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Twisting the Facts

Twisting the Facts

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Recently there was a Federal by-election in Australia in the Labour-held marginal seat of Eden-Monaro. In a tight race Labour scraped back, thanks to the Greens preferential votes going their way. But note this. The Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt remarked afterwards,

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Election Choices

Election Choices

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com/election-choices Sixty-seven days out from the 2020 election, the National Party selected a new leader. The resignation of Todd Muller after only 53 days in the top job was a surprise. Judith Collins is National’s new leader, with the capable Gerry Brownlee

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Middle New Zealand Has Stirred from Its Slumber

It concerns me immensely that it has taken three years for the National Party to see the wisdom of appointing Judith Collins as their leader. I was of the opinion that political parties are elected by the people for the people. Elected members are there because the electorate has chosen

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National’s “Third Choice”

National’s “Third Choice”

The AM Show was good on Friday. Judith Collins used to be a regular on the programme, of course, but suddenly she is otherwise engaged. To great amusement, as much to himself as anyone, Simon Bridges was brought back in her place. I have always been a bit of a

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Political Party Leadership

Political Party Leadership

Changes in the National Party leadership have brought to the fore, in the media at least, some important questions: * To what extent should one’s standing in a political party be based on merit? * To what extent on gender? * To what extent on indigenousness? (race being too broad a term)

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Sheriff Collins and the Ghost Riders

Sheriff Collins and the Ghost Riders

Information Satire I shot the Sheriff but I swear it was in self defence, I shot the Sheriff and they say it is a capital offenceI shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy, Oh No!!Freedom came my way one day and I started out of town,

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Donald Trump vs Helen Clark in the COVID-19 Saga

Donald Trump vs Helen Clark in the COVID-19 Saga

Doubtless, the UN is still smarting from President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US funding of the World Health Organisation because Trump said the US contribution was not fair. Trump has also expressed frustration that the US pays a disproportionate share of the WHO’s operational budget in comparison to

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A Change of Plan

A Change of Plan

Information Satire Your intrepid eyewitness was abuzz with anticipation, having heard a rumour from his usual source in Parliament that Auntie Hellish Quark had been self-summoned to an emergency meeting with PM Justinda Ardeau. The Spyfly device was, therefore, sitting on the ceiling with a commanding view of Justinda’

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Housing Developers Caught Up In Iwi Disputes

Housing Developers Caught Up In Iwi Disputes

First there was Ihumatao (or Tomato as a non-pc friend calls it, unable to get her tongue or her head around the correct pronunciation) and now Sir Bob regales us with another story in Wellington about property developer Ian Cassels struggling to build 400 apartments in Shelley Bay, “the

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Rule by Terror

Rule by Terror

I generally listen to Newstalk ZB, on the basis that they are slightly less wet and biased than the other news media. I am a big Hosking fan, but most of the rest of them leave me reasonably cold, or at best only lukewarm. So imagine my surprise when I

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Judith Has Ardern and Media Running Scared

Judith Has Ardern and Media Running Scared

Judith has immediately got Ardern and the media on the run. Both are now showing their true colours. It is no surprise that they have immediately implemented their anti-Judith, anti-National strategies. What they appear to be unaware of, or are too thick to see, is that they have

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National Announces Biggest Infrastructure Package in History

National Announces Biggest Infrastructure Package in History

Wow. Three days into the job and opposition leader Judith Collins has announced the biggest infrastructure spend in history, with $31 billion to be spent on infrastructure projects over the next decade. Stuff reports: National Party leader Judith Collins has announced plans for what she calls “the biggest infrastructure package”

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