The Australian luvvies are besides themselves with delight at the announcement that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has invited his New Zealand counterpart to sit in on cabinet’s COVID-19 discussions. Those of us, however, who have hitherto enjoyed mostly being spared the sight of her smirking, condescending vacuousness are
https://weekondemand.newstalkzb.co.nz/WeekOnDemand/ZB/auckland/2020.05.20-07.00.00-S.mp3 Starts at 7:10 Replay of Mike’s Interview with Simon Bridges Yesterday: “Mike: Is 24 hours a long time in politics? I think so. So just for the record, in the next month
Newshub’s word cloud to describe Simon Bridges was a shocker, but UMR’s which is sent to corporate clients is as bad if not worse: A document drawn up by Labour’s polling company delivers a brutal assessment of the public’s impression of National leader Simon Bridges. Stuff
The National Party caucus has rocks in their heads if they think that today’s face of the day is the answer to the Simon Bridges problem. Most of NZ don’t even know who he is! Then again this is the same caucus that thought that a male version
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
It is always an education to step outside of our political bubble and peek into the world of the PM’s fan club. (Yes, we do have people on the inside). Here are a few gems for you all to ponder. This is what we are up against. This is
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com There’s been nothing more mindless than the fashion this year of politicians having a weirdo gesticulating and face-pulling alongside them when addressing the television cameras. This absurdity supposedly caters for the tiny handful of stone-deaf people whom I’m damn sure would
George There were no surprises in the latest Newshub/Reid Research poll. It was common knowledge that a result of this nature was on the cards at this stage. What else could we expect? New Zealand has been a one-party state for the last two months. Not just any
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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
Yesterday’s MSM headlines were enough to bring tears to your eyes. They revealed terrible ongoing job losses while one headline trumpeted that New Zealanders are really happy with the PM that caused them. Every day more and more jobs are going to disappear. How long will people keep thinking
Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee
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’
The polls may or may not be right. People may or may not lie to pollsters. We could all spend eternity arguing about what we think and twisting the poll results to suit our own wishful thinking. The reality is, if you carefully read the comments that appear so regularly
This letter was written by a group of Christians in New Zealand. If you agree with the letter, then please share this letter with those in your local church. On May 14 New Zealand went into COVID-19 alert level 2. Most businesses and services can now operate with social
