Coalition negotiations, shape of government Audrey Young (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds preparatory talks with Greens but coalition looking unlikely Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern tight-lipped after talks begin with the Greens Jason Walls (Herald): Jacinda Ardern meets Greens leaders about Government discussions time frame 1News: As Labour mulls
The creator of a company selling Golliwog dolls says they are “in no way” racist, and anyone who thinks they are needs to “stop being a snowflake and grow up” – a claim the Human Rights Commission disagrees with. Read the full article here. Comment on it on The BFD.
Election analysis Chris Trotter (Interest): Ardern claims “mandate to accelerate” – but where to? Josie Pagani (Herald): Time for Labour to bank Jacinda Ardern’s popularity and take risks (paywalled) Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): Jacinda Ardern has huge majority but that may not be much use to her Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda
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righttolife.org.uk A nurse, who feared for her life and needed emergency surgery after taking ‘DIY’ home abortion pills, is considering legal action against Marie Stopes UK. ‘Sophie’ – a pseudonym – discovered she was pregnant in July, but found herself alone and with nowhere to turn following the breakdown of
Election Henry Cooke (Stuff): Thank goodness this empty election is almost over Richard Shaw, Bronwyn Hayward, Grant Duncan, Jennifer Curtin, Rawiri Taonui (The Conversation): The final debate and the campaign’s winners and losers ahead of the big decision Luke Malpass (Stuff): This seemingly eternal campaign is now all over
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Wealth tax Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): Tax the wealthy? I don’t think so Heather Du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National’s ‘wealth tax’ assault isn’t working Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s absurd day in Christchurch, still battling the wealth tax Newshub: Revealed: How your wealth ranks compared to other
Consider this rubbish printed as an op-ed on one of its editorial pages by the New Zealand Herald, a newspaper once rated our country’s best: “We are fast running out of time to meaningfully address climate change and the other devastating impacts of mining on freshwater and ecosystems. We
Wealth tax, Labour-Greens coalition negotiations Tim Watkin (Pundit): What Else Apart From A Wealth Tax? The Shape Of A Labour-Greens Coalition Audrey Young (Herald): It takes two to tango in talks says Green Party’s James Shaw over Ardern’s wealth tax comments Scott Palmer (Newshub): Chlöe Swarbrick says Labour
Election Graeme Edgeler (Democracy Project): How to vote, and how to think about voting John Armstrong (1News): Pressure on Collins to lift National votes, even in defeat Jehan Cassinader (BusinessDesk): Dull old-school election campaign in the online era (paywalled) 1News: Ardern, Collins vying for votes in tight seats of ?h?
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