Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
Solid Energy have proven themselves to be incompetent bordering on lunacy, so what they have to say about Pike River Mine, the safety of re-entering Pike River Mine or any topic for that matter should be taken with so much salt to cause your Kidneys to immediately shut down.
I say it’s time to hit them where it will hurt most – EASTER.
Graffiti attacks on WINZ for the way they are mistreating beneficiaries should be seen as legitimate election protest this year.
National are trying to claim that Jan Logie and the Greens will actually put at risk victims of domestic abuse by being forced to inform their bosses of the abuse to get the leave.
Morgan’s clever marketing of policy continues, this time by directly inviting Teachers to discuss his education policy…
The news yesterday that Mt Eden allowed a 19 year old to double bunk with a hard core criminal who then went onto sexually assault him is just another example of how our Corrections service are as interested in prisoner rights and safety as the stockmen who feed our abattoirs are with animal welfare.
The Greens could have stood Chloe in Auckland Central and had a real chance of beating Nikki Kaye while Labour’s selection wouldn’t have gotten much attention at all. This was their best chance ever of winning the seat.
The last time Don Brash was relevant was in 2004. In that year the CIA had just admitted there was no imminent threat from Iraq, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong was still competing, Shrek 2 and the Passion of the Christ were the big movies and Blink 182 was the biggest musical act.
Most of us have moved on from Blink 182 and Don Brash.
The Deep State Coup underway against Donald Trump is as terrifying as the coup Trump’s own people are trying to ferment.
This on paper should be making Dunne nervous, but it doesn’t mean Greg O’Connor will have a free run.