Auckland Observer Report: Wellingtonians the problem with Wellington
Never liked Wellington; liked Wellingtonians even less. Hobson felt the same way. He toured the country soon after he had…
Author: Tim Selwyn
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We Are The Goodies! Trotter’s Fantasy and Fanaticism.
“Are we the baddies?” asks Chris Trotter in his latest From the Left column for The Democracy Project (17/10/2024). He…
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Wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui – submerging fiction, emerging facts.
Before attempting to discern the facts from the sparse information given by the New Zealand Defence Force (and fitting it…
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Iwi v. Peewee – How Seymour lost the Treaty principles debate
The Treaty Principles debate on Tuesday’s ‘The Working Group’ – the first with David Seymour – was a runaway success…
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HMNZS Manawanui – New Zealand’s reputation sunk with her
Before I start on an examination of the HMNZS Manawanui fiasco – because that is what it is, a fiasco…
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Truth and consequences – the Vance-Walz VP debate’s nuclear moment
The first of the two moderators at CBS headquarters in New York promised “a consequential night ahead” – everyone knew…
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N Word, please! – Trump’s Black male voting strategy
“Do I have to say his name?” He had held his hand up to indicate to the host he intends…
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Reigning Cats and Dogs: Trump and Harris’s Black Swan Event
After watching the Trump – Harris live TV debate on Wednesday (Tuesday 10/09/2024 NZ time) and rallies from both of…
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Right keys, wrong notes: Lichtman’s 13 Keys to the White House
Professor Lichtman has called it for Harris/Walz over Trump/Vance. Has the big-brained, big-haired political Nostradamus wigged out? Through his own…
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Kingi Tuheitia – Tangi observations and notes on succession planning
Ka arohanui te whanau pani Kingi Tuheitia Paki Potatau Te Wherowhero VII. The Paki is there out of respect. I’m…