National Party leadership Luke Malpass and Henry Cooke (Stuff): Simon Bridges vs Todd Muller: It’s all about the big W for National Luke Malpass (Stuff): National had better be sure if Simon Bridges is to be axed Claire Trevett (Herald): Game on for Simon Bridges and Todd Muller (paywalled)
Winston Peters now says he knows who the leaker is and he is going back to court to prove it. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he knows who leaked private information about him but won’t reveal who it is. Peters is going to appeal the High Court decision
My last on-air stint was four years ago when I was on air with Mitch Harris at Radio Live. Well Radio Live is gone, and now there is Magic Talk. Tonight I was on air with John Banks talking about National’s problems. Short and sweet, but good to
Simeon Brown announced the other day that Police couldn’t enforce any action on places of worship exceeding 10 or more attendees. The Prime Minister rather stupidly retorted that she believed Crown Law over a post on social media. Well, Simeon Brown has trumped her with some internal Police documents
In a remarkable, if unseemly exhibition yesterday, New Zealand’s largest news outlet lowered its standards to its ankles and threw them out on the political stage, hoping, begging perhaps, to be noticed by the star attraction amongst the many others braying for her attention. Good grief NZ Herald: “Fisherman’
National Party leadership challenge, Newshub/Reid Research poll Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Todd Muller, Nikki Kaye to challenge for National Party leadership – source 1News: Simon Bridges acknowledges coup attempt within his own party after disastrous poll Matthew Theunissen (RNZ): Simon Bridges to face National Party leadership challenge Jamie Ensor (Newshub): MPs
Simon Bridges appears intent on emulating the political death of David Cunliffe as he lurches towards an ignominious end. Newshub delivered him a solid kick to the nuts last night, again: National MPs have told Newshub the numbers are being done to roll Simon Bridges, with one of them – David
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Newshub Reid-Research poll Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Jacinda Ardern goes stratospheric, Simon Bridges is annihilated Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Politically Simon Bridges is a dead man walking Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Simon Bridges still confident he will lead National into election despite personal poll rating below 5 percent Jenna
The latest Newshub/Reid Research poll is out and it runs red, blood red. The headline numbers are: Labour: 56.5% – 72 seats National: 30.6% down 12.7% – 39 seats (down 16 seats) NZ First: 2.7% Greens: 5.5% Act: 1.8% Preferred PM Ardern: 59.5% Bridges:
Newshub have released their latest poll. The headline numbers are: Labour: 56.5% – 72 seats National: 30.6% down 12.7% – 39 seats (down 16 seats) NZ First: 2.7% Greens: 5.5% Act: 1.8% Preferred PM Ardern: 59.5% Bridges: 4.5% down 6.1% In depth analysis
Two articles in yesterday’s Sunday Star Times broached the sensitive topic of mass-media survival. Both had some points more relevant to a decade ago than today, such has the landscape changed in the period. One piece noted that the government had failed to ‘front up’ with a media
George I witnessed an extraordinary event last night, a whole news hour on TV1 without one item where the PM was featured. But in Stuff yesterday morning I was confronted with the breaking news that the PM had to wait for two minutes in a queue for a coffee at
