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A good leader always puts their own people first. Jacinda Ardern doesn’t. This year sees the doubling of the refugee quota from 750 per year to 1,500 per year. What most Kiwis don’t know is that hundreds more are taken in through the reunification scheme which has
Information Satire In the latest NewsHub push poll, the Greens have rocketed into the lead with an astounding 100% support. Labour and National are on zero. Tova O’Brien called the poll a historic moment in Aotearoa. The questions asked were: 1) Would you vote for the Green Party if
Wibble The exit of so many socially liberal women at the same time leaves a gaping hole in the so-called broad church of the National party that will cause it to list to the religious right. Audrey Young Dear Audrey, thanks for your comments on the National Party. In
Jacinda Ardern’s media appearances are noticeably shorter in length, indicating her discomfiture in media-fronting anything longer than a five minute sound bite, avoiding anything remotely in-depth despite her media devotees clearing a path. This was demonstrated in the following transcription from the AM show on Tuesday 4
Questions to Ministers 1. Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic? 2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement regarding the Provincial Growth
The mainstream media seem intent on reducing political debate to a level that the Prime Minister’s child can understand. While jobless numbers are stacking up and the government debt monster grows even larger, what do the media focus on? Counting to ten in te lingo. Yes it really is
I confess. I am a landlord. There, I have said it. I need a support group. Actually, all landlords need a support group, because the government has the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act in front of the House at the moment. If passed, it will make life harder than ever for
Election 2020: Judith Collins tells Jacinda Ardern to stop hiding National leader Judith Collins has accused the Government of “bashing landlords saying its policies have led to fewer rental houses, higher rents and a soaring state house waiting list. She also accused Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of “hiding” by not
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Adrian Esterman University of South Australia Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that metropolitan Melbourne will move to “stage 4” restrictions from 6pm Sunday, as new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. The state recorded another 671 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday. Andrews has declared a state of
You gotta hand it to them: outside the Balkans or some feuding Appalachian hillbillies, nobody hates with quite the undying passion of the left. Case in point: former rugby player and scribbler of alleged ‘histories’, Peter FitzSimons. “Pirate” Pete has pursued record-breaking rugby player Israel Folau with a tenacity
As the COVID-19 situation in Victoria continues to spiral out of control, Premier Daniel Andrews doggedly avoids shouldering the least responsibility. Andrews has blamed practically everyone in Victoria but himself. Yet, while there’s some truth in his argument that too many people are flouting restrictions and behaving poorly,
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the ACT Party: More debt, higher rents. Young Kiwis should be
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As I said in my podcast yesterday, it looks like Labour is going to have an election plan that is policy free. The Prime Minister said as much to media yesterday: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is warning voters not to expect any large-scale Labour policies this election, as her
