National Thomas Manch (Stuff): A terrible day on the campaign trail for Judith Collins RNZ: Party leaders reject accusations of planted supporters 1News: National’s staged walkabout in Auckland ‘cheeky and clumsy’ says 1 News political reporter Ben McKay (AAP): Judith Collins faces indignity of National losing jellybean election poll
We travelled back to Wellington on Sunday, amid sunny skies and a very full ferry. My husband has a lifelong habit of listening to RNZ. Never mind. Each to his own. But it is possible that Red Radio will be able to do for me something that I have not
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news There’s a video going viral showing President Trump’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, being tackled to the ground by police. The Washington Examiner reports, “Parscale was Trump’s campaign manager from February 2018 until July, when he was replaced by Bill Stepien. He remained
I’m guessing they are meaning Warrant of fitness as that is what the whole article is about, and it’s scattered throughout, but hey, why not spell it phonetically? If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Eliora Guardian Angel – My journey From Leftism to Sanity by Melanie Phillips (Post Hill Press 2018) The author is a leading British journalist, broadcaster, and public commentator. In Guardian Angel, Phillips writes a short autobiographical memoir. A reader will get through the paperback quickly but may need to check out
The Press Leaders Debate Jane Patterson (RNZ): Third leaders’ debate: Ardern and Collins steelier and more combative Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern seemed to finally crack it in raucous The Press Leaders Debate Audrey Young , Simon Wilson , Claire Trevett and Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): The Verdict – Who won the third
Out of the three debates so far the so-called moderators of last night’s debate were by far the worst. The woman, in particular, was appalling. Tonight’s debate defies description. Those people at Stuff should hang their heads in shame. If that’s an example of journalism in
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The BoP Times is at it again. Monday 14 Sept p9 and p12, word for word the same article. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com So proclaimed the Herald in a ridiculous beat-up story last Saturday with nothing explosive about the item whatsoever. The Herald revealed that hours before the double murder Lundy’s partner in a proposed vineyard venture was visited by two cuttings suppliers reps re non-
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A huge sigh of relief was felt across Auckland on Sunday when once again the Herald web-site ran “The Tragic Life and Death of Sonny Fai” item. It’s over 3 weeks since they last ran it, consequentially across the city numerous readers were
Election Claire Trevett (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s safe campaign v Judith Collins’ ‘one chance’ (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Matchmaker matchmaker, find me a support partner (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Audrey Young – our political editor’s take on this election campaign (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): ‘Covid-19 election’ confirmed in new
“Natonal” Party? I don’t think so One News. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
A piece by Aussie-domiciled ‘AAP FactCheck’ but written by Otago-based free-lancer George Driver (a sometimes-contributor to The Spinoff and RNZ) and subsequently published by several New Zealand outlets piqued my interest: a Judith Collins statement, was, they adjudged, “False” – adding “The checkable claim is false”. How
NZ First Damien Grant (Stuff): Winston Peters’ political story is coming to an end John Armstrong (1News): Winston Peters and NZ First are goners come election night Zane Small (Newshub): Winston Peters thinks some MPs have become ‘clone members who are indistinguishable’ Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First leader Winston Peters
National leader Judith Collins has got in on the early voting action casting her ballot in Auckland’s Tamaki. Collins, who stands in the Papakura electorate, lives in Tamaki, a seat comfortable held by National MP Simon O’Connor. She arrived about 11 am to place her vote at St
