Judith’s Last Stand
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Seriously. What on earth possessed Judith Collins to move against Simon Bridges so maladroitly, and with so little prospect of success? It’s baffling.
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Letter from Hon Kris Faafoi
Helping Immigration New Zealand prosecute a case against an alleged Immigration fraudster has cost them this right. That does not seem fair.
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On Judith Collins’ Contrapasso Cataclysm
Last night, it sounded pretty bad for Simon Bridges. Collins et co said he had to go due to some “serious misconduct” tier “inappropriate” remarks that’d triggered fellow Nat MP Jacqui Dean to make a complaint. We were then informed that the remarks were of a “sexual” nature.
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Labour’s Eyes Wide Shut To “Unruly Tenants”.
HOW LONG before Labour’s senior ministers realise how much damage Kāinga Ora is doing to their Government?
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Parliamentary motion on Palestine – PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!
We understand a parliamentary motion on Palestine will be moved in parliament in the next two days!
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PODCAST: Why Bannonism-Trumpism is in NZ & Why ACT is Vulnerable
Live @ Midday Thursday – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep-dive into how Aotearoa New Zealand is in the cross-hairs of two distinct political powers – one has been around for awhile and applies influence operations aimed at elites; and the other uses cultural and ideological diffusion that is aimed at civil society. One is a state power, and the other is a cultural ideological phenomenon.
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Dissing The Farmers
THERE’S NO DISPUTING that Neale Jones is very good at what he does.
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Nonsense brewing over drug driving bill
A bill aiming to curb impaired driving has been derailed and will now criminalise thousands of non-impaired drivers, especially cannabis users.
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Delta Rocks Gibraltar: Lessons to be learned from Covid-19’s global resurgence
WHAT ARE WE TO MAKE of what Delta is doing in Gibraltar?
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Hell To Pay – The alarming similarities between the Anti-Vaccination Movement and the creators of the Jim Crow South.
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS I’ve been racking my brains over why the anti-vaccination movement feels so very, very creepy. I’ve sought reassurance in Jess Berentson-Shaw’s gentle enjoinders to engage empathically and constructively with the vaccine resistant, but without success.