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Election 2020

Here Comes Winston

Here Comes Winston

At some point in this election cycle, Winston Peters was going to have to differentiate himself from the Labour party. He’s now slayed the poor legacy of never completing a term in government, so he is moving to recover the votes he lost after Ron Mark’s cock-up of

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Willy Nilly

Willy Nilly

I have been described as an “idiot” for saying this, but I really do think Labour, and the left in general, are running scared of Judith Collins. The latest cab off the rank is Willy Jackson. In a Facebook post, rather too well written for anyone to believe that he

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Collins and Brownlee Have No Hope of Winning

Collins and Brownlee Have No Hope of Winning

Please remember that Jacinda Ardern did not win the last election. She improved on their polling and arguably got a better result than they would have under Little (which is tantamount to the multiple Facebook “thumbs up” for a picture of a cute kitten), but neither she nor Labour won

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Mr Peters appeared on Q+A this morning in a heated interview with host Jack Tame, where he was asked about Ihumatao, a trans-Tasman bubble, coalition partners, cameras on fishing boats, his party’s policies, and stimulating the economy. […] “I’m opposed to busting Treaty of Waitangi settlements so that

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Twisting the Facts

Twisting the Facts

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Recently there was a Federal by-election in Australia in the Labour-held marginal seat of Eden-Monaro. In a tight race Labour scraped back, thanks to the Greens preferential votes going their way. But note this. The Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt remarked afterwards, “the result sent

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Election Choices

Election Choices

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com/election-choices Sixty-seven days out from the 2020 election, the National Party selected a new leader. The resignation of Todd Muller after only 53 days in the top job was a surprise. Judith Collins is National’s new leader, with the capable Gerry Brownlee her Deputy:

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Middle New Zealand Has Stirred from Its Slumber

It concerns me immensely that it has taken three years for the National Party to see the wisdom of appointing Judith Collins as their leader. I was of the opinion that political parties are elected by the people for the people. Elected members are there because the electorate has chosen

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National’s “Third Choice”

National’s “Third Choice”

The AM Show was good on Friday. Judith Collins used to be a regular on the programme, of course, but suddenly she is otherwise engaged. To great amusement, as much to himself as anyone, Simon Bridges was brought back in her place. I have always been a bit of a

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Political Party Leadership

Political Party Leadership

Changes in the National Party leadership have brought to the fore, in the media at least, some important questions: * To what extent should one’s standing in a political party be based on merit? * To what extent on gender? * To what extent on indigenousness? (race being too broad a term)

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Sheriff Collins and the Ghost Riders

Sheriff Collins and the Ghost Riders

Information Satire I shot the Sheriff but I swear it was in self defence, I shot the Sheriff and they say it is a capital offenceI shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy, Oh No!!Freedom came my way one day and I started out of town,

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A Change of Plan

A Change of Plan

Information Satire Your intrepid eyewitness was abuzz with anticipation, having heard a rumour from his usual source in Parliament that Auntie Hellish Quark had been self-summoned to an emergency meeting with PM Justinda Ardeau. The Spyfly device was, therefore, sitting on the ceiling with a commanding view of Justinda’s

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