Two prominent men chose to celebrate Suffrage day yesterday, one by having himself photographed in front of female members of his caucus and the other by complaining that at different times different groups of men also did not have the vote.
Andrew Little is seeking a Youth MP using an unusual technique.
Simon Bridges has been trying to create a narrative about increasing petrol prices being the fault of the current government. But he has been tweeting an incorrect price and his claims about responsibility have been contradicted by BP.
* according to Alex Jones on Infowars.
Mike Hosking created an online poll which he must have thought would show opposition to cycleways but which has indicated that cycleways are very popular with Aucklanders.
Surely it cannot be real …
Finalists this week are David Farrar for recklessly misrepresenting Labour’s view on the three strikes repeal proposal, Judith Collins for thinking a two year old photo used on the Standard was a current photo and evidence of the police being politicised and Paula Bennett for at the same time not knowing and knowing but being unable to do anything about the terrorising of state house tenants. And the winner is …
An ongoing series where we try to work out what social media strategy Simon Bridges is following.
An ongoing series.
An ongoing series.
National’s claims about Labour’s health spend suffer from the not insignificant problem that they do not make any sense when analysed.
The person in control of Christchurch Stadium’s PA system has performed the most outstanding burn on Israel Folau’s homophobic beliefs.
This week has seen a number of examples where right wing and religious men have said stupid things and then had their statements defended on the basis that free speech should be protected.
Can we please now save David Seymour from his violent oppression and relieve him of his tax-funded salary?
Turns out Mike Hosking was eminently and delightfully replaceable.
An accidental tweet from a Government account has led the right to claim the existence of all sorts of conspiracies.
The Australian Government just released this ad about the Great Australian Bight and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 
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National’s nasty joggers campaign ad captures the essence of the party nicely, ignoring and making fun of those in need of help, running away from problems. But in light of the recent poll-quake it is in serious need of revision…
National’s campaign video was created using actors who were not paid but handled petrol or shopping vouchers and wanted a young boy of “mixed blood” …
What it says on the label.
Last night all the excitement finally caught up with them, leading to calls for Paddy Gower to resign and for MSM organisations to delete their social media accounts.
Each one $10 to Women’s Refuge.
The best of twitter from the weekend.
Bill English has an active social media strategy, likely well funded and professional. While most commentators are cringing at it, plenty of people are probably buying the counterfeit Bill.
They had a good run.
‘Tis the time in the electoral cycle when Winston Peters bestirs himself to life. And tweets thus…
Jonathan Pie celebrates the UK election result.
Helen Clark is as succinct as ever.
There’s the fake image building via painful social media – like spaghetti pizza and walk runs – and then there’s there’s the true character moments that go genuinely viral.
National’s social media have chosen a picture that sums up its policies well.
How to work out who you are going to vote for based on your response to the housing crisis. Borrowed from facebook …
Over in Australia a One Nation candidate has withdrawn his candidacy after a merciless twitter attack and a photo of him in front of a swasticker mowed into a lawn and giving a nazi salute appeared.
United Airlines in America has in the past few days provided a text book example of how a large corporation should not behave.
Shambolic scenes as Bill English’s twitter account tweets criticism of John Key not taking the hard decisions regarding superannuation eligibility, then the tweet gets deleted. And Bill did not know the tweet had been sent out.
Just a selection of images that sum up the week in politics (courtesy of the twitter).
