, Hello, is this RNZ?”

“Hello, hello; is this RNZ? I demand to speak to someone in charge” “What do you mean ‘Whatsit about?’ It’s that disgraceful headline and article today: the one carrying catalogue number 427970 and published at 1.58pm today headed up ‘Ardern overrode Electoral Commission’s advice on new election

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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Transcript Episode 25

A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Transcript Episode 25

Subscribe to a Silver subscription or upgrade your existing Basic or Bronze level Subscription to Silver today. NOTE: Silver subscribers and above also get a podcast with every transcript. This FREE taste is of the transcript ONLY. The Debate – Judith comes out swinging and crushes Jacinda We finally saw the

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God’s Gift to the Left

God’s Gift to the Left

Just as a stopped clock displays the time correctly once every twelve hours, so a washed-up, silver-spooned, self-anointed, self-appointed ‘radical’ can be on the money with the occasional utterance. Thus it was with ‘Hanoi Jane’ Fonda last week: “I just think COVID is God’s gift to the left” [snigger]

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Daily News Roundup – 12 October 202a

Daily News Roundup – 12 October 202a

Maori TV-Curia Tamaki Makaurau poll,  Maori electorates Maori TV: Tamaki Makaurau seat up for grabs? – Poll results Rachel Sadler (Newshub): John Tamihere in close second for T?maki Makaurau seat – poll Derek Cheng (Herald): New poll shows Maori Party’s John Tamihere in the race for Tamaki Makaurau Brad Flahive

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