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Rents Go Through the Roof
Try as the government likes, they just can’t keep a good landlord down. That is because there are so few of them these days: they are a rapidly dying breed, exiting the market in droves and taking their tax free capital gains with them. But those that remain in
The Greens Have No Idea How the Drug World Works
Mr Colourful A clickbait headline on Newshub got me watching Chloe Swarbrick talking about her cannabis referendum with the woke wombles on The Project. I suffered through it so you kind souls don’t have to ruin your days by being subjected to it. Chloe Swarbrick proves either A: politics’
Daily News Roundup – 29 September 2020
1News Colmar Brunton poll Thomas Coughlan and Luke Malpass(Stuff): Spectre of Labour-Green coalition National’s worst nightmare Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Labour needs Greens on latest One News poll (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Do the polls deliver a whisper of hope for National? (paywalled) David Farrar: Latest poll ————— 1News:
Look at the Trends
We’ve had two polls in two days. Both the Reid Research poll and the Colmar Brunton poll (ONCB) are now aligning and if you look at the positions of the two main parties from just a month ago it is clear there is now a trend emerging. For Labour,
Latest 1News Poll
The 1News/Colmar Brunton poll is out and it confirms where the numbers are, rather than the topsy-turvy Newshub/Reid Research. Labour – 47 down 1 National – 33 up 1 Green – 7 up 1 Act – 8 up 1 NZF – 1 down 1 Undecided – 11% Parliamentary seat entitlement based on these
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Ihumatao, the Election, and Winston
hobsonspledge.nz Ihumatao is perhaps the most visible race-relations shambles that the next government will have to fix. Located near Auckland Airport, Ihumatao is where activists have protested against Fletcher’s plans to build almost 500 homes on land that it bought from a private owner whose family had
Crybaby of the Week
You will no doubt be highly shocked to learn that the 18-year-old pictured below (today’s crybaby of the week) has been struggling to find employment because of his Punk appearance. Novak describes his style as “punk” and sports multiple face piercings, tattoos and a large mohawk. The
Daily News Roundup – 28 September 2020
Newshub-Reid Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National is in a classic opposition party death spiral Audrey Young (Herald): Latest poll is a shocker for National (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Labour – walking away with it Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: For the first time, exclusive polling
The Scent of Desperation
Whatever the outcome of the election, it seems the political landscape in New Zealand will be changed forever. The media is treating NZ First as if it has already gone, which is a death knell to a man who has been on the political scene for over 40 years. Regardless
Media Party Steps It Up For Dear Leader
Two headlines on Newshub on the same day, a few days after the first leaders’ debate (a debate the media is strangely claiming Ardern lost but Collins didn’t “win”). The first headline says “NZ Election 2020: Judith Collins’ claim 100 percent renewable electricity would increase power prices fact-checked