The inevitable article from Alison Mau, NZ’s #metoo queen, came out yesterday. Don’t get me wrong. I think Andrew Falloon’s actions are disgraceful and he deserved his fate. Mau’s reaction was also fair enough; to remember the women involved in such cases who are victims. We
A couple of days ago I was very critical of Ardern’s reliance on clichés but it appears I was a little hasty. I should give myself an uppercut for suggesting the possibility that she might have had an original thought. We are all aware that Ardern has a degree
In parliament yesterday Winston Peters fired up, naming people he alleges are connected to his superannuation leak: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has used Parliamentary privilege to name those he believes leaked his superannuation details, but has refused to repeat his claims outside the debating chamber. During the general
It’s no secret that the international legacy media just adore Jacinda Ardern. And why wouldn’t they? A young, female socialist – Ardern ticks nearly every intersectional box. Except ethnicity, perhaps, but she does try to make up for that by playing dress-ups in ethnic costume with all the
The media, falling over themselves in their excitement at the story of an indefensible act by a virtually unknown MP, have once again failed their profession. Journalists need to wake up to the fact that when they introduce their personal views into a story to embellish the facts, the public,
The Andrew Falloon debacle this week is a timely reminder that we have appallingly inadequate qualification requirements for anybody standing for public office. The assumption that people who manage to get themselves elected to positions of responsibility have somehow been tested in the court of public opinion and are therefore
Questions to Ministers Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that “when we’re talking about infrastructure, it’s not just about the projects we in the Government are responsible for, we also have the opportunity to partner with communities, with iwi and local
You know, if Collins was Prime Minister and got a letter like Falloon one, she would have quietly given it to one of the more sensationalist journos to spring on the leader of the opposition and run as a 6 clock exclusive. — Clint Smith (@ClintVSmith) July 21, 2020 And just
The Associate Minister of Transport, Green MP Julie Anne Genter, wants to keep spending taxpayers’ money in inappropriate ways. While the country suffers the worst economic crisis for 100 years, she wants to spend money on non-essentials. At present, New Zealand needs government spending that is conducive to growing
Jacinda Ardern has had to sack Iain Lees-Galloway, the Immigration, Workplace Relations Minister: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sacked Iain Lees-Galloway as a minister over an inappropriate relationship with a staff member in one of the departments he headed. Ardern said the allegation related to an “inappropriate relationship”
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As many aspiring DIYers have discovered, building alteration and renovation projects are seldom easy or cheap. There are often surprises when the wall linings come off and you discover the shortcuts taken by the original builder. Crawling between rafters to stuff insulation into the tight confines of a ceiling is
Information Satire The pitter-patter of little feet will soon be heard throughout Parliament as the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has been successfully cloned one hundred times. Six more than the boys from Brazil. Another world first for the high flying, world-beating PM. A billionaire philanthropist, who does such
Local body politics are supposed to be democratic, and what can be more democratic than the free and open contest of ideas? Free speech in other words. When we democratically elect our local body representatives we elect them to act as our voice for issues and to run the council’
