…mispronunciation of Māori words, profiling and being asked if he was a glu-sniffer are pretty mild examples of racism in NZ, yet for some it’s been like a black flag to a Klu Klux Klan bull…
Two very simple visual reminders that Taika Waititi’s ‘Racist as f**k’ comment is on the money.
Last time National believed their attack on the NZ Actors Union and ability to frame the story as National saving the Hobbit film being filmed here was a major political win.
Never seen this and the incredibly weak response, warnings and total unpreparedness of Auckland Civil Defence the morning after all bode ill for NZ when you consider this type of erratic extreme weather event is now locked into our future from global warming.
“Justice delayed is justice denied and when it’s against the state, how else is the individual to fight back?”
The escalating trade war mixed with the current 40 ship live firing drill China is projecting right now means the region is being redefined by Beijing’s interests as opposed to Washington’s.
Thank goodness Mike is ok and thank goodness it happened to Mike.
Conventional wisdom is that the Greens need to pick up votes from National. The constant hunting for the mythical blue-green voter has haunted Green strategists because the compromises required to get National Party soccer mums to vote Green beyond the aesthetic of identifying as a Green supporter is simply too large to work.
Key claiming his failed vanity project failing was his greatest regret reminds us all what a shallow narcissist he really was.
The people of NZ deserve better media than this.