Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
This sudden desire to force NZ’s cultural values upon refugees and migrants is an absurdity. This is a liberal progressive democracy that loves alcoholism, rugby and domestic violence, I’m not sure how forcing migrants or refugees to get drunk, become an All Blacks supporter and bash their loved ones or risk deportation is much of a step forwards.
If the Greens fall in a forest and only Twitter noticed – did it happen?
In the post MeToo landscape where accusation is the evidence and due process simply a means of privilege to protect itself, the Kavanaugh case has exposed a division that seems impossible to bridge. One side demands the accuser be believed and any attempt to critique or question the accusation is as much a crime as the abuse itself while the other side demands due process while denying due process.
The National Party are so spiteful and so desperate to hide their spite they will make any mountain out of a mole hill. It would be funny if the mainstream media weren’t so happy to feed it like they did the meth hysteria.
Perhaps Simon needs to get a new press secretary?
…Housing NZ are desperately trying to hide how much influence Methcon had over their policy, with OIAs lodged, it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes out, Phil Twyford should front foot this before it becomes made public.
Jacinda at the UN with her infant baby Neve and her stay at home partner Clarke supporting her has done as much to build our image and lead on the global stage as much as universal suffrage, the 40 hour working week and nuclear free has done.
John Tamihere appeared before Council this morning to attack Goff’s vacant social housing programme, here is the evidence that was presented.
When Jacinda refused to take the word of her Māori Minister over that of a trigger free safe space millennial staffer, it was a signal like any other that Māori are never given the benefit of the doubt.
The manner in which the NZ mainstream media have attempted to whip the Jacinda-Handley interaction into a ‘jobs for the boys’ style scandal is embarrassing when you compare it to the previous relationship of Key and his appointment of his school mate Ian Fletcher to the GCSB.
