An afternoon in Parliament - where I missed a protest, met a legend and interviewed someone I've been wanting to for ages - all while we learnt just how much the government is burning the heart out of the economy!

There's a saying about our capital city - you can't beat it n a good day. My arrival was not a good day - visibility was dangerously low through Transmission gully, which means I couldn't count all the flags...

From the Tourism mecca that was Rotorua to the gateway to the southern half of the island in Turangi, I keep seeing the same symbol - like a clue trail left in Doctor Who by time vortex possessed companion, the image has been spread all over the country for all to see if they're looking for it...

The HYEFU is released and it's bad - like real bad. It shows that the government is tanking the economy faster and more thoroughly than expected in May...

In Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, he describes the largest city on the Disc as Proud Ankh and Pestilent Morepork, and simply by being a twinned city, I often think of that description when it comes to Tauranga and the Mount in the second part of Paul... On Tour

Since the start of the Covid Pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns, those travelling SH1 to Auckland have been greeted in Mercer by a wall of conspiracy spewing, sovereign citizen bullshit.

But as I started my Summer roadtrip, something had changed...

It’s the end of the year, the humidity is up, the grease in Simeon’s hair is melting, the days are getting long and people are starting to skive off as the end of year holidays approach - even those who run the country are doing it…

A look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

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Did you know New Zealand First wants your kids to suffer, and maybe even unalive themselves?

There is a tool out there proven to help reduce STI infections in young people, reduce teen pregnancy rates, help create better mental health awareness and outcomes for young people as the grow up and into adulthood and helps give them the tools to recognise sexual assault and abuse and unhealthy relationships?

It’s called RSE in Schools and today as the ERO said it was doing amazing things, the Government, driven by New Zealand First decided it was time to get rid of it - putting our young people at serious risk.

A look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

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It’s worth more to the economy than mining, it has far reaching implications for the entire country in fields as wide ranging as construction through to tourism and the Government wants to see it succeed - pity the way they think to do this is to set up the creative sector to fail and then wonder what went wrong after trying all the things we know don’t work.

A look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

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You thought the Grinch was bad? Meet the Coalition of cu ts - where they tell people being made redundant now not to worry, they have work until New Years day, they lie about budgeting and books, collude and coerce and then tell everyone else that Christmas is cancelled so landlords and tobacco can have their tex breaks.

A look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

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