Anyone watch the minor party debate? I seriously cannot stand marama Davidson. She’s awful.
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A Reich Ranger?I actually drive a VW in real life. Same owner as Skoda. They are basically the same vehicle with different exterior and brand.
We have something in common juju![]()
VW’ brands include - Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini.A Reich Ranger?
You'd complain at a funeral.Labour deliberately left their hidden agenda out of the last election campaign and prevented the public having any say or vote on them including:
- co-governance
- He Puapua
- 3 Waters
- TVNZ & RNZ merger
- speed limit reductions
- The Three Strikes Repeal Bill
- fair pay agreement
- income insurance scheme
- māori Health Authority
Labour is attacking the person rather than talking about what they are actually going to do and their vision for NZ. In election year they come across as very centrist but it’s what they don’t tell us that has defined them the last 3 years.
Fascinating such criticism when the opposition is basing their workings on trust them to be right when multiple economists are waving red flags.Labour deliberately left their hidden agenda out of the last election campaign and prevented the public having any say or vote on them including:
- co-governance
- He Puapua
- 3 Waters
- TVNZ & RNZ merger
- speed limit reductions
- The Three Strikes Repeal Bill
- fair pay agreement
- income insurance scheme
- māori Health Authority
Labour is attacking the person rather than talking about what they are actually going to do and their vision for NZ. In election year they come across as very centrist but it’s what they don’t tell us that has defined them the last 3 years.
Glad you agree the NZ we love is dyingYou'd complain at a funeral.
Labour are going to be voted out, relax it's game day.
Just truly odd behaviour, on a Saturday morning on a rugby league forum - with the polls the state they're in.Glad you agree the NZ we love is dying
Labour is going but the damage and ideology they bought has to be buried forever and never be forgotten.
If you look back at the last election they were riding a high after guiding us through the first part of the pandemic. Ardern's popularity was at or close to an all time high while National were at a low point. They probably didn't need to campaign on a lot of this as the focus of the election was around covid from both sides.Labour deliberately left their hidden agenda out of the last election campaign and prevented the public having any say or vote on them including:
- co-governance
- He Puapua
- 3 Waters
- TVNZ & RNZ merger
- speed limit reductions
- The Three Strikes Repeal Bill
- fair pay agreement
- income insurance scheme
- māori Health Authority
Labour is attacking the person rather than talking about what they are actually going to do and their vision for NZ. In election year they come across as very centrist but it’s what they don’t tell us that has defined them the last 3 years.
National are full of that woke you hate, watch them talk about quotas, getting rid of white men in their party so they can feel clean!Glad you agree the NZ we love is dying
Labour is going but the damage and ideology they bought has to be buried forever and never be forgotten.
TBF they were all awful.Anyone watch the minor party debate? I seriously cannot stand marama Davidson. She’s awful.
Recently we have seen Winnie on horseback saying "my last rodeo" or similar.One of the most entertaining things about the election period is the bizarre behaviour from the fringe parties.
The Outdoors & Freedoms party have made a public apology stating they were incorrect in saying Nayland College provided litter boxes for the "furries" at their schooltheir announcement reads that Nayland aren't amongst the schools that have kitty litter in their toilets. Those muppets are still trying to make out that this is actually occurring.
NZ Loyal supporters think their 1% Transaction Tax will help them govern the country. Those fools couldn't even submit a Party List of more than 3 candidates! In some parallel universe, everyone of their Electorate MPs could win their seats & they could receive 100% of party votes & they still couldn't statistically have more that 46% of the parliamentarians.
Of course when they fail it will be due to electoral interference & they'll continue to seek donations, prey on people's fears & then dissolve.
It must be draining when you try so hard to be oppressed all the time
I mean, she would seem crazy when she was 10 years mentally ahead of her peers. I would have been an ignorant stupid kid at high school next to her.i know a few people who went to high school with her and apparently she’s absolutely batshit crazy.
but you gotta hand it to her, she’s a good sport!View attachment 893
Me too, she was reading Das Kapital when I was reading Rugby League Week for free in the magazine stands at Pakas. I wish I'd known her then, but we were in different cities and she was only 5.I mean, she would seem crazy when she was 10 years mentally ahead of her peers. I would have been an ignorant stupid kid at high school next to her.