Information Satire In the latest NewsHub push poll, the Greens have rocketed into the lead with an astounding 100% support. Labour and National are on zero. Tova O’Brien called the poll a historic moment in Aotearoa. The questions asked were: 1) Would you vote for the Green Party if
Jacinda Ardern’s media appearances are noticeably shorter in length, indicating her discomfiture in media-fronting anything longer than a five minute sound bite, avoiding anything remotely in-depth despite her media devotees clearing a path. This was demonstrated in the following transcription from the AM show on Tuesday 4
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Election 2020: Judith Collins tells Jacinda Ardern to stop hiding National leader Judith Collins has accused the Government of “bashing landlords saying its policies have led to fewer rental houses, higher rents and a soaring state house waiting list. She also accused Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of “hiding” by not
The Operation Burnham Inquiry results were released last Friday. You’d never have known, from the media reports and the crowing of so-called journalist Nicky Hager, that the report actually didn’t vindicate him. What the media and Hager failed to acknowledge was that the Inquiry found that the
Cam kicks off with Mary Lambie’s dreadful comment on air about Trump Supporters, then does a recap on where National was at with the polls after another UMR poll leaked. To finish off he then has a discussion with Act leader David Seymour on the revelations that the first
As I said in my podcast yesterday, it looks like Labour is going to have an election plan that is policy free. The Prime Minister said as much to media yesterday: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is warning voters not to expect any large-scale Labour policies this election, as her
Green private school Chris Trotter: A Sorry Excuse For A Green Party Matthew Hooton (Herald): James Shaw dives straight into the Metiria Turei trap (paywalled) Malcolm Bell (Stuff): Green School should be celebrated and supported Jane Patterson (RNZ): James Shaw contradicts Chris Hipkins on implicit approval in leaked video Catherine
Jacinda Ardern is digging a COVID hole for herself, a hole that gets bigger with each passing day. The strategies she has put in place for eliminating the virus are not sustainable in the longer term. The reality is that at some point, she is going to have to face
There was a lot to admire about the Australasian banks during the GFC. While the USA had its Freddie Macs and Fannie Maes, and the Bank of Scotland just about went broke, the banks in Australia and New Zealand never faltered. They had never really joined in the global party
Jacinda Ardern is running scared of today’s face of the day. How scared is she? Scared enough to not want to face National leader Judith Collins in the bog-standard election 2020 election debates. Piking out of these crucial debates is unheard of. I have heard that Judith told
