Tova O’Brien seems to have fallen out of love with Jacinda Ardern. Newshub was one of the media outlets to publish the sex scandal story, so it makes sense that they would be sympathetic towards the victim of this latest debacle. Everyone should have some sympathy for the victims.
Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister for the Environment: Why
National Party Press Release: The Labour Party still has a raft of questions that need answering about the cover-up of an alleged sexual assault by a staff member who was employed in Jacinda Ardern’s office, National’s Deputy Leader Paula Bennett says. “It’s been five weeks since
By David Dancing with the stars required fancy footwork but fancy wordplay is required by our Prime Minister to avoid an outright lie. The BFD recently quoted Kiwiblog: “she really didn’t know?”. That question is missing the point. Our PM has a degree in obfuscation. In her mind, she
By Wendy Let’s get one thing clear. No, it is not believable that the talk of sexual assault allegations did not reach Ardern. We all know she knew. However, she has taken an unbelievably stupid stance and can’t walk back from it as it would be political suicide.
John Key’s ponytail pulling incident pales into insignificance compared to this government’s trail of bullying and sexual assault incidents. We’ve never seen anything like it. Bear in mind this prime minister purports to have a high level of intolerance toward impropriety because her reputation hangs, not on
Franklin Local Board (Pukekohe subdivision) RATINGS GUIDE: $ to $$$$$ with $ being a leftist trougher and $$$$$ being small government dynamo For some, however, a clown is more appropriate. More than one may be awarded. In 2016, all four positions on this subdivision were held by Team Franklin. Karnail Badhan – Independent $ I cannot
The last week has been ragged for Labour, but it really does only have itself to blame. From the Darren Hughes saga to the 2018 Young Labour summer camp, to the latest sex scandal, Labour has struggled for a long time with a poor culture when it comes to sexual
In General Debate on Sunday Mick le said: […] She didn’t fire Haworth; he resigned. In fact, she has never fired anyone: they have either resigned or been moved aside. And there have been many scandals and sackable offences over the last 24months of the CoLs tenure. What if Jacinda
The world watched their media darling fall from grace into a quagmire of speculation about what she knew when she knew it, and if she didn’t know – why didn’t she? Ardern doesn’t look good from any angle. Nigel Haworth’s head rolled when he was caught out
In the first part of this series, I looked at just how flawed assumptions lead to wrong answers about how Australia and New Zealand should shape their strategic response to the “Rise of China”, especially its increasingly blatant efforts to turn the Pacific into a Chinese lake. Australia and New
When Jacinda became the Labour leader and was selected as prime minister, the media couldn’t get enough of her. From magazine covers and photo shoots, her face was everywhere. We have complained bitterly about how they cut her so much slack, and she seemed to get away with murder.
In spite of the appalling mess Labour and the PM find themselves in, and regardless of the unpardonable handling of the concerns and anxieties of the alleged sexual harassment victims, one thing has been put to bed once and for all. Ardern should never have been appointed PM. We have
