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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

Things That Make Me Go Hmm

The sign language for “know nothing” looks like the old OK signal or as the Paddy Gowers of the world would suggest the ‘white power’ hand sign. That must have caused Ardern some inner turmoil trying to explain things to deaf people this week.

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The Bloodletting is Not Over Yet

The Bloodletting is Not Over Yet

The political bloodletting is not over yet. There are plenty more empty pikes waiting for the heads that may need to be sacrificed in order to protect the prime minister. The buck should stop with her and as this scandal spirals out of control she should be sacrificed to stem

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Close Relations: A Trans-Tasman Talk Episode One

Close Relations: A Trans-Tasman Talk Episode One

Presented in association with The Unshackled. Trans-Tasman Talk (TTT) is hosted by Tim Wilms from Melbourne and Dieuwe de Boer from Auckland. The show debuts every Tuesday at 9pm New Zealand time (and 7pm Melbourne time). The first episode was broadcast on The Unshackled Youtube channel, but future episodes

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Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice: Denied
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Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice: Denied

On September 10th, 2019 Jacinda Ardern three times denied knowing that the assault complaints were sexual in nature. A month earlier at 7:37am on August 6th, 2019 Jacinda Ardern the Prime Minister of New Zealand was temporarily in the country. She spoke to that nice Mr Hosking on Newstalk

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If That Is True, What Else Must Be True?

If That Is True, What Else Must Be True?

By Wanarunna We have been led to believe that until this week, our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern did not know that the serious allegations of assault were of a sexual nature. As with any assertion, we must ask the following: If that is true, what else must be true? If

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What If Jacinda is not Lying?

What If Jacinda is not Lying?

Over at Kiwiblog, David Farrar has written a succinct account about what it would take to believe that Jacinda Ardern did not know about the alleged sexual assault carried out by a member of her most trusted staff, and the list really does make it hard to believe that Jacinda

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Face of the day

Face of the day

Today’s face of the day represents the face of the man who has had formal complaints laid about him by at least seven people in relation to him allegedly bullying, intimidating, sexually harassing and committing sexual assault. He resigned yesterday and has been described by the media in the

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BDF Transcript:  The Labour Party Sex Scandal

BDF Transcript: The Labour Party Sex Scandal

Newstalk ZB audio from two days ago on the 10th of September. It is interesting to see that half of what Hooten said has transpired. Let’s hope he’s wrong about the rest! https://weekondemand.newstalkzb.co.nz/WeekOnDemand/ZB/auckland/2019.09.10-17.45.00-S.mp3

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They’re All Lying

They’re All Lying

By Saggy Listen to this Morning Report interview of the prime minister by Suzy Ferguson. You can hear in Ardern’s voice that she’s lying and that she’s aware that she isn’t sounding credible. The problem with lying is that you have to remember your story. The

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