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Judith can feel justifiably pleased. In her first week as Leader of the Opposition, she managed to claim the scalp of a Minister. In fact, if you think about it, she has claimed much more. She has forced Ardern into trying to look strong and in the process maybe opened
The inevitable article from Alison Mau, NZ’s #metoo queen, came out yesterday. Don’t get me wrong. I think Andrew Falloon’s actions are disgraceful and he deserved his fate. Mau’s reaction was also fair enough; to remember the women involved in such cases who are victims. We
A couple of days ago I was very critical of Ardern’s reliance on clichés but it appears I was a little hasty. I should give myself an uppercut for suggesting the possibility that she might have had an original thought. We are all aware that Ardern has a degree
It’s no secret that the international legacy media just adore Jacinda Ardern. And why wouldn’t they? A young, female socialist – Ardern ticks nearly every intersectional box. Except ethnicity, perhaps, but she does try to make up for that by playing dress-ups in ethnic costume with all the
The media, falling over themselves in their excitement at the story of an indefensible act by a virtually unknown MP, have once again failed their profession. Journalists need to wake up to the fact that when they introduce their personal views into a story to embellish the facts, the public,
Questions to Ministers Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that “when we’re talking about infrastructure, it’s not just about the projects we in the Government are responsible for, we also have the opportunity to partner with communities, with iwi and local
The Associate Minister of Transport, Green MP Julie Anne Genter, wants to keep spending taxpayers’ money in inappropriate ways. While the country suffers the worst economic crisis for 100 years, she wants to spend money on non-essentials. At present, New Zealand needs government spending that is conducive to growing
Jacinda Ardern has had to sack Iain Lees-Galloway, the Immigration, Workplace Relations Minister: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sacked Iain Lees-Galloway as a minister over an inappropriate relationship with a staff member in one of the departments he headed. Ardern said the allegation related to an “inappropriate relationship”
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National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Safe seat, not much experience required Audrey Young (Herald): Judith Collins makes only one mistake in the Andrew Falloon fiasco (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern failed New Zealanders by acting too slowly over Andrew Falloon ODT Editorial: No strength in
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