Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz BACK ON THE TOOLS After a heavy election defeat on Saturday night, outgoing Prime Minister Chris “Chippy” Hipkins has dragged himself out of bed and is now looking on the bright side. With the gruelling days of being prime minister behind him, Chippy has now turned
Former NZ Idol winner Matthew Saunoa has been jailed for over six years for a deliberate hit-and-run that nearly killed a police officer who was trying to stop him. The 38-year-old previously pleaded guilty to aggravated grievous bodily harm, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, burglary and
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Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz DAY OF RECKONING A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Wellington’s public sector workers tonight. It comes as the result of the election saw National and Act form what is likely to be NZ’s next Government based on the votes counted so far, but leaves
bobmccoskrie.com With special votes yet to be counted, we can confidently say that we have a new Government. As we await the final count and watch the make-up of the National-led Government under Christopher Luxon’s leadership and the new ministerial portfolios, not a lot will change
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John Denton Oh, the irony. Post-election, Winston Peters, in his usual “I’ll do the talking sunshine” mode, railed against being “marginalised and shut out” by the “corrupt media”, despite it being they who were totally responsible for his comeback this time around. We know our mainstream media are
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One of the curious things about the last couple of days is the high I am on. Unlike previous elections, this is the first New Zealand one (I also felt the same after voting for Donald Trump in 2016) I am ‘feeling’. It is the first one where I am
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Of all the silly, preposterous nonsense in the Godfather movie – which is nothing more than a slur on people (ahem) of Sicilian descent – no scene is more silly and preposterous than when Kay asks Michael if he really is a mob boss and has just had Carlo, his brother in
