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Ardern Wows the Crowd

Ardern Wows the Crowd

It was a packed house. And the poor chap from Grenada was trying so hard to stifle his yawn. A study in non-engagement.  Devices and the chap next door were much more interesting than the speaker. How much longer is she going to witter on? Even the NZ delegation

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The BFD’s Number One Rule of Politics

The BFD’s Number One Rule of Politics

The BFD’s number one rule of politics is one that James Shaw clearly has not learned and neither has Jacinda Ardern or Winston Peters. The BFD’s number one rule of politics is: 1. Never ever have a photo taken of yourself holding up a piece of paper, a

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Simon Says Speaker’s Ruling is Censorship

Simon Says Speaker’s Ruling is Censorship

In this weeks episode of ‘Simon Says’ Simon Bridges has described Speaker Trevor Mallard’s recent ruling as an ” a chilling move designed to stop freedom of expression.” “Speaker Trevor Mallard ruled that National Party MPs have until 5 pm today to take down publicly available footage from Parliament that

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Compilation of the PTPM’s Commonly Used Phrases

Compilation of the PTPM’s Commonly Used Phrases

Transcribing the part-time PM’s interviews can be a nightmare. When she is feeling the pressure, words come out rapid fire, which combined with her characteristic sloppy diction makes her very hard to understand. She is also rewriting the English language as we know it, and this guide will

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Jacinda Is All Talk

Jacinda Is All Talk

As if we didn’t already know… Bryce Edwards writes for The Guardian this week and expresses disappointment that Jacinda, known as the anti-Trump, is clearly nothing of the sort. To be honest, I am somewhat relieved that she does not appear to have been as rude to him

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Trump Unconvinced by Ardern’s Gun Law Reform
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Trump Unconvinced by Ardern’s Gun Law Reform

Ardern was all smiles after her meeting with Donald Trump, especially because he brought up the subject of her gun law reform. “Trump is understood to have asked Ardern, unprompted, about the gun law reform that she pushed through in the aftermath of March 15, which banned most military-style

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The Future Belongs to Patriots
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The Future Belongs to Patriots

Dieuwe de Boer Right Minds In her speech to the United Nations, our dear leader Jacinda Ardern said the following: Our globalised, borderless world asks us to be guardians not just for our people, but for all people. I’m not entirely sure the people of Australia, the United States,

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Don’t Ask the Greens to Help Get Wellington Moving

Don’t Ask the Greens to Help Get Wellington Moving

The last thing you should do, if your city is gridlocked with traffic, is get a Green MP involved. Unfortunately, this inept government has an associate transport minister who is also a Green MP. Anyone with a modicum of sense would know that this is not going to work. The

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Today’s face of the day is a Dunedin Mayoral candidate who refreshingly has not jumped onto the Climate change bandwagon.

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Oral Questions – 26 September 2019

Questions to Ministers Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Economic Development: What reports has he seen on New Zealand’s attractiveness to the global screen industry? Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care?

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