Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz

Hot on the heels of the TPP deal, European Union leaders say negotiations will begin on an EU-NZ free trade agreement, our local MP Simon Bridges tells us in this edition of the Sun. And just like the TPPA will be great for NZ, despite all the hot air otherwise.

Don't take any notice of the perpetual protesters... the ones who protest anything and everything.

Even former PM Helen Clark thinks it's a good idea. The opposition parties have struggled to put up any sensible reasons against the benefits.

It's no different to the many trade deals cut by many previous governments over the years that have proven hugely beneficial to our nation as a whole, except this one probably bigger and better. There's a fair bit of envy politics at play here... Plus some plain stupid protest for the sake of being contrary.

What has been mildly amusing? Protesters banging on with wacko claims.

Many are habitual protestors who show up to march against anything, any time. If the government suggests it, whichever government, they'll be against it.

Some on the tellie even carried signs protesting irrelevant issues such as land issues and Maori sovereignty.

I'm surprised we didn't see John Minto there, complaining, as usual, about everything.
We would like to assist the protestors here, by suggesting some topics for them to be aggro about, to vent at the next protest march. It doesn't matter what the march is about. The more off-topic the better, it seems. This week we bring you the ‘Pointless Protest Starter Pack'.

Placard slogans we'd like to see...

Lock Up Nelson Mandela
Stamp Out NZ Post
Make More Racist Tours
Invade Vietnam Again
Make War, Not Love
Re-join Clayton Cosgrove's eyebrows
Stamp Out Quicksand
Rebuild the Berlin Wall
Get Billie-Joe McAllister to throw more stuff off the Tallahatchie Bridge
Save The Internet: Ban All Funny Cat Videos
Slow Our Broadband Now
Gag Daniel Corbett
Fill Holes in Swiss Cheese
Free cigarettes at playtime
The Legless Won't Stand For This
Mice and Cats Unite
Give Dingos Free Babies
Please Take More Tax From Me
The Unconscious won't take this lying down
Streetie should talk more about her kids
Wayne Barnes Should Ref Every Game
Ban VW Smoking in Public
Buck should quit while he's ahead
Vulcans Declare This Irrational

Send us your favourite protest slogan and we will put in on a placard for you next week.



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