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Question Time 21.12.2023 - liveblog
The cricket was on yesterday, so I was following that instead. AMPP = 191 after the first three rounds. - 1. Hipkins to Peters. This...
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Question Time 19.12.2023 - liveblog
Sitting at home waiting for my dole money to arrive... AMPP has 109 points in Fantasy Parliament from the first two rounds. Signed the...
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Question Time 13.12.2023
Sat facing the Government. 1. Davidson to Luxon 'The Government is going to meet its obligations for climate change' - Luxon 'We're going...
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 13, 20232 min read
More thoughts on Question Time
Explaining: I booked a seat above the Government, so that's why I switched sides around 1:50pm. It was warm, so I took my jacket off....
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Question Time 07.12.2023
Hipkins to Luxon 'The images on our TV screens are very distressing' - Luxon. 'Why won't the New Zealand Government call a permanent...
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Question Time 29.8.23
brought a wonky pen with me today, so my handwriting is tricky to read. Lots of kids around today: Youth Parliament? - Gary reckons I...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 29, 20234 min read
Question Time - 22.8.2022 (live)
I was too lazy to come today, so I'm live-blogging from home. 1:32pm - eating lunch and starting on my scrumpy. Bought a cheap meal of...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 22, 20234 min read
Question Time - 16.08.2023
Only one more week to go! Seshing with Gary in the car listening to RNZ... I heard more bulletins on the road trip with him than during...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Question Time 26.07.2023
Anthony Albanese was in the House for the first few questions, sitting beside Annette King and the National Party. Lots of Aussie media...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Question Time 19.7.2023
Luxon to Hipkins Gary filling me in on yesterday: apparently Luxon's supplementaries were questionable, which was something Rurawhe...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Question Time review - 28.6.2023
Gary has Covid, so this is my first solo review. Other things happening at Parliament today: a singing competition (possibly sponsored...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Question Time 22.6.2023
Tuned in halfway through -- I was practicing my scales. 🙂 2:26pm - Question 5. - 6. Upston to Sepuloni jobseeker question .. typical...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Question Time 21.06.2023
Luxon to Hipkins 1news has a camera person in the press gallery. Gary: 'I didn't need my glasses for this question' .. it's always the...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Question Time 20.6.2023
Watching on TV - I've got a doctor's appointment at 3:30pm. - Lots of technical stuff.. it's 2:08pm, and the first question is yet to...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Question Time 08.06.2023
Willis to PM (answered by Kelvin Davis). First of 3 Michael Wood questions! This is stupid and pointless: this isn't a Stuart...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Question Time 01.06.2023
Drinking a Valima beer. The four-pack was $18.99 at the Liquorland. My Deep Dream Generator subscription and health insurance were due...
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Amanda Riddell
Jun 1, 20232 min read


Question Time 31.5.2023
Team of 5 today: myself, Dakta and Gary + Michael Appleby and Christopher Coker from Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party. 🥝 Tip from Dakta...
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Amanda Riddell
May 31, 20232 min read
Question Time 09.05.2023
Long Question Time today: lots of other debates, so it didn't start until about 2:40pm. - Opening prayer in another language: Tongan? ...
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Amanda Riddell
May 9, 20233 min read
Question Time 04.05.2023
First, a request from Gary to RNZ: he's looking for an archive interview... John Campbell talking with John Peel (a psychedelic music...
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Amanda Riddell
May 4, 20233 min read
Question Time 03.05.2023
I woke up around 1:15pm, so watching on TV again. Still planning the bearded lady idea for my next IRL visit.👍 - Te Pāti are absent....
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Amanda Riddell
May 3, 20232 min read
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