The general election was held on October 14, 2023.
The internal Labour polling leading up to the election had their party receiving 30% of the vote.
Would a Blue wave smash them? Of course it would.
On the night, (pre-Special Vote counting), Labour received 26.90% of the party vote, and National received 38.95%.
With ACT’s 8.98%, that’s still short of 50.01%, so they will likely need New Zealand First’s 6.46%.
In an article today about how the MoH has shelved plans for a Nationwide Covid Infection Survey, the reason provided by a spokesperson was as follows. “Aotearoa New Zealand has passed the emergency stage of its Covid-19 response, with the virus endemic in our communities. The results of any Covid-19-focused prevalence survey would be unlikely…
An update to the earlier article that gave these stats to March 2023, this one is to July 2023. Part five in my ongoing series of dives into stats, looking for evidence that the statement “cis white males are responsible for the violence in the world” explores the relationship between Offender and Victim, where the…
This thread on Twitter was brilliant. It was at the height of the Drag Queen Story Hour phase of The Insanity in NZ. Cormack, never one to not be a self-righteous twonk, was upset because (in his words) his child enjoyed DQSH more than anything else he took them to. WARNING: Highly abusive language follows….
Leo Molloy, whose efforts in looking for the thug are a big part of why he was eventually caught and charged, posted this Tweet, asking whether people thought the charge should be more than “common assault”. From https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-34-common-crimes/assault/: What do you think?
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