Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 12:09 pm, February 3rd, 2023 - 34 comments
Categories: auckland supercity, local government, supercity
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The Mayor of Supercity this week has given a textbook example of how not to communicate in a crisis. Friday: "It’s pissing down so no tennis." Saturday: "I've got to deal with media drongos over the flooding tomorrow so sadly no tennis for me tomorrow." …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 10:45 am, June 14th, 2018 - 30 comments
Categories: Gerry Brownlee, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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Look who was pinged playing Solitaire in Parliament? None other than Gerry Brownlee. It was reported in this article in Newshub which said this: National MP Gerry Brownlee has been snapped playing a card game on his phone during Question Time in …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 9:07 am, June 4th, 2018 - 133 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, democracy under attack, democratic participation, Dirty Politics, national, Parliament, Politics, same old national, Unions, workers' rights
Tags: etu union, parmjeet parmar
On the face of it this is really disturbing behaviour. It has been alleged that National MP Parmjeet Parmar threatened to tell the employers of submitters to the Education and Workforce Select Committee what they had said in evidence if they did not …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 3:43 pm, May 22nd, 2018 - 126 comments
Categories: national, Simon Bridges
Tags: dan bidois, northcote, northcote by election
It looks like the National collective has doubts about Simon Bridges' pulling power. Also they must be worried that Northcote might tip in the by election. Because they are bringing out the big guns.
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 5:39 pm, May 15th, 2018 - 97 comments
Categories: feminism, jacinda ardern, national, same old national, sexism
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National is not handling losing power very well. The latest evidence is a male National MP calling Jacinda Ardern "a stupid young girl" and refusing to own up to it. Newshub reports: In Parliament last week, while the Prime Minister was speaking, a …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 7:39 am, March 22nd, 2018 - 39 comments
Categories: national, nick smith, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, trevor mallard, you couldn't make this shit up
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Nick Smith told a whopper in Parliament yesterday. He had been asking questions of Megan Woods about if the proposed changes to Electoral Law allowing parties to sack list MPs was in breach of UN obligations. The video is here: https://youtu.be/4aIREH6rGbw…
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 12:38 pm, February 28th, 2018 - 60 comments
Categories: national, Simon Bridges
Tags: no bridges, simon bridges
It's pretty grim reading for the new Nat leader this morning – Barry Soper: National selecting Simon Bridges counts itself out of next election While the National Party whips were counting the votes for Simon Bridges after the second ballot in their super …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 2:51 pm, February 11th, 2018 - 153 comments
Categories: national, Politics
Tags: chris bishop
Some unwelcome publicity for National MP Chris Bishop in the Sunday Star Times this morning. National's Hutt South MP Chris Bishop was confronted before last year's election by a mother upset at the older man messaging her daughter and other minors. …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 1:37 pm, February 9th, 2018 - 15 comments
Categories: bill english, leadership, national, Satire
Tags: bill english, third time lucky
I think this is the right move. Bill has a proven record in elections. National knows what to expect with Bill. With the advantage of incumbency and the authority that comes with it, Bill did very well in the last election. This will not be damaged at all …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 11:50 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 78 comments
Categories: bill english, jobs, useless, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags: aspiration, bill english, fail, insults, just stop, useless
The politician who told young Kiwi workers that they were a bunch of pretty damned hopeless druggies is back for round two: https://twitter.com/NewshubNZ/status/943650728484261889 Education instead of McJobs – Oh Noez!
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 12:51 pm, December 6th, 2017 - 58 comments
Categories: bill english, election 2017
Tags: election 2017, whining
Surprise surprise – Bill English is still whining that that 44.4% should really be counted as 50.1% – https://twitter.com/NewshubPolitics/status/938164185669672960 Comments on that tweet are blunt – "He’s gutted he can’t round his way up to a majority. …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 8:49 am, November 3rd, 2017 - 22 comments
Categories: same old national
Tags: boring
The Nats have released their opposition lineup and its the same tired old faces. Newsroom – National’s underwhelming reshuffle Yet what was a chance for rejuvenation has resulted in most former ministers holding onto their main areas of expertise, with all…
Can't say fairer than that. Hope you get good weather for it.
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 1:31 pm, October 22nd, 2017 - 145 comments
Categories: accountability, blogs, dpf
Tags: assasination, dirty politics, kiwiblog, RWNJ, sewer
Right wing online forums are going to reach new levels of toxicity over the next 3 years. Someone really needs to monitor them. Yesterday Kiwibloggers were discussing and upticking the assassination of "terrorist" Winston Peters. There will be worse to …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 1:26 pm, October 22nd, 2017 - 23 comments
Categories: humour
Tags: jordan williams, man of his word
Being a person of his word I'm sure Jordan will be keen to make good on this promise. Red undies would be fitting of course. https://twitter.com/MacFinlay/status/921161301841367040 https://twitter.com/rumpole3/status/921180655089631232
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 9:16 am, October 21st, 2017 - 61 comments
Categories: David Farrar, MMP, same old national
Tags: david farrar, dpf, idiot, MMP
Couldn't believe what I was reading from Farrar – Goals for National. They are to "Knock 2.3% off NZ First to eliminate them from Parliament", and hit the Greens "they need to lose just 1.4% to be out of Parliament", and of course to attack Labour. It's …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 8:16 am, October 20th, 2017 - 186 comments
Categories: national
Tags: dirty politics, lies, national, opposition
National need to take a long hard look at themselves. English and Joyce ran a stupid campaign, trying to get a FPP result in an MMP world. Trying to burn off NZF was crazy, and you can bet it figured in Peters' decision to go with Labour. Getting rid of …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:49 am, October 10th, 2017 - 35 comments
Categories: act, useless
Tags: act, he's dead Jim
From the realms of political fantasy – David Seymour says Winston Peters will become prime minister. The reckons of Seymour are as bizarre as ever, don't waste your time. But one thing did catch my eye – On Monday, the ACT Party leader, who is the only …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:34 am, October 7th, 2017 - 35 comments
Categories: election 2017, making shit up, maori party, national, nz first
Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, coalition of liars, election 2017, joyce's hole, liars, lies
The right wing clobbering machine is already calling a possible Labour Green NZF a "coalition of losers". Well under MMP a coalition of losers can be the winners. But however you cut it a coalition of liars will always be liars. National's Joyce and …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 2:07 pm, October 4th, 2017 - 67 comments
Categories: national, useless
Tags: beautiful rants, democracy, dirty politics, Jarrod Gilbert, joyce's hole, lies
Outspoken sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert has written a piece that needed writing for The Herald – Jarrod Gilbert: Continuing curse of blinkered believers I need to talk about political tribalism, this phenomenon that so often mocks the principles that …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:44 am, September 28th, 2017 - 163 comments
Categories: election 2017, greens
Tags: choices, greens, principles
Nats and their proxies continue to try and drag the Greens into negotiations with National. The Greens of course say no. I guess Nat types just can't conceive of a party based on principal. A party that exists for something other than the pursuit of power …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:23 am, September 26th, 2017 - 84 comments
Categories: winston peters
Tags: cling to power, david carter, David Seymour, gone, utu, wayne eagleson, winston peters
Peters has hardly cleared his throat yet and he's already clearing out Nats and their proxies. Seymour has been bluntly told that his services are no longer required – sucks to be Epsom. Dirty Wayne Eagleson is moving on – good riddance. And as Gower …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 3:04 pm, September 22nd, 2017 - 64 comments
Categories: accountability, journalism
Tags: fuel crisis, judith collins, where's the story?
The rumours have been going round for a while – but this is an interesting development… https://twitter.com/tomdom76/status/911041235766276097 https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/911057792684797953
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 10:48 am, September 22nd, 2017 - 17 comments
Categories: class war, poverty
Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, brighter future, child poverty, nine long years, poverty, south auckland
Reason #4637 why we need to change the government – Midwife reprimanded after speaking out about abuse and neglect in South Auckland Hart-Murray's Facebook post explained that although she grew up in a low decile school in Tauranga and worked at a hospital…
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:20 am, September 20th, 2017 - 49 comments
Categories: class war, families, health, national, poverty, useless
Tags: brighter future, food, kirsty johnston, malnutrition, nine long years, poverty
Stunningly depressing piece by Kirsty Johnston in The Herald yesterday – Number of New Zealand children hospitalised with malnutrition doubles as food costs bite Malnutrition is putting twice as many kids in hospital compared with 10 years ago, as food …
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 10:07 am, September 19th, 2017 - 85 comments
Categories: national, useless
Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, fuel crisis, nine long years
Ignore deny ignore deny ignore deny crisis! Rinse and repeat. Herald graphic.
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:41 am, September 12th, 2017 - 30 comments
Categories: same old national
Tags: desperate, dirty politics, nasty nats, simon o'connor
Yesterday – https://twitter.com/NewshubPolitics/status/906990383594438657 https://twitter.com/NewshubPolitics/status/907044142793895936 https://twitter.com/nzherald/status/907053582888980480 English did eventually rein in O'Connor, but he waited too long -…
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 6:28 am, September 11th, 2017 - 14 comments
Categories: national, useless
Tags: panic, rumours
Labour insiders on what's going on with National – https://twitter.com/nealejones/status/906776380867723264 https://twitter.com/andykirton/status/906809440166305792
Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 11:01 am, September 5th, 2017 - 23 comments
Categories: accountability, democracy under attack, economy, national, Steven Joyce, useless
Tags: democracy under attack, lies, steven joyce, the big lie
The Nats are not backing down from their $11.7bn lie. The media need to call it loudly for the big lie that it is. This is now a test for NZ's democracy. https://twitter.com/katieabradford/status/904830652641492992 https://twitter.com/nealejones/status/…
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