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Election 2020

Are Racism Accusations Being Used to Silence Critics?

Are Racism Accusations Being Used to Silence Critics?

Steve Elers. Manawatu Guardian Accusing someone of being ‘racist’ or ‘race baiting’ is now one of several default tactics used to silence critics when they don’t have an actual argument to fall back on. Unfortunately, this nonsense is becoming far too common. Take for instance, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman’

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Still a Piece of Work

Still a Piece of Work

In May I penned an article on the Prime Minister entitled A Piece of Work. You don’t expect a leopard to change its spots and in my view, she hasn’t. Her modus operandi leaves a lot to be desired. This is a woman who has no regard for

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Labour Aims to Win This Election on a Lie: Part 1

Labour Aims to Win This Election on a Lie: Part 1

It will be a more close-run thing than most people imagine, but Labour is likely to retain control of parliament after the election and secure a second term. It’s difficult to say they will ‘win’ given the vagaries of the nonsense MMP system, and what happened last time at

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By Delaying the Dissolution of Parliament Jacinda Ardern Buys Time on the Election Date – but Only a Little

By Delaying the Dissolution of Parliament Jacinda Ardern Buys Time on the Election Date – but Only a Little

Andrew Geddis Professor of Law University of Otago Disclosure statement Andrew Geddis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. The return of COVID-19 community transmission,

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Under 65 and Healthy Individuals Must Be Able to Get on With Life

Under 65 and Healthy Individuals Must Be Able to Get on With Life

Jeremy Harris Jeremy Harris is a businessman and investor from Auckland, New Zealand. Dear Prime Minister, I supported the initial national lockdown and move to quarantined borders. Over the last 5 months the situation has changed markedly in four respects: * Firstly, the Infection Fatality Ratio can now be calculated to

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Why We Can’t Keep Going Into Lockdown

Why We Can’t Keep Going Into Lockdown

This was going to be a boring little article about the government’s new rules about provisional tax penalties. I was going to recommend you read it after 11.00 tonight, particularly if you are having trouble sleeping. But I am going to have to leave that for another day

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Prison Ship New Zealand: Return to Lockdown

Prison Ship New Zealand: Return to Lockdown

It was said that the New Zealand public won’t accept another lockdown, and here we are with Auckland back in lockdown. As night follows day, other regions will revert to curfew too. Like a case of Stockholm Syndrome, where the abused bond with their abusers, we the people never

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Hang on a Minute, Didn’t You Say This Was the COVID Election?

Hang on a Minute, Didn’t You Say This Was the COVID Election?

Jacinda Ardern used her second press conference yesterday to criticise the Opposition for daring to ask valid questions about her and her government’s decisions. We are currently in what is traditionally a period where governments must not make major decisions without consulting with Opposition parties. Locking down 30% of

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Did She Let the Cat Out of the Bag?

Did She Let the Cat Out of the Bag?

At the beginning of the adjournment debate the Prime Minister made a mistake…or did she? She opened with: I move, That the House do now adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 August 2020. That never made sense especially if you look at the proposed timetable for conducting

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Tweet of the Day

Tweet of the Day

Judith Collins lets the cat out of the bag… I’ve done enough interviews in my time to recognise most of the equipment, but the piece of kit in this camera bag was new to me. Any ideas? pic.twitter.com/7JYvGiKoWS — Judith Collins (@JudithCollinsMP) August 9, 2020

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