Yes very disappointing, you can't do that as a Minister, seems Willie fell back into his old Radio Live Host role (provocative, brash & rash ), instead of his Ministerial role.
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Latest TV1 poll :
National 38%
Act 11%
Labour 33%
Greens 9%
Ardern as preferred PM down to the lowest level since 2017 - 29%. Even Labour supporters are now giving her the middle finger!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...NWQXSVJMQO3ZM/
The latest 1 News Kantar Public Poll put Labour down one at just 33 per cent, yet another slice off its support base which has been crumbling now for a year, but which Labour hoped had halted.
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Meanwhile, the repression of women in Iran goes on and on.
Women beaten, jailed, raped and killed for not wearing the hijab.
And it came to pass that the warnings to Ardern NOT to don the hijab (at every occasion she wanted publicity) have come to pass :
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/irania...PVWPHJKVWR7Z4/
"I felt admiration that a prominent leader and women in New Zealand showed compassion to the Muslim community, but I also felt that you are using one of the most visible symbols of oppression for Muslim women in many countries for solidarity, and it also broke my heart.
"That is why I call on them to show their sisterhood and solidarity with us, who are being beaten up, imprisoned and punished for fighting against compulsory hijab as well."
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After the absolute hammering the govt has been getting in the media, the perfect storm of the Reserve Bank indicating its engineering a recession, inflation at 7%, falling house prices, increasing mortgage rates, the protests over the Sandringham Dairy murder, controversies over 3 Waters, & Covid fatigue, its amazing Labour only dropped 1 point to 33%.
Most thought they would drop under 30.
National couldn't get stronger tail winds yet only went up 1 point.
Outwardly they'll be cheering by the results but inwardly not too much.