TVNZ Poll – The rise of ACT
The stamp of authority on private UMR polling, Taxpayer Union polling and Roy Morgan polling that has been showing the…
New Zealand Politics
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Covid-19 elimination strategy, smug hermit kingdoms and Kim Jong-Key
There has been a growing number of voices calling for an end to New Zealand’s elimination strategy in the fight against Covid-19. Much of it comes from impulsive media ‘shock-jocks’ through sensationalist but misleading sound-bytes claiming that it has failed. Some of it is more measured and cautious but misses the boat by suggesting that the Government is considering a backdown.
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Dr Liz Gordon: A liquor store on every corner
Last week the alcohol licensing regulatory authority ruled that the remaining five of Nekita Enterprises’ liquor stores had to close. You remember them. They had been underpaying their staff for years and also seeking cash payments back from them.
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Planet Key vs Smug Hermit Kingdom
Our collective sacrifice for Covid is worth more than John Key.
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In a Season of sorrow, Graham Dickason is a blinding light of grace
I don’t think we understand the full psychological impact of our lockdowns and the immense stresses those changes have generated in people who need certainty.
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Show some bloody respect to people who refuse vaccinations
It’s no surprise to see former Prime Minister John Key advocating financial incentives for Māori and Pasifika to get vaccinated in the next six weeks.
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MEDIAWATCH: The irony of Key’s fear and hermit kingdom claims
You can’t get more North Korean than National under Judith!
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Media Proclaiming ‘Elimination Of Elimination’ Are Attempting To Ignore / Rewrite Reality
So instead of reporting on reality, they’ve chosen to endeavour to quite literally ‘rewrite’ it – proclaiming an Elimination of Elimination as an effort at brow-beating all the rest of us into seeing the premature end to the policy as something of an already-decided-upon fait accompli.
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GUEST BLOG: Pat O’Dea – All Vax vs. Springboks
On this day of the 100th test played between the two greatest rivals in the history of rugby – the…
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5 Radical Centre ideas the NZ Left desperately needs right now (plus 5 worst woke laws)
This Government is failing in every indicator except keeping us safe from Covid but that’s not enough.