Why replacing Judith still can’t save National
National has 99 problems and while Judith is at least 50 of them, that still leaves 49 problems.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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The true price of a NZ Independent Foreign Policy in the shadow of AUKUS
AUKUS provides a first strike capacity option against China using nuclear subs armed with hypersonic missiles. It’s an aggressive posture…
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3 cheers for the Taliban?
I don’t think western critics or feminists understand war.
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Australia’s shock nuclear sub program & AUKUS represent alarming escalation of tension with China
When historians look back and attempt to define the moment the Cold War in the Pacific went hot, it will be AUKUS they point to.
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Tamati Coffey’s ‘triumph’, why Te Reo week creates such friction & Labour’s empty gestures
Like most Gen Xers growing up in NZ as a kid, I had very few opportunity’s to learn Maori or even understand my own country’s history.
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First Delta UMR Poll – Winners & Losers
As Auckland struggles to get out of Level 4 and everyone wants to publicly hang the Wanaka absconders, the latest client UMR Poll drops to give an indication how the political fortunes of our Political Parties have fared during the Delta lockdown.
As always there are winners and losers.
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New Taxpayer Union Poll – Winners & Losers
Sure, Taxpayers Union and Kiwiblog are evil, but they are smart and watching them draw conclusions gives you real insight as to what they are up to.
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I lost my temper for the first time in lockdown
It was at the supermarket.
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Look, we all thought Wanaka couple were white but not THAT white!
It couldn’t have happened to nicer people.
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The most important question 3 Waters can’t answer
If you don’t think Labour won’t just seize all the water assets via the Public Works Act then you don’t know how passionate David Parker is about this reform!