I hear NZ First are running a candidate in Clutha Southland. If rumours are true about the identity they could have someone highly suited to the rural electorate who could give Barclay a fright.
Geez we are dumb country. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/84462859/government-approves-shanghai-malingsilver-fern-farms-deal Once upon a time that nice Mr Key warned us about being tenants in our own land...John...John... is there anybody home...?
Has anyone else noted the coincidence of Winston upping the immigration ante in the aftermath of the Labour/Green MOU? Too me this is both a pitch to his own base and a shot across Labour's bow that he is an old school conservative and that hand holding ...
One real danger for Labour is if gap between Nats and Lab/green doesn't close there could be a late wave of tactical defections from soft labour voters to NZ 1st in order to strengthen Winstons hand in negotiations with Key.
Totally agree. In the absence of an economic or political shock there is no way Nats vote will collapse. Point being it doesn't have to. If it falls below 45% then all bets are off. Problem for left is that majority of disaffected voters moving to NZ1st. ...
Therein lies your problem Weka. Winston believes that stuff and so do the people who back him. Immigration at these levels is clearly creating problems in housing and infrastructure and is a legitimate conversation to have. Winston is merely reinforcing ...
I view Labour and NZ First as pretty close on economic policy, much closer than with National. The issue for Labour, and especially Greens, is if the can stomach the hard line on immigration and conservative line on social issues that Winston espouses. I ...
Paula Bennett is not even remotely credible PM material.
I don't see this as a credible scenario. The Nats will never cede the PMship to Winston. Labour on the other hand could do worse. He is in the eyes of the public the most popular opposition leader and the tide is coming in behind him from both disaffected ...
Winston laid bare on Q&A this morning that there will be a number of dead rats for the Lab/Greens to swallow. Severe cuts to immigration, restrictions on Muslims where they don't commit to assimilate and no appetite for allowing specific Maori influence ...
Not sure what it costs to run a good election these days but maybe we could save ourselves the trouble and expense and just cut straight to the end game by asking Winston who he is going to anoint. It seems highly unlikely that anyone will be able to form ...
I don't know Liz Craig but she reads as a credible candidate. For mine a huge issue for Labour is refreshing their list with some fresh talent. A feature of Key's leadership is the smiling assassin ruthlessness to cut dead wood. Littles biggest liability ...
I don't know Liz Craig but she reads as a credible candidate. For mine a huge issue for Labour is refreshing their list with some fresh talent. A feature of Key's leadership is the smiling assassin ruthlessness to cut dead wood. Littles biggest liability ...
Might pop over for a look given weather for tomorrow not that condusive to getting much done. Will report if I do as it should be interesting to see how Winston is received in the deepest of blue national heartland.
Graeme, I suggest it cant help but be a 3 way battle. Liz Craig will certainly be a credible challenger but the coverage to date has discounted the promising start Ria Bond has made down here at a grassroots advocacy level, which isn't going unnoticed. I ...
An interesting aside of events over the last few days is how reliant the Nats are Key to keep the public perception of the wheels being on. Ministers Smith, Guy and Bennett have been simply awful fronting media on serious issues within their portfolios. ...
Yes the Qtown accom issue is becoming acute. Nick Smith is becoming a major liability for National fronting such a major issue as he presents like an arrogant born to rule prick. The more oxygen he gets the better for the opposition. Agreed re Ria Bond, ...
Graeme, have you noted Winston has a public meeting in Gore on Monday? Barclay is leaving a void in the rural part of the electorate and it looks like Winston is looking to fill it.
Also on CheckPoint, Nathan Guy putting on his best Sargent Shultz " I see nuthin" routine: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/201800911/fishing-report-reveals-damning-criticism-of-mpi Thank goodness for John Campbell.
Just like Todd Barclay. Another arrogant and entitled Nat in a safe rural seat. I see Winston is taking it to the Nats with a public meeting in Gore next week. I think they smell blood with Barclay. Maybe he should stop in at Kaikoura on the way home.
I was appalled at Nick Smiths arrogance and denial on the weekend political shows. Especially so in light of the damning footage of people living in cars and the proliferation of families living in garages. The human cost especially for the kids brought up...
I think it is good to have that in the armoury but if that's all you've got then it wears thin. The difference in the US is that they are hugely pissed off. In NZ large swaths of middle NZ are sitting on their inflated capital gains with low interest rates...
Hard to disagree with that! The point I was ham-fistedly trying to make is I wonder if voters are starting to get wary of the highly scripted talking points rhetoric. What I had seen of Shorten previously was a rather unimpressive character who delivered ...
Classy!
I agree he will have to overcome the C/T 'angry Andy' stuff . However I think Shorten is showing him the way in which he is seen engaging genuinely with ordinary voters. Especially Given the Teflon is well and truely wearing off Key.
Have we reached peak Crosby Textor? Sky news Aussie election leaders forum last night saw Bill Shorten come out a clear winner by actually engaging with the questioner and offering genuine answers. Turnbull wheeled out his talking point around ' jobs and ...
Lets not allow Key sycophants to derail the debate here. This is not about the integrity of the New Zealand domestic tax system, that's your classic strawman strategy. This is all about the morality of allowing opaque foreign trusts using of New Zealand's ...
Yes clearly it's all Labours fault as usual. I must have been mistaken thinking National are well into their third term. Frankly I don't give a damn who's fault it is or what the damn polls say I just want it cleaned up and cleaned up properly.Key will of ...
For clarity my comment was for John.
That comment needs to be called on the bullshit that it is. I don't want a single cent of ill gotten gain laundered through this country. No one has yet come up with a good reason why we should provide these services apart from a few lousy mil in lawyers ...
Winston has just thrown a spanner in the works re Silver Fern Farms sellout to Shanghai Maling. Nicely timed to coincide with the PMs China visit. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/79089207/nz-first-lays-complaints-over-silver-fern-farms-conduct The ...
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