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Two polls within days of each other and both tell a similar story. First, let’s take the simplistic view. Had National been in Government they probably would have got a similar bounce had the same numbers from the COVID-19 event occurred. Scott Morrison in Australia is currently at
The longevity of the current government has nothing to do with the Nats’ rearranging their chairs on the Titanic or the suppression of our rights after Christchurch and during Covid. The CoL’s demise will happen when the failing economy inevitably hits rock bottom. Gratitude to the prime minister for
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Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Reaction to the New Zealand government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown has ranged from high praise to criticism that its actions were illegal and its management chaotic. Partly in response to the concerns, and to put the continued containment of
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan once admitted that, when it comes to sovereignty, the UN is often blatantly hypocritical. The UN’s own Charter supposedly guarantees the sovereignty of its members – yet the UN, by Annan’s admission, is increasingly riding roughshod over national sovereignty. Yet even the UN
IINZ News Few of the attacks on Israel are more effective than the claim that ‘even the United Nations condemns Israel’. And it does – in any given year, the UN general assembly passes more than three times as many resolutions condemning Israel than those condemning all of the other 192
The National party caucus has decided to drown themselves in a puddle of wets. Simon Bridges‘ bold gamble has failed and now the party is under the pitiless gaze and control of Michelle Boag associates. We all know what happened the last time they did that. Here comes 2002 all
We have a twit of the day: Well, Rach, dear, It would mean they are every bit as stupid as you. Remember this? We do… I think Kepler Karen is a more appropriate name for her. But back to her proposition. Bill English was a two time loser as leader,
For 130 years, the Australian Labor Party has touted itself as the “party of the worker”. For at least the last thirty years, that’s been a blatant lie. Not one federal Labor parliamentarian has ever had a blue-collar job. Most have never had a job outside politics, full
Jo Holmes Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance You may have seen in the media yesterday that Auckland Council has asked their staff paid more than $100,000 to take a voluntary pay cut. Since the news broke, we’ve been digging into the details. A modest start The Council is taking a
This week’s polls have been horrendous for Simon Bridges and the National Party and last night would have pushed many over the edge. Its only natural to want to get a giant eraser out and expunge the results, the pollsters, the people involved, the memory – everything. Anything for a
Nick Stewart CEO of Stewart Group The Adviser Talk · Canny View: Budget 2020, higher taxes on the way The government has unveiled Budget 2020 under the most challenging economic conditions since 1984 and with expectations from the whole nation that it will cushion the economy from the fallout from COVID-
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