NZ Politics
Govt Goes “Hard and Early” on RSE Workers
ACT Party “Labour has gone ‘hard and early’ to support local growers, which means it’s allowing them access to Pacific workers two months into the horticultural season,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today’s move should be welcomed, but it’s too late for some businesses. “Labour is willing
Collins’ Comments
Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Many thanks to all of you who supported me and the National Party in the Papakura Electorate during the 2020 Election. It is really exciting to have your mandate to be your Member of Parliament for Papakura for another three years. While the election
Startling Revelation
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com On the opening day of Parliament, the Prime Minister wore a Maori cloak. Why? Is she a Maori and can we expect some facial tattoos and if not, why not?
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor “Why have a minister for women, but not for men?” Regardless of who asked it, Tory MP Ben Bradley or ACT Leader David Seymour, the intense abuse and feedback to that very question show why the question was justified and the need is real. The level of personal
The Royal Who Called Maori “Domestic Pets”
A hard-hitting letter written by Prince Philip providing a withering critique of New Zealand following the 1954 state visit has recently been auctioned in England. The letter was expected to fetch £300. It sold for twelve times that, reaching £3,600. The comments in the letter made for interesting
Buffoonery
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Bespectacled, besuited Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi made his debut in Parliament on Wednesday. He has a full face tattoo, waved a Maori club and wore a stetson. The clear message; an attention-seeking buffoon in the eyes of 99% of the population. Parliament
Daily News Roundup – 27 November 2020
Opening of new Parliament Henry Cooke (Stuff): New Parliament brings old debates as Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern fail to shift dial on first day back Henry Cooke (Stuff): New Zealand’s first African MP Ibrahim Omer recounts harrowing journey to Parliament as a refugee in maiden speech Amelia Wade
FREE Taste: Kamala Harris Wins Historic Victory
Information Satire Kamal Harris was declared President for life after Joe Biden ‘resigned’ in embarrassment. He had wandered out onto a huge outdoor stage in front of the White House to address the world’s press, trouserless, saying, “Where am I? Look at my hairy legs” and then sniffed the
Can You Imagine the Squealing If I Tried This?
Martyn Bradbury and his sidekick Matt McCarten are establishing an employer bullying scheme where they intend to essentially blackmail employers into behaving the way they want them to; otherwise, they will get smeared all over Martyn Bradbury’s website. It’s a serene, sunny Sunday summer’s morning in the
5 Reasons Why Banishing Backpackers & Targeting Wealthy Tourists Would Be a Mistake for NZ
James Higham Hazel Tucker University of Otago Raise your hand if you’ve ever travelled for weeks or months as a backpacker on a limited daily budget. Keep your hand up if you were made welcome in the places you visited on your OE, enjoyed chance encounters and experienced the
SA Bans Private Guards & Hotel Quarantine
Finally, one Australian government at least has learned something from its COVID stuff-ups. While Dan Andrews in Victoria continues to lie like a Beijing Party official about the disastrous hotel quarantine scheme, the South Australian government has quickly moved to overhaul the obvious idiocy of the policy. Burned badly