Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
This is becoming more damaging than all the far more serious abuses of power because English is mishandling the issue with indecision. When Key got into trouble, he would go stone cold and flatly deny everything. Bill English on the other hand has looked like a possum in the headlights and that along with the hyperventilation tone from the media is what your average voter is picking up on.
National are a dirty politics political party who will lie, manipulate and twist every possible rule to get the power they want.
Green Party have released their new Refugee Policy which is aspirational and righteous but utterly unrealistic.
This Government have lied, lied and lied again about what happened at Pike River, it is time this madness ended.
The Opportunities Party have selected the amazing Mika X as their candidate for Central Auckland. Mika is one of Auckland’s creative Princes and will add flair to an electorate that demands big personalities.
Those beggars you see on the street in larger and larger numbers? They are the failures of the system you are profiting from. You must be forced to see them.
…The National Party have nurtured and grown the speculative property bubble with open floodgate immigration and fake foreign student education because it creates a false illusion of middle class wealth that keeps them voting National.
Their deaths are a tragedy but it is a tragedy that was written by ideologues and bureaucrats more interested in finding ways to shrug off their obligations than protect the poor.
The latest UMR internal fortnightly Poll from Labour taken between 7th June – 15th June paints a completely different picture.
Labour are far from perfect, but they need to get to 34% to be in position to change this Government. We can highlight the failings of Labour and urge them to do better, that is a valid response, but there’s a time when all good people need to come to the party, and that time is rapidly approaching.