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Little replies to property specualtors

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 1:21 pm, May 19th, 2017 - 60 comments

Good piece by Andrew Little where he addresses the arguments of the property speculators. “It’s common sense. Taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidising speculators and helping them outbid home buyers.”

NRT: Our fearmongering Prime Minister

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 10:53 am, April 4th, 2016 - 11 comments

I/S at No Right Turn on the “jihadi brides” lie. “This sort of shit is why we cannot trust our spies, or the Ministers who “oversee” them…”

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Written By: Anthony R0bins
Date published: 7:09 am, April 20th, 2015 - 148 comments

Terrorism in NZ? The Herald was in a frenzy yesterday, because apparently we are a “sitting duck”. But, hang on…

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