Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
Winston’s power has always been as kingmaker, but can he carry that off if the electorate all believe he will side with Labour?
…in a very real sense, allowing climate denial to become an openly discussed policy plank of the largest political party in NZ is probably more dangerous than anything else that happened this week.
Yes, there should be armed response units to protect us if an incident with a firearms presents itself, NO we shouldn’t allow the Police to expand that to anything they think ‘might’ be a risk.
What Massey have done is conflate the relationship between University and staff/students to that of a parent protecting their children from unpleasant content, that’s not their responsibility.
What a cowardly response from a University that has gained a reputation after the Don Brash fiasco for censorship – totally spineless!
Nothing highlights the enormous chasm between the CTU and the Government over the proposed Fair Pay Agreement legislation than the comments by CTU President Richard Wagstaff that he’s “disappointed not to see the legislation passed into law before the election”.
National made a lot of hay out of the Sroubrek story. Despite Immigration not including the information National had dug…
Winston and Jacinda appearing at the CTU conference this week was a carefully stage managed affair to send very clear messaging to the CTU to not push their luck
You can either read it here first or read it in the mainstream media months later.
John Key personally signed off on this fiasco, he must be held accountable for it!