NZ First ran an attack ad against the Green Party for being fantasists who are unsuited to the government benches. The Green Party responded with this. They think they are being ironic. I think they just proved NZ First’s point. Is it all a game to them? Would you
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Advance NZ Party: Our Advance NZ / NZPP Co-Leader Jami-
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com National’s ‘subsequent child’ policy said a woman who has another baby on welfare would still have work obligations when that child turns one. It wasn’t discouraging the habit though because seven years after implementation (in 2019) 6,000 babies were still being born
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Every now and again I will tune into Parliament TV when there is nothing else on worth viewing. Invariably I last about ten seconds before I get bored and tune right out again. But last week I stumbled upon a wee gem involving none other than Diversity Placement No.1,
Christchurch is blessed with a couple of good kiwi blokes, city councillors Phil Mauger and James Daniels. Local residents have been frustrated by flooding on Pages Road since the earthquake. Every time it rains, the footpath ends up underwater. The council has had enough time and money to build itself
According to a Swedish doctor Sebastian Rushworth, COVID kills fewer people than seasonal flu. He says COVID has disappeared from the emergency room of the large hospital in Stockholm after four months burning through the Swedish population. Sweden took a non-aggressive approach to the pandemic. “Non-essential businesses have
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Our Prime Minister entered parliament vowing to make New Zealand, “…the best place in the world to raise children.” Even before COVID she had over two years to advance this goal. She said she devised a plan to reduce child poverty on a flatmate’s
This Government, after three years in office and virtually nothing to show for it, have, as a result, decided to fight this election on a platform of fear. This is cowardice in its worst form. This is the modus operandi of bullies. The only ammunition they have in their arsenal
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Leading into the election the lyrics to this song are sounding more pertinent than ever. You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between Listening to the leaders of both major parties it is becoming increasingly obvious
Corruption manifests itself in many ways. The most common, of course, is the dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. There is material corruption and emotional corruption. Emotional corruption was demonstrated through the melodramatic methods of snake oil salesmen of old. Without their cure-all potion, you were doomed.
