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Newstalk ZB week on demand Monday 9 September 7:15-7:30 am audio begins at 1:55 By the way, this piece of reading I had over the weekend – and please read it if you are interested in the subject, because it’s a very comprehensive piece written by
Information This is a satirical piece re Peter Jackson’s opposition to the development of Wellington’s Shelly Bay and his bankrolling the mayoral campaign of a city councilor who is also opposed to the development. The sun was shining on Shelly Bay, Shining with all its might: Wellington’s
Yesterday on Kiwi Blog David Farrar revealed that the PM has the power to remove the alleged sex pest immediately. She does not need to make a determination as to what happened. She does not need to have an inquiry. She doesn’t need formal complaints. She doesn’t need
National party Press Release: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern must finally do the right thing and stand down the staff member in her office who is accused of serious sexual assault while the matter is reviewed, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Paula Bennett says. “The shocking details of this alleged assault,
Warning Content warning: This contains distressing descriptions of sexual assault, along with its mental health implications, which may be triggering to survivors. Jacinda Ardern chooses her media moments for maximum coverage. She hit a home run nationally and internationally after Christchurch, but wants nothing whatsoever to do with the Labour
The prime minister would not say whether the individual at the centre of the inquiry had been stood down from his role in the Labour Party, but that “the person referenced in the article has not been on the precinct … for roughly five weeks now and will not be on
In this video Steve Turley begins by discussing the latest US cable TV audience viewing stats. He then moves to a general discussion about the “media society”, and how our access to media is changing, and that (in the US at least) there is a move away from the leftist
ACT Party Press Release: “Reports that one third of students benefiting from the Fees Free scheme failed to complete even one course confirms the scheme is the kind of waste New Zealand cannot afford in worsening economic conditions,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT has opposed the scheme consistently
Forest And Bird Press Release: Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control, before the pest reaches plague proportions. Wallabies could spread over a third of New Zealand within the next 50 years, unless control is increased dramatically, says Forest & Bird central North Island regional
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” In other words, if you get tricked by someone once it means they’re an a**ehole. But if you get tricked twice it means you’re a sucker. This handy saying came back to me amid the
It is amusing to listen to those involved in the business of public transport like the degreed so-called experts at Auckland Transport. You know the ones, straight out of university, who Phil Twyford thinks are as dumb as he is. In the case of Auckland Transport, he just might
Our annual land transport budget is now in excess of five billion dollars, the healthiest ever, so why has the government axed numerous roading developments planned by the previous government? “Last year Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced a record $16.9 billion investment in land transport over a three-year
I spotted the painting above on a left wing blog yesterday. It was used to illustrate a rant about privileged wealthy farmers being to blame for all New Zealand’s dirty water ills as well as them being cruel to animals. Usually it is the left that appreciates the arts,
Helen Clark says that ex-criminals should be allowed to sell cannabis. What a stunning idea. After all, we did legalise prostitution so that the government could become a pimp and tax their earnings. What else could we apply this novel idea to I wonder? * Ex-bigamists should be allowed
