"Desperate Beehives!" THE SOAP THAT'S SWEEPING THE WHOLE COUNTRY BY SNOWSTORM! Lust. Deceit. Bed-hopping. Polygamy. Extra-martial dalliance. Bad acting and like all soaps, full of nerdy characters... 22 September, 2005

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"Desperate Beehives!" THE SOAP THAT'S SWEEPING THE WHOLE COUNTRY BY SNOWSTORM! Lust. Deceit. Bed-hopping. Polygamy. Extra-martial dalliance. Bad acting and like all soaps, full of nerdy characters... 22 September, 2005

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Shows political leaders cast as actors in a new television soap opera "Desperate Beehives!". The left-wing politicians are standing next to Helen Clark, leader of the Labour Party. While the right-wing politicians are standing next to Don Brash, the leader of the National Party. Winston Peters, the leader of New Zealand First, is making the 'bunny ears' gesture behind the head of Rodney Hide, the leader of ACT. A play on words of the popular television soap 'Desperate Housewives'. Refers to t...

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2005

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22894734

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Thorndon

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Clark, Helen Elizabeth (Rt Hon), 1950- / New Zealand Labour Party / Brash, Donald Thomas (Dr), 1940- / New Zealand National Party / Turia, Tariana, 1944-2025 / Māori Party / Anderton, James Patrick (Hon), 1938-2018 / Progressive (Political party) / Fitzsimons, Jeanette Mary, 1945-2020 / Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand / Peters, Winston Raymond (Rt Hon), 1945- / New Zealand First (Political party) / Hide, Rodney Philip (Hon), 1956- / ACT New Zealand (Political party) / Dunne, Peter Francis (Hon), 1954- / United Future New Zealand (Political party) / Desperate Housewives (Television programme) / New Zealand / Politics and government / Humour / New Zealand. Parliament / Elections, 2005 / Coalition governments / Politicians / Conduct of life / Childishness / Television soap operas / Buildings / Thorndon

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