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Nurse Gets Struck off for Racist Comments in First Hearing of Its Kind – Then Walks Out During Karakia

A Taranaki nurse has been deregistered for making racist comments against Maori on social media – and then walked out during a karakia to close proceedings against her. On Wednesday, the second day of proceedings, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found two charges against Deborah Kathryn Hugill were established, amounting to

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Daily News Roundup – 31 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 31 July 2020

1News Colmar Brunton poll, opinion polls 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: Collins up as preferred PM, but National still in deep trouble 1News: 1 News poll ‘great for Ardern, leaves Collins disappointed’ says Jessica Mutch McKay 1News: Who do you trust in Parliament? PM rates highly, Winston Peters least

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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 (Stuff): Labour’s

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Tova Fighting a Rearguard Action to Justify Their Dodgy Poll

Tova Fighting a Rearguard Action to Justify Their Dodgy Poll

It seems that Tova O’Brien has mobilised to try and destroy Judith Collins after Newshub’s dodgy poll was slated. Yesterday we saw a milk moustache on a 14-year-old as news, a story about Judith Collins’s eyebrows and then their word soup polling. Someone is acting rather defensively.

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Daily News Roundup – 29 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 29 July 2020

Election Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics Claire Trevett (Herald): Leaders Unplugged – NZ First leader Winston Peters and the wild horses of worry (paywalled) Chris Keall (Herald): What NZ political parties are spending on Facebook amid

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Daily News Roundup – 28 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 28 July 2020

Newshub-Reid Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Voters trust Jacinda Ardern far more than Judith Collins Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research Poll: Kiwis trust Labour more than National to run the economy Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): How rogue is the Reid Research poll? (paywalled) Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): National

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Daily News Roundup – 26 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 26 July 2020

Newshub-Reid Research Poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Judith Collins must take responsibility for National’s fall – but she’s not entirely to blame Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern still soaring as preferred Prime Minister – but Judith Collins is convinced she’ll win Tova O’Brien (Newshub): The destruction of

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

It is shocking that: A) The PM’s birthday is considered news B) That the NZ Herald considers the messages inside her birthday cards to be PREMIUM content!

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Daily News Roundup – 24 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 24 July 2020

Parliament Peter Dunne: The 52nd Parliament is hurtling towards an inglorious end Peter Dunne (Newsroom): MPs: Pick them carefully, treat with care 1News: Don’t expect ‘devoutness’ in politics, NZ First’s Shane Jones says of recent MP scandals Jason Walls (Herald): Labour’s Jacinda Ardern, National’s Judith Collins

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The Six O’Clock News Is a Tune Out

The Six O’Clock News Is a Tune Out

Some of our easily offended PC types are getting their knickers in a twist over Wendy Petrie’s departure from One News, bringing up the old chestnut of sexism. This is rubbish but it brings up a number of other issues related to news including presenters, presentation, and content. All

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