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Things That Make Me Go Hmm
I have just been listening to a report of a complaint made about a picture in an art gallery of a bare breasted “white” woman wearing a moko. The gallery apologised and withdrew the picture when it was explained to them how offensive and culturally inappropriate this was. Christians are
Print Media Awards
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A week back we were as always, hugely entertained by the farcical annual journalism awards. Once again both the Herald and the Stuff fleet bragged of being the big winners, as they do each year. How is this possible? Simple; everyone gets a prize. Being
Daily News Roundup – 5 June 2020
NZ’s coronavirus response, public health strategy, Level 1 decision Derek Cheng (Herald): Big Read: Ashley Bloomfield and Health Ministry’s different views on elimination Peter Dunne: Public compliance and acquiescence during lockdown unlikely to be repeated even if future circumstances warrant it Collette Devlin (Stuff): Dr Ashley Bloomfield says
US Political Protests in New Zealand Are Soooo This Week!
Information Satire Dhuni What started a week ago on 25 May as a tragedy with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has reached its logical end point with a protest march in Auckland, New Zealand. Mr Floyd was allegedly strangled by a knee to the throat from a Democrat
An Approved Mass Gathering at Level 4 Lockdown
Bernie McIntyre On 28 March 2020 we heard that there was going to be a Ngati Manu burial at Karetu, Te Tai Tokerau, at 11am Sunday 29 March. I’m a New Zealander and also Ngati Manu. I and many others disagreed with the gathering as it was NOT an
Daily News Roundup – 4 June 2020
Police Cat MacLennan (Democracy Project): Aotearoa is no place for armed police Jean Balchin (ODT): NZ police should not have guns Glen McConnell (Stuff): In these times of turmoil, what can we do? Amelia Wade (Herald): Police Minister: ‘There is no place for racism in the New Zealand Police’ RNZ:
George the Gentle Giant
Warning Contains facts and opinions that may upset your world view. Davo42 Yesterday a candle light vigil was held for George “the gentle giant” Floyd at our nation’s parliament. 600 or so social media driven woke wombles bought the MSM narrative on Floyd hook line and sinker and signed
Daily News Roundup – 3 June 2020
Mixed messages over social distancing Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): George Floyd protest crowds show Beehive’s lost control on gathering Audrey Young and Claire Trevett (Herald): National leader Todd Muller says confusion reigns in Govt over alert-level 1 Natalia Sutherland (1News): Black Lives Matter protestors don’t need to quarantine
And Now It Is Three Polls
As if the 1News/Colmar Brunton and the Newshub/Reid Research polls weren’t bad enough, Roy Morgan have begun polling again and have confirmed the accuracy of both the other polls. * Labour 56.5% (January 40%, March 42.5%, April 55%) * National 26.5% (January 40%, March 37 %, April
Tweets of the Day
Readers will be interested to learn that the burning building in the first photo was of an affordable housing project going up in flames. Chris Martin Palmer lives in a gated community. He literally wants rioters to burn down poor peoples’ houses but not, of course, the gated “rich” community
