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Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

Here we go again, another failure at the border and the CCP Virus is in the wild. Health officials are responding to a new case of coronavirus in the community in Northland. The case involves a woman who was released from an MIQ facility – Auckland’s Pullman hotel – on January

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‘The Year of the Vaccine’
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‘The Year of the Vaccine’

I’m not personally familiar with panic attacks; however, with Ardern returning from her slumber, I’ve had first-hand experience of the situations that trigger such events. After a six week absence of Ardern-inflicted torment, she’s back on our screens and the first thing she announces is,

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Dear Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister

Dear Leader, Happy New Year. I know how much you expect and enjoy the hard questions and, given your well documented penchant for doom-porn, I have a dilemma for you to start the new year with. Your publicity arm – Stuff – have reported that in Norway “a total of 29

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Un-Kiwi Activities?
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Un-Kiwi Activities?

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com “Are you now or have you ever been a member of Team Trump or worked in his White House?” That’s the question that’s tripping up high-flying kiwi Mr Chris Liddell. His Accuser-in-Chief is PR specialist Mr Neale Jones who was once

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Jacinda Ardern Admits She Lives in an Echo Chamber

Jacinda Ardern Admits She Lives in an Echo Chamber

Jacinda Ardern on New Zealand’s CCP Virus response: She did not believe New Zealanders felt anything other than lucky at the position the country was in compared to others. “I’ve never heard anything other than gratitude.” NZ Herald Of course you haven’t dear, maybe you should get

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Simon Wilson Is Still Worried – Part Two
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Simon Wilson Is Still Worried – Part Two

Simon, in the first part of his article in last week’s Weekend Herald, purported to be worried about Trump and his insurrectionist supporters storming the Capitol. In truth, as the left does, Simon went into a diatribe about the man and how he has basically ruined democracy. In the

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Vaccinate Maori First

Hobson’s Pledge and the Taxpayer’s Union have been on a rampage recently against the inevitable declaration that Maori will be prioritised by the vaccine roll-out. Ultimately all the equality and anti-separatism fighting comes from good intentions, but it’s a trap. It will always be framed

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Daily News Roundup – 22 December 2021

Daily News Roundup – 22 December 2021

Housing Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour announces that it will make more housing announcements this year Zane Small and Conor Whitten (Newshub): Backlash over Labour’s public housing ‘re-announcement’ prompts firm defence from Jacinda Ardern Chris Trotter: The Economic consequences of Mr Hickey Miriam Bell (Stuff): More public housing won’

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National Concerned by Police Backdown on Cannabis
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National Concerned by Police Backdown on Cannabis

Simeon Brown national.org.nz Police need explain why they’ve quietly decided to ditch the annual cannabis eradication operation and how they will continue crack down on the supply of cannabis, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “To make a major decision such as this and not tell

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Public Deserves Clarity and Consistency on Vaccine Timing

Public Deserves Clarity and Consistency on Vaccine Timing

ACT Party “ACT’s January 6 call for a vaccine timetable review, and January 11 charge that the Government’s response to COVID-19 had become complacent, are being sadly vindicated with each day’s developments,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Minister for COVID-19 Response and Director General

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Daily News Roundup – 21 January 2021

Daily News Roundup – 21 January 2021

Housing Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Greens say house prices need to fall Vita Molyneux (Newshub): Green Party will continue to push for wealth tax, blast Govt for ‘not doing enough’ about housing crisis Anna Whyte (1News): ‘Government is not doing enough’ – Greens, National call for action amid soaring public housing need,

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Police Assist Pot Growers by Slashing Annual Cannabis Operation

Police Assist Pot Growers by Slashing Annual Cannabis Operation

The Police are winning over the criminal fratenity one maligned group after the other. First, they stopped doing the catch bit of their previously signalled catch and release programe by ceasing police pursuits. Now they’ve stopped the annual dope harvest thus ensuring that cannabis prices on the street will

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UN Agency Accused of Spreading Anti-Semitic Material

UN Agency Accused of Spreading Anti-Semitic Material

Last year, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade took the extraordinary step of briefing the Minister of Foreign Affairs about hate and incitement to violence being taught in United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) schools partly funded by New Zealand. MFAT waved away

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Gun Crime Out of Control – Only ACT Making Sense

Gun Crime Out of Control – Only ACT Making Sense

“Another week and New Zealand’s months-long spate of gun crime continues,” says ACT Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee. “Much of this violent activity is gang-related, using illegal firearms. “The Government simply doesn’t have a plan to address it – only ACT does. “Last week it was arming

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