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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
Daily News Roundup – 6 October 2020
Election Claire Trevett (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s safe campaign v Judith Collins’ ‘one chance’ (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Matchmaker matchmaker, find me a support partner (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Audrey Young – our political editor’s take on this election campaign (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): ‘Covid-19 election’ confirmed in new
Daily News Roundup – 5 October 2020
NZ First Damien Grant (Stuff): Winston Peters’ political story is coming to an end John Armstrong (1News): Winston Peters and NZ First are goners come election night Zane Small (Newshub): Winston Peters thinks some MPs have become ‘clone members who are indistinguishable’ Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First leader Winston Peters
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Dickhead of the Day
I’m struggling with the schadenfreude, but the real emotion is a deep sense of relief. It feels like a weight has lifted, like hearing someone you were frightened of and hated has suddenly taken ill and can’t hurt you anymore. What a wonderful feeling.#nzpol pic.twitter.com/
Daily News Roundup – 2 October 2020
Election Peter Dunne: No party has offered any innovative strategy for the future Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): You Know What? Collins Could Win This. Tim Watkin (RNZ): Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes ‘last stand’ Matthew Hooton (Herald): Act or Green — there’s nothing to fear (paywalled) RNZ: Voters
Caucasian Craziness
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I’m delighted to read Azerbaijan and Armenian soldiers are once again shooting one another. I say that as notwithstanding the Caucasians being a favourite region of mine, most bravado by soldiers tends to be targeted at civilians, so it’s good to see them
Daily News Roundup – 1 October 2020
Newshub Leaders debate Spinoff: Leaders’ debate #2, election 2020: The verdicts Luke Malpass (Stuff): Election debate verdict: Ardern and Collins draw in round two, but is the die already cast? Scott Palmer and Zane Small (Newshub): Reaction to Leaders Debate between Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins Herald: Second leaders’ debate – our
Daily News Roundup – 30 September 2020
SFO NZ First decision RNZ: Checkpoint: NZ First Foundation arrangement ‘unprecedented’ – law expert Luke Malpass (Stuff): Serious Fraud Office charges may be final blow for NZ First Audrey Young (Herald): Winston Peters draws on his best defence against SFO, attack (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Campaign derailed David Farrar: SFO lays
Press Election Desperation
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Yesterday was ‘World News Day’
Yesterday, apparently it was ‘World News Day’, gosh. Stuff ‘n Nonsense have published an editorial to accompany the passing of this ignominious event by declaring that “trust” is now “their most important currency”. They may be smarting from the second-lowest “trust” rating as reported by Horizon Research in April