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1News Poll Analysis

1News Poll Analysis

1News/Colmar Brunton have released their latest poll: Labour: 53% up 3% – 67 seats National: 32% down 6% – 41 seats Greens: 5% – six seats NZ First: 2% Act: 5% – six seats Preferred Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: 54% Judith Collins: 20% and net positive +27% approval rating Clearly Newshub’s poll

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Latest 1News Poll

Latest 1News Poll

1News/Colmar Brunton have released their latest poll: Labour: 53% up 3% – 67 seats National: 32% down 6 – 41 seats Greens: 5% – six seats NZ First: 2% Act: 5% – six seats Preferred Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: 54% Judith Collins: 20% and net positive +27% approval rating Judith Collins is still

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“Genuine Kiwi” or “Our” Problem, Ms Ardern?

“Genuine Kiwi” or “Our” Problem, Ms Ardern?

It looks as though Peter Dutton has yet another Kiwi crim to add to his “To-Be-Deported” list. Let’s see Jacinda Ardern try to protest the human rights of this particularly nasty piece of work. A New Zealand man will serve 13 years in jail for his “cold,

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oral-questions-–-30-july-2020

Oral Questions – 30 July 2020

Questions to Ministers Hon GERRY BROWNLEE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her explanation in Parliament yesterday of the rationale for the Government’s proposed regime for charging some people who return to New Zealand part of the cost of their managed isolation, and is the proposed regime

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Daily News Roundup – 30 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 30 July 2020

Managed isolation charges, escapees, border Audrey Young (Herald): Govt misstep on user-charges for coronavirus Covid-19 isolation (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Payment regime welcomed Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Quarantine charging is nothing more than tokenism Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Govt’s puerile isolation hotel charging system Luke Malpass

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Leaders Lead; Judith’s Got Your Back

Leaders Lead; Judith’s Got Your Back

True leaders lead intuitively. They don’t need courses, gurus or management courses, they just lead. Judith Collins, with one simple statement, has told her MPs that she’s got their back: National leader Collins says [sic] is shocked by the “nasty and dirty” bullying of a teen National candidate

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Volunteer Writers Wanted

Volunteer Writers Wanted

The BFD is seeking motivated, concise, reliable, and professionally-minded writers. We are wanting to expand on the range of topics that we cover so your content does not have to be political. Ideally, we prefer articles of 400-600 words in length. If you feel that the subject requires

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oral-questions-–-29-july-2020

Oral Questions – 29 July 2020

Questions to Ministers Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she support a policy which would allow New Zealanders to access up to $20,000 from their KiwiSaver to start a new business? JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister for Regional Economic Development: How is the Provincial Growth Fund helping

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