What to look for in todays Mt Albert by election
We will be covering the results live on TDB from 7pm and do a snap analysis of who the winners and losers are and what it might mean for the 2017 General Election in September.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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National’s ‘swimmable’ rivers policy is another ‘alternative facts’ moment and why we can’t allow it
The Government redefinition of ‘swimmable’ as water that doesn’t directly burn your eyes, ears or lips and will only make 1 in 20 sick is a farce and it says the Government thinks we are idiots…
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Family Fist exploiting transphobia for political moralistic point scoring is far more destructive than transgender toilet use
PLEASE NOTE: I realise that transgender issues are a minefield which a stupid cis-male like me can blunder into and cause harm. That’s not my intention and please accept my apologies if I do.
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The fascinating ability for NZ Corporate media to ignore why Peter Thiel was granted residency
Our mainstream corporate media refuse to remind you of the possible billions in damages the Kim Dotcom case has opened us up to, they refuse to acknowledge the role of Corporate Hollywood in the extradition case against Kim Dotcom and they refuse to touch the real reason why Peter Thiel was granted residency in NZ.
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Dear NZ – The sooner we realise National have no interest in solving the Housing Crisis, the sooner we can organise to vote them out
…Folks, I appreciate that it’s difficult to admit that you’ve been duped, but you have been. National have zero, let me say that again, ZERO, interest in fixing the Housing Crisis.
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It’s supposed to be a broad church, not a cross burning one – Labour’s tin ear towards the Maori Party and MANA
From Labour’s perspective, the Māori Party’s desire to sit at the table with National means they are a threat and it’s a tactical position that has seen the Māori Party being accused by many Māori for being sell outs, but this election could end up creating a very different kind of Government.
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Why you should care about the Kafkaesque abomination that is the legal case against Kim Dotcom
And the madness that is this Kafkaesque case against Kim Dotcom continues, this time the Court rules that the Police had no cause to have arrested Kim on the charges of Copyright infringement, but have given our legal sovereignty over to the United States by instead finding trumped up fraud charges as the excuse to trigger extradition.
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The horror of our Suicide Nation laid bare
This is why it sickens me when the National Party promise tax cuts to the already rich and wealthy property speculating middle classes. We have a 30% jump in suicide attempts on top of the horrific levels of suicide and what is the Government promising to do?
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Prosecuting a beneficiary for claiming he was homeless when he wasn’t is a new level of spite in NZ
Christ almighty we are becoming a terribly mean country.
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Can anyone believe how petty the Salvation Army is?
Someone at the Salvation Army needs to be Court-martialled for this. It is petty beyond belief and beneath the good works they do.