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Judith Collins says a “hard-hitting” review into the National Party’s 2020 election campaign has revealed many mistakes, and she regrets blaming obesity on a lack of personal responsibility. But she says her mistakes were honest while some MPs in party – past and present – were guilty of “bad behaviour.

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Preparing New Zealand for a Post-vaccine World

Preparing New Zealand for a Post-vaccine World

David Seymour ACT Leader, MP for Epsom ACT has produced what the Government hasn’t been able to, and what New Zealanders have been asking for: a plan for the immediate, and longer-term, steps of New Zealand’s response to COVID-19. Not only did ACT release the most

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Morrison Wants a Travel Bubble; Why Doesn’t Ardern?

Morrison Wants a Travel Bubble; Why Doesn’t Ardern?

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the only thing holding up a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand is our Government’s lack of urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. When asked by media today on how far away a full travel bubble with New Zealand

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Duck Shooting Season in Doubt for Many This Year

Many hunters and farmers will miss out on this year’s duck shooting season because the Police are failing to address a backlog of firearms licence applications, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “There are 10,000 applications waiting to be processed with 3000 of those just licence renewals.

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NZ Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Trans-Tasman Bubble

NZ Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Trans-Tasman Bubble

National is calling on the Government to open the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia to give our desperate tourism sector a much-needed boost and reunite Kiwis with family and friends across the ditch. “New Zealand and Australia have both done well to reduce the threat of Covid-19,” Leader

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Broadcasting from the Facebook Bunker Expanded

Broadcasting from the Facebook Bunker Expanded

Information Satire TWE Jacinda Ardern Explainer Editor: Broadcasting from her Facebook Bunker, the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today the transmogrification of her Facebook channel to a fully integrated news outlet. “Traditional news outlets are too negative,” she said, “and are continually asking me things which I know nothing about:

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Mike Takes a Minute to Stomp on ‘Jackboot’ Jacinda’s Toes

Mike Takes a Minute to Stomp on ‘Jackboot’ Jacinda’s Toes

Mike Hosking has delivered yet another weapons-grade kicking to our big sooky-pants Prime Minister ‘Jackboot’ Jacinda Ardern: Dare I bore you with the fallout to yesterday’s decision from the Prime Minister to no longer appear on this show each Monday morning? When asked at her post Cabinet

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The Heralds, They Are a-Changin

The Heralds, They Are a-Changin

This week, apologies for me opening with an attempt at satire, for which my nature as an inveterate stirrer adversely affects my abilities as a satirist, but this latest piece by Chris Trotter about the banning of Dr Michael Bassett has been my motivation for what follows. First the Attempt

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Letter to the Editor: National Party Is Alive and Well!
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Letter to the Editor: National Party Is Alive and Well!

Dear Editor Having earned the right to be counted as a SuperBlue, I was welcomed at a recent Morning Coffee meeting, the guest speaker being Andrew Bayley. I was impressed with the innovative and progressive ideas that he shared with us in regards to all matters concerning New Zealand’s

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Daily News Roundup – 10 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 10 March 2021

Covid: Vaccine RNZ: Covid-19: 51% of New Zealanders willing to take vaccine – survey The Hui: New poll shows 23 percent of Maori unlikely to get coronavirus jab Zane Small (Newshub): Greens say lack of full COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is ‘unacceptable’ Liu Chen (RNZ): NZC lobbied Ashley Bloomfield

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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Judith Collins and David Seymour got under ‘Jackboot’ Jacinda’s skin yesterday, and the “Be Kind” mantra went missing altogether: 2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s policies and actions? Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN (Prime Minister)

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Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

The vaping regulations promoted by Ayesha Verrall will ban most vaping products and probably force vaping stores to close. This is not the Minister’s intent, it is due to a conflict between the legislation and the proposed regulations. The government is spending heavily on promoting vaping, while at the

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