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Wrap of the Week
Written By: - Date published: 2:22 pm, September 6th, 2013 - 3 comments
Things I didn’t get to this week, from Christchurch earthquake anniversary to Kim Dotcom.
Breaking: Citizen’s Initiated Referendum Is On
Written By: - Date published: 10:55 am, September 2nd, 2013 - 99 comments
Russel Norman’s let the cat out of the bag with a series of tweets: “We’ve done it!! Citizen initated referendum on asset sales is on! #fb” and “OOps, there was an embargo on the CIR result until 1pm which I didn’t realise until after I tweeted. Apologies to Clerk of the House”
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:47 am, September 1st, 2013 - 5 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: a right pot-pourri.
A contest
Written By: - Date published: 1:36 pm, August 23rd, 2013 - 35 comments
There seems to be a desire from political correspondents for a Labour stitch-up. Vernon Small wonders whether this might cause a revolt from members – and fair enough too, we want our say!
If lawyers don’t understand the law…
Written By: - Date published: 12:59 pm, August 21st, 2013 - 32 comments
Then it’s a bad law. Who does John Key think is going to interpret the GCSB law other than lawyers from the Law Commission, the Human Rights Tribunal, the Privacy Commissioner etc?
Would you trust this politician?
Written By: - Date published: 12:46 pm, August 19th, 2013 - 25 comments
As inspired by Toby Manhire…
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:56 am, August 18th, 2013 - 4 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: capitalism, fraud, Guantanamo, the internet, Geek Week and a naked-rights hiker.
Statistic of the Day
Written By: - Date published: 11:10 am, August 16th, 2013 - 4 comments
Percent of Auckland City Mission food recipients who are working: 25%
Statistic of the Day
Written By: - Date published: 10:06 am, August 15th, 2013 - 19 comments
Percent of New Zealanders with not enough money to make ends meet: 15
Percent unemployed: 6.4
Statistic of the Day
Written By: - Date published: 10:58 am, August 14th, 2013 - 46 comments
World incarceration rate: ~130 per 100,000
NZ incarceration rate: 197 per 100,000
Statistic of the Day
Written By: - Date published: 10:57 am, August 13th, 2013 - 79 comments
Number of times in 2012 that John Key appeared on Radio Sport: 44
Number of times in 2012 that John Key appeared on National Radio: 4
Hands-on National
Written By: - Date published: 8:04 am, August 10th, 2013 - 19 comments
It doesn’t suit the Labour Party narrative – and indeed it’s not their espoused philosophy – but every now and then National can’t help but be “hands on”. We’ve had the South Canterbury Finances in the past (won’t somebody think of the shareholders!), but this week was a real doozy for it, between Fonterra, Tiwai Point and Chorus.
Still waiting for that recovery…
Written By: - Date published: 3:32 pm, August 7th, 2013 - 80 comments
So the economic data is out and unemployment is up and wages are flat – the lowest rate of wage increase since 2010. 45% of employees didn’t get a pay rise.
The reason the stats overall aren’t worse is the big increase in employment in Canterbury, as the government relies on an earthquake-led recovery. The number of unemployed is still up 46% since National took office. That’s 48,000 Kiwis who would rather be working.
Still waiting for that Brighter FutureTM.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, August 4th, 2013 - 10 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: Climate change, the TTP, inequality, the NSA, unions and feminism.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, July 14th, 2013 - Comments Off on Sunday Reading
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: the problem with Gen Y, Big Data and surveillance, part-time work, happiness and pessimism and Australia’s political culture.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, June 30th, 2013 - 3 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: Prism, sick leave, female voters, and weeing during a filibuster.
John Key re-announces Len’s plan
Written By: - Date published: 3:57 pm, June 28th, 2013 - 42 comments
So John Key has today re-announced the Auckland plan, albeit delayed. So the Central Rail Link is on. There’ll be a 2nd Harbour crossing that’s tunnels. Combine it with Christchurch and Key’s spent about $10 billion this week. Bill English will be having a heart attack… but then, it’s all spending in the distant future […]
Someone to blame…
Written By: - Date published: 3:59 pm, June 25th, 2013 - 11 comments
“If an information technology project costing more than $10 million goes off the rails, the buck will now stop with Government chief information officer (GCIO) and Internal Affairs boss Colin MacDonald.”
Why enhanced spying powers are bad
Written By: - Date published: 6:54 am, June 25th, 2013 - 62 comments
If one needs any more reason to worry about the government’s GCSB bill, here is the latest news from the UK: police there seemed to spend more time investigating the murder of innocent school boy Stephen Lawrence’s family to undermine their anti-racism campaign than they did his murder. An former undercover officer has said he […]
I’m not a UF fan, but…
Written By: - Date published: 1:22 pm, June 24th, 2013 - 16 comments
Today’s stuff Dilbert cartoon seems very apt.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, June 23rd, 2013 - 5 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: mastery of the internet means mastery of us by the NSA, feminist statistics, some interesting people and popularity lists.
Christchurch East – A safe seat?
Written By: - Date published: 1:21 pm, June 19th, 2013 - 26 comments
Lianne Dalziel’s decision to run for the mayoralty of Christchurch will be great for the people of the city. But this means a by-election in Christchurch East: and with National’s 2011 party vote 1000 more than Labour and the Greens combined, it’s going to be a long way from a cake-walk for any Labour candidate.
Don’t veto me!
Written By: - Date published: 6:52 pm, June 17th, 2013 - 4 comments
Have you done this yet?
First Living Wage Council
Written By: - Date published: 5:57 pm, May 21st, 2013 - 8 comments
Hamilton City looks like it’ll be the first Council to pay a Living Wage, as it fulfils its obligations as a good employer, following the likes of The Warehouse and Progressive Enterprises.
Gilmore Goes
Written By: - Date published: 5:59 pm, May 12th, 2013 - 68 comments
Aaron Gilmore has given into pressure from his National “mates” and resigned.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, May 12th, 2013 - 13 comments
My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: Dhaka t-shirts, twitter exclusives, the politics of principle and missing white woman syndrome.
$250k for failed Job Interview
Written By: - Date published: 4:37 pm, April 26th, 2013 - 22 comments
I like my employer, and they’re not ungenerous. But I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t spend $250,000 on helping me to get another job – and one that I’m a long shot for at that.
As Tim Groser’s employers, you’ve got to wonder just how generous we as voters are being. And why either he doesn’t think we’re good enough employers and wants to leave, or why National want rid of him.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:32 am, April 21st, 2013 - 9 comments
My regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere. This week: Vienna 1913, politics in our genes, burying Thatcher and failed economic theories.
Asset Sales: Orcon
Written By: - Date published: 6:08 pm, April 15th, 2013 - 8 comments
It was announced today that Government-owned Orcon was sold off last Friday.
Love DOC Day
Written By: - Date published: 11:14 am, April 11th, 2013 - 3 comments
Today is Love DOC Day, where lots of people are organising to visit a DOC office and give them cakes and messages of support etc. Organised by by Forest & Bird, and supported by the PSA, The Greens and Labour’s Environment Sector, today is your chance to show your disgust for National’s cuts to our Environmental protectors in a positive way. Get involved!
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