Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
…interesting proposal by John Tamihere today on Auckland’s water. His out of the park proposal is to sell 49% of Watercare to ACC or the New Zealand Superannuation Fund means that all the desperately needed water upgrades could be fixed NOW instead of, as Phil Goff promises, within 50 years.
Reading this extraordinary conversation between the two of them makes me believe in hope that we can truly change our ways and shift in time to counter the apocalypse that is global warming. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuut just in case they can’t force our culture and economy to radically shift into adaptation mode…
While this self mutilation and martyrfication of militant micro aggression policing is fun to watch, the true issue is the Democrats finding a candidate who can beat this orange fascist who is currently threatening global stability inside the White House.
Those poor little meat eaters, who knew they were as snowflake as gun nuts, anti-vaxxers and woke activists.
As much as I despise Trump, his mastery of stunts and political theatre is second to none. Suddenly the Democratic Debate is off the news headlines because all we can talk about is Trump’s extraordinary decision to turn up at the DMZ to not only shake Kim’s hand but to enter North Korea.
Just when you thought there was no actual point to ever watch The Nation, it turns up the biggest political surprise of 2019. Jacinda Ardern, our Prime Minister, a new mother no less, has not even bothered watching the horror of her Governments own agents attempting to steal a baby.
The Nashy urgently needs to be grilling Police top brass that they actually have the Australian gang threat clearly defined and in hand before it erupts because frontline cops and domestic organised crime bosses are saying the top brass are telling Nashy what he wants to hear.
The reshuffle reeks of a group of individuals who are still barely in control of their Ministries and with such an enormous lack of experience, Jacinda is forced to make incremental changes rather than anything even remotely close to transformational.
While it’s great to see so many Baby Boomer MPs calling for the right to kill their parents, the reality is that the ‘suffering from a grievous and irremediable medical condition’ part of the Euthanasia Bill creates a loophole you could drive a stretch limo hearse through.
I’m not sure ‘we are greedy pricks with an obscene lust for cash but we’d never offend the gays’ is much of an ethical high horse for ANZ to ride in on – I mean your average Edge Radio Listener will buy it, but shouldn’t a bank aim higher than a breakfast Radio Show standards?