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Daily News Roundup – 15 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 15 October 2020

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

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Propaganda vs News

Propaganda vs News

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.

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Daily News Roundup – 14 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 14 October 2020

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

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Daily News Roundup – 13 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 13 October 2020

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

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Do You Have Some News to Report?

Do You Have Some News to Report?

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. We are looking for News stories without spin, just the facts. The BFD is a Conservative site opinion wise but real news shouldn’t have a political view, its job is to inform not

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Daily News Roundup – 12 October 202a

Daily News Roundup – 12 October 202a

Maori TV-Curia Tamaki Makaurau poll,  Maori electorates Maori TV: Tamaki Makaurau seat up for grabs? – Poll results Rachel Sadler (Newshub): John Tamihere in close second for T?maki Makaurau seat – poll Derek Cheng (Herald): New poll shows Maori Party’s John Tamihere in the race for Tamaki Makaurau Brad

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Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2020

1News Colmar Brunton poll 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: With time running out, National fails to close gap on Labour 1News: Greens down in latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll, NZ First sees small rise 1News: Analysis: As election looms, National needs to ‘give everything they have’ to close

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Pakistan’s Rape Culture War

Pakistan’s Rape Culture War

Reem Wasay asiamediacentre.org.nz Auckland-based Reem Wasay is a journalist and former op-ed editor of Pakistani newspaper Daily Times. She has also worked as a programme coordinator in the non-profit sector in NZ. Something is spurring Pakistan’s women into action. A rising demand for accountability

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Daily News Roundup – 8 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 8 October 2020

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

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

pic.twitter.com/kQqDV7pulR — Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) October 6, 2020 Photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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Daily News Roundup – 7 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 7 October 2020

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

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