Yes Merkle was candid about Germany and France did not honouring the MINSK II agreement for Donbass autonomy and she admits the West/NATO were using it to buy time to build Ukraine's military capacity to fight Russia. YES in addition to Ed's list of ...
I remember reading the judgments in the early third strike cases. I was interested to see if the claims that these were the "worst of the worst" actually stacked up. Predictably, they generally did not. The first "third striker" faced a third strike ...
I am of the view that in general people deserve second chances and an opportunity to rehabilitate. Many people make adolescent mistakes, or even adult mistakes but can learn from them and avoid future transgressions. However, David Garrett was very much a ...
That is right, and it is due to policy tweaks rather than dramatic changes. You may recall that around the time the Labour Government was elected, there was debate about the possible need for the government to spend around $1 billion on a new prison. ...
It has been interesting for me, as a lawyer practising in criminal defence, amongst other areas of the law, to observe the disconnect between the public perception of crime and reality. Twelve to fifteen years ago, I recall that there were around 5,000 ...
I have been against "Three Strikes" from the day it was enacted (and prior to that). I practise in criminal defence as well as other areas of the law and I had to contend with people facing various strike offences. It took some time for the more obnoxious ...
From a legal point of view, the acquittal was the correct decision. However, it certainly does not leave New Zealand First looking good. On the contrary, Justice Jagose found the scheme was inherently dishonest. He found for the defendants on two separate ...
Too funny. Banned for telling the truth. Try reading the links. And feel free to apologise. “the mods are sick of how much time you take up”. I’m sorry if the mods don’t like facts. Hopefully one day they will enjoy them. [permanent ban for lying about ...
How many times does it need to be explained to the hard of thinking that being vaccinated doesn't guarantee you won't catch something How many times does it need to be explained that informed consent is a legal right and a must-have? Meanwhile, the PM ...
Or even the flu jab lol
There are various reasons why health professionals refuse to get the flue jab: Side effects from the vaccine (main reason) Not liking needles It doesn't work Excellent natural immunity Don't believe in it Of course, my body my choice would likely be a ...
Dr Gary isn’t the smartest guy in the room. He has failed to mention how more than one million fully vaccinated NZers have caught COVID. That is a lot of unlucky people lol. He also forgets to mention that nurses and doctors can and do refuse the flu ...
And not the only reason. https://mobile.twitter.com/kehetauhauaga/status/1546208189783216128
Labour's internal polling must be appalling. :) Inflation / cost of living is the most important issue facing New Zealanders today. After a significant increase in February (53% vs 31% in Oct ‘21), the latest Issues Monitor shows 56% of New Zealanders now ...
Yep the internal Labour polls must be shocking. You’d think Micky would be raving about all of Labour’s successes, like Kiwibuild in which 100,000 new homes are due to be built by...2300. :) Of course women are concerned by crime, the cost of living, ...
he's doubling down on being anti-abortion In other words, his position today is the same as it was yesterday. Yeah I can see how that might be annoying for some in the media. :)
Spot on, Anker. I doubt very much that the PM or other senior Labour MPs would be silly enough to bring this up during the election campaign. Mere reference to the pregnant and vulnerable Charlotte Bellis, and Chris Hipkins’ smear of her, should be enough ...
How can he believe that abortion is murder but decide not to do anything about it because it is bad for the polls?'' How is it that the PM can want a capital gains tax but refuse to implement one on the basis that it might cost Labour some votes? (She ...
Your faux concern for free speech is duly noted lol
nice diversion attempt again! No diversion at all. Micky claimed that Luxon’s position is motivated by winning votes. But that seems to be the rationale for the PM’s decision to avoid implementing a capital gains tax. You can’t have your cake and eat it. ...
Should someone who thinks that something is murder dismiss doing anything about it because it may hurt his election chances? You might wish to ask the PM, not the Opposition leader, that question. The PM was for a long time (and maybe still is) keen on a ...
PLA You may wish to expand on your comments. You seem to have forgotten that many pro-abortion protesters claim that they have the right to abortion based on "my body, my choice". Would you like to explain the logic of that? To repeat: not being vaccinated...
Fewer abortions means fewer cases of unborn children dying in pain. That's got to be positive. And it means that some couples who are unable to have children may now get the chance to do so. It's a win-win. I look forward to further commentary on these. Of...
Key never managed the personal touch like Ardern because he was not authentic Too funny. The PM does for authenticity what the Boston Strangler did for door to door salesmen. Meanwhile, Chris Hipkins "has been forced to publicly apologise over a stoush ...
My son and I stand beneath the great night sky And gaze up in wonder I tell him the tale of Apollo And he says "Why did they ever go?" It may look like some empty gesture To go all that way just to come back But don't offer me a place out in cyberspace ...
Yeah it does feel good to blame National. Alas the reality is different. Raw sewage is leaking down the inside of walls in Whangārei Hospital's medical wing. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sewage-leaking-into-whangarei-hospital-medical-wings-walls/...
How can tax cuts be implemented but the quality of Government services not be affected. Quite easily I imagine. But don’t worry, National will undoubtedly provide a comprehensive and fully costed economic policy prior to the next election. Just as they did...
Tauranga Labour candidate Jan Tinetti's campaign could get in trouble with the Electoral Commission, after it made posts encouraging people to vote for her on by-election polling day. Under electoral law, candidates and parties are forbidden from ...
On election day, you can’t publish or broadcast anything that is likely to influence voters until after voting closes at 7pm. If you publish a newspaper after 6pm on the day before election day, it counts as publishing it on election day. ... On election ...
Which makes the Q & A Kantar poll last week so interesting. The Kantar poll was a fantasy. Uffindell wins with 56.3% of the vote, Tinetti finishes a distant second with 25.2%. What a thumping. The Newshub poll was not far off the mark. https://www.newshub....
We could spend time complaining about Luxon, but really, did you expect anything else? There was a post recently where I think Micky asked if there would be a snap election. Clearly the answer was no as National wouldn’t want one! There’s too much hay ...
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