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Question Time 18 February 2025
The galleries were booked out. Sitting at home with a beer. Mysteries of Lisbon is really cool. Probably read an article by David...
Amanda Riddell
Feb 185 min read
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Question Time 12 February 2025
Sat right in the Prime Omelette's eyeline for the first four questions, then switched sides to see Tamatha deliver Question 7. - Why...
Amanda Riddell
Feb 124 min read
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Question Time 11 February 2025
Five questions for the Prime Omelette. Chippy asked two questions, which is unusual. I hadn't been following the news yesterday, so when...
Amanda Riddell
Feb 114 min read
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Question Time 30 January 2025
The public galleries were cleared halfway through for an iwi group. The Speaker has made photo ID for Parliament visitors mandatory and...
Amanda Riddell
Jan 302 min read
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Question Time 29.01.2025
Watched it live. - 1:10-1:25 pm Greens took a photo on the steps while chanting 'No sand mining!' Summer shower. A very mild one. ...
Amanda Riddell
Jan 293 min read
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Commencement speeches - 28 January 2025
The identity theft has me too frazzled to do much. My money's safe, even if they do have my bank information, as my Mum has the remaining...
Amanda Riddell
Jan 286 min read
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Question Time
Well, I did my little bit of theatrics, which worked quite well during Question 9. Gary was hoping that Nicola would see his Nicky No...
Amanda Riddell
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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To Jacinda
Helen has been to see the mess that's happening during Question Time in 2024, but you're probably too busy. It's surreal. The whole vibe...
Amanda Riddell
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Fantasy Parliament
Note for Eilish: if you're coming around on the idea, then I was thinking that we could write separate reviews with separate scores. I...
Amanda Riddell
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Question Time 13 November 2024
This opened with a bunch of speeches. The last surviving member of the Māori Battalion died recently, having made it to the ripe old age...
Amanda Riddell
Nov 13, 20244 min read
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Question Time 07 November 2024
Te Pāti Māori held a small protest about the Treaty Principles Bill, which was introduced during Question Time today. I rolled up around...
Amanda Riddell
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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Question Time 5 November 2024
Miguel, who is another regular, told me that there's a meeting at Shed 6 tomorrow to discuss the future of Wellington's Civic Square....
Amanda Riddell
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Question Time: a glossary
The Prime Omelette = Chris Luxon (The Prime Minister) Chippy = Chris Hipkins (Leader of Labour) The Pink Skull = David Seymour (Leader...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Question Time 24 October 2024
Parliament is so surreal: it's like a Victorian manor meets Hogwarts with all the various doors and hallways. I've never been behind the...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 24, 20243 min read
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Question Time 23 October 2024
Gary's take on the philosophy of the 'white supremacist' coalition: 'you are what you own' Gary spotted Chippy at the Fight Back...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Question Time 22 October 2024
The news cameras were there to pick up a reaction shot of Chlöe when Brownlee read out that Darleen had been fired according to the...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 22, 20245 min read
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Question Time 17.10.2024
One of Gary's tyres punctured, so he was slightly late and sat somewhere else. Australian Associated Press is leaving Parliament?...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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Question Time 16.10.2024
Timetable for TPM hikoi next month is available online. PM corrected a mistake he made during yesterday’s Question 1. - 1. Meager to...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20243 min read
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Question Time 15.10.2024
Union protest next Wednesday - 11:30am. Fight Back Together. 49th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act was on the 10th. Oh, and the...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 15, 20244 min read
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Risk-averse Pākehā
I sat typing on my screen, Knowing that they would read my anguished cries. Those wise greyhairs and ageing Gen Xers. Searching for the...
Amanda Riddell
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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