There's an ad campaign that says "New Zealand is doing Australia better than Australia is", and recommends federation of New Zealand with Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUrliRmhiyA And proposes Jacinda as Prime Minister of them all. Imagine. Australia recompenses every single Aboriginal group and they get to tell…
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Jami Lee-Ross has resurfaced. Clearly he is not going to disappear. And National must be sweating. He has written this very personal facebook post which makes it clear he is not going anywhere. I just can’t be driven by hatred anymore, or the pursuit of…
There’s something I’d like explained. Why is it that right now some countries can have weak governments and the economies just surge ahead? Why is political agency shearing away from economic change? New Zealand appears to be generally protected from the vicissitudes of economic instability…
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National started off the year doing what National does and launched into an attack on beneficiaries. Same old same old. But at a time when unemployment is low and things are going well it was somewhat predictable. Not to mention cynical. Simon Bridges kicked things…
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The privileged white kid who smugly insulted native American singer Nathan Phillips has put out a statement so Trump like in its self pitying tone that it may actually be parody. Nicholas Sandmann says that far from taking the piss out the Native American elder…
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Reprinted from gregpresland.com. Hugh Pavletich of Demographia has released its annual review of housing affordability. The results are not surprising. New Zealand continues to perform poorly on any matrix associated with affordable housing. From Radio New Zealand: The annual Demographia International Housing Affordability shows New…
There's a post up on Whaleoil detailing the health status of Cameron Slater. In short, he's had a stroke and is pretty buggered. The rumours have been going around since late last year and it turns out he had two medical events in October, one…
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In a guest post Tony Veitch [not etc.] imagines his last few days as the world dies … You know, now that I’ve finally decided to write something, I don’t quite know how to begin. Well, that’s not technically correct, both because writing is a…
The orange haired one intends to make an announcement about the US Government shutdown this morning New Zealand time. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1086395559504764930 The shut down is in its 28th day. And it is clear that it is hurting the Republican Party. Because most Americans see the event…
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This post is a place for positive discussion of the future. This post is prompted by TS regular Robert Guyton who suggested we have a dedicated thread where “the way forward can be discussed, within parameters such as doable suggestions, successful examples, contributions from readers…
Holy bejebus. Not only are we in a porn crisis but there is an epidemic of porn watching in cafes. At least as far as Family First is concerned. From Benedict Collins at One Network News: A new poll suggests there is strong public support…
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An OIA request for the unsolicited text sent by Richie Hardcore to PM Jacinda Ardern has been successful. The text, released to Matthew Hooton, is no smoking gun: "Myself and my friends and the community wanted to pass on their respects and praise for the…
According to an old Jewish tradition, when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam turned to Eve and said, “You know my dear; we are living in an Age of Transition.” And here we are. The United States is experiencing the presidency…
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Remember the great power company privatisations that happened during the past National Government? Was that the best economic decision that a New Zealand Government ever made or was it a totally retrograde step that has left and will leave us all poorer? The results are…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0 Gillette has come out with this outstanding ad which for some strange reason has invoked a negative response from some. They are running a website the best men can be. It has this message: Thirty years ago, we launched our The Best A Man…
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Sometime around breakfast time here in NZ, Theresa May is going to have her Brexit plan flushed down the Westminster dunny. May is on a hiding to nothing, the nothing being a No Deal Brexit, which will cripple the British economy and possibly re-ignite the…