Face of the Day
Bad Day By Daniel Powter Where is the moment when we needed the most? You kick up the leaves, and the magic is lost They tell me your blue sky's faded to gray They tell me your passion's gone away And I don't need
NZ Politics
Oral Questions – 11 September 2019
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 statements? Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen
Tweet of the Day
Today’s Tweet of the day is from the person who leaked the Labour Youth Camp assault story to the media.
Operation Dee Successfully Shuts Down Cannabis Cultivation
The New Zealand police in 2016 caught a 63-year-old Whanganui man, Mr Ronald Gray cultivating cannabis at two of his properties where he legally grew and sold flowers, primarily tulips. During the search warrants Police located 92 cannabis plants and 354 grams of dried cannabis. A Police Asset
Praise For PM’s Call To Deter Boat People
ACT party Press Release: “The prime minister’s insistence that Immigration New Zealand bid for more money to deter boat people is one of the best calls this government has made”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “Newstalk ZB is reporting that INZ tripled its 2019 Budget bid for funding to
BFD Transcript: Mike Hosking on Why EVs Are a Very Bad Idea
Newstalk ZB week on demand Monday 9 September 7:15-7:30 am audio begins at 1:55 By the way, this piece of reading I had over the weekend – and please read it if you are interested in the subject, because it’s a very comprehensive piece written by
The Walrus & the Councillor
Information This is a satirical piece re Peter Jackson’s opposition to the development of Wellington’s Shelly Bay and his bankrolling the mayoral campaign of a city councilor who is also opposed to the development. The sun was shining on Shelly Bay, Shining with all its might: Wellington’s
She Has Had The Power To Remove the Alleged Sex Pest From Day One
Yesterday on Kiwi Blog David Farrar revealed that the PM has the power to remove the alleged sex pest immediately. She does not need to make a determination as to what happened. She does not need to have an inquiry. She doesn’t need formal complaints. She doesn’t need
Labour Must Stand Down Staffer Accused of Serious Sexual Assault
National party Press Release: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern must finally do the right thing and stand down the staff member in her office who is accused of serious sexual assault while the matter is reviewed, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Paula Bennett says. “The shocking details of this alleged assault,
Hugs for Terror Widows but Not for Sexual Assault Victims
Warning Content warning: This contains distressing descriptions of sexual assault, along with its mental health implications, which may be triggering to survivors. Jacinda Ardern chooses her media moments for maximum coverage. She hit a home run nationally and internationally after Christchurch, but wants nothing whatsoever to do with the Labour
Face of the Day
The prime minister would not say whether the individual at the centre of the inquiry had been stood down from his role in the Labour Party, but that “the person referenced in the article has not been on the precinct … for roughly five weeks now and will not be on
Oral Questions – 10 September 2019
Questions to Ministers Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she
One Third Drop Out Rate Should End Fees Free
ACT Party Press Release: “Reports that one third of students benefiting from the Fees Free scheme failed to complete even one course confirms the scheme is the kind of waste New Zealand cannot afford in worsening economic conditions,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has opposed the scheme consistently
Wallaby Control Needed Before they Reach Plague Proportions
Forest And Bird Press Release: Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control, before the pest reaches plague proportions. Wallabies could spread over a third of New Zealand within the next 50 years, unless control is increased dramatically, says Forest & Bird central North Island regional
The Public and Private Transport Disconnect
It is amusing to listen to those involved in the business of public transport like the degreed so-called experts at Auckland Transport. You know the ones, straight out of university, who Phil Twyford thinks are as dumb as he is. In the case of Auckland Transport, he just might