Ban this Vertically Challenged Vigilante!!!

"The Corrective Party wants to jump on the bandwagon and state that we think John Howard should never have been allowed in the country either. This country has had quite enough problems with annoying vertically challenged politicians in the past without importing them." Tripitaka Adelie-Penguin, Corrective Party MP for the Ross Dependency, stated today.

"And it seems to have had unpleasant effects like leading certain rancid old Capons to squawk, with little meaning or common sense. Once again, the Correctives call for height-based immigration policy criteria. Except for penguins."

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Coronavirus: On The Addiction To Chinese Student Fees, And A Possible Future For RNZ Concert

Last week, Australian PM Scott Morrison extended its ban on foreign visitors from or passing through from mainland China – including Chinese students - for a third week. New Zealand has dutifully followed suit, with our travel ban extending until next Monday at least, presumably dependent to some extent on what Morrison decides to do later this week.
Our universities are now asking for an exemption to the travel ban for their Chinese students, who would still, the universities assure us, be subjected to strict quarantine procedures upon arrival. Given how the inability of the university system to care for its own students on campus made world news last year, that promise may not do much to reduce the coronavirus fears among the wider New Zealand public. More>>