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A Tale of Two Announcements

A Tale of Two Announcements

Monday, September 7 and what a contrast in announcements. Judith Collins in Napier says methamphetamine harm will no longer be put in the “too hard basket” in a Government under her watch. She announced the party’s plan which will tackle supplies coming into prisons, target organised crime networks, increase

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Landlords a Punching Bag for Labour

Landlords a Punching Bag for Labour

Press Release: ACT Party ACT would ensure a full reversal of this year’s Residential Tenancies Act changes and put a moratorium on new regulations,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour has done nothing but make the housing crisis even worse. The new tenancy laws will reduce the number of

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The End of the Driveway

The End of the Driveway

If the Green school of crystals was not evidence enough of the crazy world the Greens think we should all be living in, then the latest bit of madness from local councils should have us all really worried. It seems that councils all across New Zealand are now required to

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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 20

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Labour’s Plan for Our Crippled Economy Is More Holidays

Labour’s Plan for Our Crippled Economy Is More Holidays

After the big failures of Labour’s last set of election promises, I’ve been waiting to see what big plans they’ve got to “keep moving” our economy which has hit the wall after two lockdowns and promises of more to come. Would they provide small business with tax

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Compare and contrast… Nicknames: PM Jacinda Ardern. Ardern laughs when I bring up a recent opinion piece that called for people to stop calling her “Cindy” because it is sexist and belittling. I sense she doesn’t like the name. She told The New York Times in 2018 she hated

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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 18

A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 18

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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 ACT Party

BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 ACT Party

BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the ACT Party: The BFD. Source:ACT party Facebook page The

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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 19

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What’s In a Name?

What’s In a Name?

Andrea Vance writing for Stuff implores us to stop using the diminutive “Cindy” when referring to the PM. Ardern hates it, so that should be reason enough to desist with the derogatory name-calling, right? Vance says it’s okay to lengthen names, citing “Auntie Helen,” but it’s not okay

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The Facebook Prime Minister

The Facebook Prime Minister

Sommer Kapitan Auckland University of Technology “Kia ora, everyone. I’m standing against a blank wall in my house – because it’s the only view in my house that is not messy.” So begins a 2020 campaign message posted by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She speaks directly into

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Daily News Roundup – 7 September 2020

Daily News Roundup – 7 September 2020

Election Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Even the politicians look tired as the campaign kicks off – again Audrey Young (Herald): How parties are relighting the campaign spark (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Taxing decisions on debt for the big parties NZIER: Why are Labour and National policies basically the same? Mark Quinlivan (Newshub)

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COVID Convenience

COVID Convenience

This is the COVID election. Let’s face it: there is nothing else. Labour has already stated that we should not expect any policy from them during the election campaign, as they are too busy stopping 80,000 of us from dying of the virus to worry about telling the

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