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Both Whaleoil and Barry Soper have reported that Simon Bridges lied about having dinner with Judith Collins during a radio interview. Now Judith Collins herself has confirmed in a radio interview that she did not have dinner with Simon Bridges. The relevant audio starts 4 minutes in. If Simon Bridges
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made the extraordinary claim that her government is the most committed to delivering progressive change since the mid-1970s. In other words, she is comparing her government to the Labour government of Norman Kirk and Bill Rowling. Norman Kirk’s Labour government came into power
Paul Goldsmith is NOT a retail politician. He’s drier than a week’s old toast. He may be smart but his emotional quotient is non-existent. When he was in Auckland Council he would go canvassing and door knocking and would wind up arguing, loudly, with Labour supporters. He
ACT party “ACC’s financial contribution to the gun buyback relies on dubious evidence and breaches the law by failing to use taxpayer money in a cost-effective way”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “The Accident Compensation Act requires that ACC only fund ‘measures to reduce the incidence and severity
What a messy interview. Simon Bridges really needs to go. He dances around a maypole dodging questions about Luxon. His learned lines that he parrots are obvious. It was the same on TVNZ yesterday morning. His arguing with the host is cringeworthy. He fails the no dickheads rule. As for
I highly doubt that National politician Amy Adams is leaving to spend more time with her family. That is a hackneyed old excuse used by almost every politician on the planet when they resign. She was in the leadership race only recently, so she clearly had intended to stay with
Questions to Ministers Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration: What progress has been made on the Crown’s Global Settlement with the Christchurch City Council for costs flowing from the Canterbury earthquake sequence? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by all
ACT party “The Police Minister has continued his supremely arrogant approach to the gun buyback scheme, confirming in parliament today that experts had just five hours to price every banned gun in New Zealand”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “Stuart Nash also said he believed it was fair that only
This week, the Trump administration is holding its “Peace to Prosperity” conference, which seeks to pursue the strategy of empowering economic growth in the Palestinian territories as a key plank to establishing peace. This is a plausible strategy: the evidence of history is that wealthy nations generally avoid conflict with
National party Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has today announced a reshuffle of the National Caucus. “Paul Goldsmith will become the spokesperson for Finance and Infrastructure following today’s announcement from Amy Adams that she will leave at the next election. “Paul is the natural choice for the Finance
Shadow finance spokesperson Amy Adams has announced her retirement at the next election, citing the need to spend more time with her family, saying that she “wants her life back”. Adams, who was the Justice Minister in the last government, was shadow attorney general and was awarded the Finance portfolio
Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Does he
Questions to Ministers 1.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 2.Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements, policies, and actions? 3.KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of
Sunday’s relaunch event was a resounding success, widely reported on, and a represents a watershed moment in ACT history. Old members are reinvigorated through seeing core ACT principles – such as flat taxes, less regulation, and school choice – refreshed and updated. New members are attracted to ACT’s overarching message
If opinion polls are to believed, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is near-unassailable. But that’s what polls said about Bill Shorten and Hillary Clinton too. But for the closest parallel to Ardern, New Zealanders should look across the ditch of sea and time, to former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin
Stuart Nash is fast gaining enough screw-up points to enable him to join Clare Curran and Phil Twyford in the Screw Up Club. This is what happens when you listen to officials and don’t consult experts. Nash has been told multiple times that the governments gun buyback plans
