Soooooo when can NZ start taking the Wuhan virus seriously without being accused of Xenophobia?
The demand to ‘not panic’ should not be greater than the effort to prepare us for a rapidly emerging pandemic!
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Wait, what? Simon Bridges now says he could work with NZ First? National is all over the place
Clearly the backlash amongst his own Caucus has forced him to reconsider, but this is terrible messaging by Simon.
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The ugly Bob Jones defamation case a serious threat to free speech
…how can Bob Jones possibly sue for defamation when he no longer has a reputation to defame? Defamation law asks if a reasonable person would think less of the person being defamed. Seeing as Bob is a vicious, nasty, suicide-goading-then-bragging-about-it-racebaiting arsehole, nothing Renae Maihi said could lower Bob in the eyes of a reasonable person any more than Bob’s own words and ugly behaviour.
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The silence of the lambs – How did National get away with a failed bribe?
When you remind yourself just how corrupt the National Party in power were, and then look at the so called ‘corruption’ of this current Government whose main criticism is that Jacinda is too popular overseas and hasn’t managed to repair all the damage National caused over a decade, you really appreciate the double standards we as voters accept in NZ.
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Labour have to now put light speed distance between them and NZ First
That’s it, warp factor 9.9 Mr Worf…
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ACT and the political price of free speech
You can censor ideas that trigger you and strangle off free speech AFTER the election you morons, don’t do it before the election!
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Shouldn’t NZ feel ashamed of our measles fiasco?
It has already been widely reported that NZ ignored advice to stop the measles epidemic erupting, but the official report is now out and it is so far more damning than anyone imagined…
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What Simon Bridges ruling out NZ First will inadvertently do and how he has helped angry progressives love Jacinda again
Thank you Simon Bridges for finally coming up with a good reason to vote Labour in 2020.
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It’s funny how those claiming the Wuhan virus was being overblown and criticism was racist just get quieter by the day now don’t they
If anything, we are underpaying the significance of this event, not overplaying it.
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The horror of Trump’s toxic masculinity erupts post impeachment failure. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Trump shows us he will utilise hatred and resentment for personal advantage in a way that makes micro aggression policing look like the alienating middle class fad it is.