Media
National’s Upper North Island Infrastructure Package
National’s transport infrastructure package is just the first part of the Delivering Infrastructure theme of its Plan to Get New Zealand Working. Today initial announcements focus on the Upper North Island with announcements planned for across the rest of the country. What projects are part of National’s Upper
Daily News Roundup – 17 July 2020
National Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Judith Collins looks to stabilise chaotic party in first reshuffle Richard Harman (Politik): Collins browns National Audrey Young (Herald): Impressive reshuffle by new National leader Judith Collins (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): The end of the triangle and National’s road ahead Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): The
Collins’ Refusal to Play the Identity Politics Game Frustrates Dompost
She’s rough, I tell ya’, in the sandpit known as the Dompost editorial office where the five-year-olds are giving newcomer Collins a bit of a kicking in an eleven-paragraph snivel-fest. Suffice it to say the diatribe carries all the expected cliches: divisive, baggage, associations with
I Need A Cup of Tea and a Lie Down
A strange thing happened on the way to my article the other day. Doing most of my cogitating in the morning hours has its benefits and its disadvantages. Having my attention drawn mid-dayish this week to a somewhat ludicrous quote attributed to Todd Muller in a Stuff article by
All the Anti-Semitism That’s Fit to Print
New York is the heart of American Jewry. It is also ranked among the most left-wing cities in America. And it’s the epicentre of rising American anti-Semitism. The New York Times may not be the city’s biggest-selling, but it is the paper of record for
Illiteracy
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Herald’s weekly columnist Matt Heath wrote on Monday, “…me and a local mate pumped a lot into the local economy.” Me nearly had a heart attack reading that. It’s unbelievable. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider
Judith Collins: The View From Australia
Judith Collins’s ascension to the National leadership is, without doubt, the biggest story in New Zealand by far – but, like most news from across the Tasman, local legacy media are slower to catch on. Especially as it’s not (directly) about their sainted socialist fairy princess. On the actual
The New York Times Editor’s Resignation Letter
Dear A.G., It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times. I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your
Media Flustered by Leader of the New-Look ‘Crusher Party’
Judith Collins’ first media outings as the new National Party leader upset the happily roosting chickens and sent them fluttering around the ears of her tongue-tied and discombobulated hosts falling apart in the presence of a confident leader with all indications pointing at Collins becoming a great one. How
See, That’s How You Do It on Diversity
Judith Collins has delivered a master class on how you smack down the woke Wombles when it comes to their “diversity” questions: New National leader Judith Collins says “a couple of little tweaks” to her party’s line-up are likely – but she won’t be considering diversity when making
Daily News Roundup – 16 July 2020
Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams retire from politics Audrey Young (Herald): Live: Revolt – National Party MPs Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams quit politics RNZ: Nikki Kaye announces she is quitting politics Audrey Young (Herald): Exclusive: National Party MP Nikki Kaye quits politics Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Nikki Kaye to ‘make announcement about
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Grammar are is not Newshub’s strong point. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
The Strange Case of the Virus That Wasn’t There
Is it any wonder that conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and its possible vaccine are spreading faster than new infections in downtown New York? Or that fed-up Melbournians are treating restrictions with contempt? Good governance requires the consent of the governed – and that consent must be informed. When governments
Degrees in Virtue Signalling Now Offered
Information Satire The Minister for Education, Chris Hipkins announced today that degrees in virtue signalling will be available in all universities throughout New Zealand. They will start at Diploma and go right through to Doctorate level. The well-known virtue signalling expert and twitter maestro, Dr Geronimaux Fountique-Welliver will