Guest Post: The Spectre of the Bloody Fetus Placard
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Date published: 12:40 pm, September 11th, 2017 - 2 comments
Reprinted with permission from Julia Schiller’s blog Enough is Enough. Julia analyses Abortion politics in New Zealand and details a recent interaction she had with National MP Simon O’Connor.
Business leaders endorse Labour / Green government
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Date published: 9:23 am, September 11th, 2017 - 67 comments
In The Herald: “Fear of a Labour/Green Government in the business community is well gone, says SkyCity chairman-elect Rob Campbell”, “Business doesn’t necessarily do better under National led Governments”.
Plant trees, love NZ: the Greens’ bold Climate Protection Plan
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Date published: 8:00 am, September 11th, 2017 - 68 comments
The Greens have a comprehensive, detailed plan for NZ on what to do about climate change that works through transforming the economy, ending poverty, and protecting the environment.
Below 40% National loses its diversity
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Date published: 7:02 am, September 11th, 2017 - 26 comments
Some polls have National below 40%. If that is reflected in the election result then National will lose much of its diversity, setting the party back by many years. The current list was constructed for the “pale stale male”. They need to be better balanced in the future.
Divisions in National
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Date published: 6:28 am, September 11th, 2017 - 14 comments
Seems Joyce doesn’t have the credibility to run another planned hit job. Labour insiders report debate and anger within a divided National party.
Open Mike 11/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 11th, 2017 - 100 comments
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Labour’s first 100 days
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Date published: 6:22 pm, September 10th, 2017 - 61 comments
Jacinda Ardern has set out an ambitious list of actions for Labour’s first 100 days, including banning foreign, non-resident house buyers by Christmas through an urgent law change.
The decline and fall in National’s polling under English
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Date published: 4:19 pm, September 10th, 2017 - 144 comments
National’s current polling under Bill English is showing the same dramatic slide that it did in 2002, the last time he was leader.
Underpaying beneficiaries
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Date published: 10:26 am, September 10th, 2017 - 28 comments
Beneficiaries are not getting the support that they are entitled to. NZ is beset by rising poverty, its associated diseases, homelessness, and suicide. I wonder if these facts could possibly be related?
The election of truth vs lies
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Date published: 9:28 am, September 10th, 2017 - 77 comments
Even those who have supported National in the past must see that this current bunch have lost their way. National needs to renew itself, some time in opposition will do them good. Don’t vote for liars.
After nine long years National discovers there is child poverty in New Zealand
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Date published: 7:57 am, September 10th, 2017 - 98 comments
Bill English has finally committed the Government to doing something about Child poverty. But why has he and National taken so long?
Open Mike 10/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 10th, 2017 - 119 comments
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Reasons to vote Green: the TPPA
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Date published: 12:58 pm, September 9th, 2017 - 63 comments
A strong Green Party presence in government is the best way to prevent the TPPA, and is critical in protecting NZ’s environment and social and political sovereignty.
Garner on National’s death rattle
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Date published: 8:29 am, September 9th, 2017 - 73 comments
Weekend pundits agree that the Joyce / English brazen lie about Labour’s budget is a disaster for the Nats. Duncan Garner pronounces National’s death rattle.
The Cost
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Date published: 8:00 am, September 9th, 2017 - 59 comments
Should the Greens form part of the next Government there will be huge expectations on them to perform.
Open Mike 09/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 9th, 2017 - 169 comments
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Daily Review 08/09/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 8th, 2017 - 91 comments
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Labour’s climate change policy – nuclear free moment
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Date published: 10:05 am, September 8th, 2017 - 120 comments
Jacinda Ardern has released Labour’s climate change policy – including zero net carbon emissions by 2050. Jacinda has called climate change “my generation’s nuclear-free moment”.
Stupid myths on immigrant construction workers
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Date published: 9:16 am, September 8th, 2017 - 31 comments
One of the dafter myths about the current burgeoning immigration industry is that we need skilled immigrants for the construction industry. As usual the talkback idiots are wrong. We don’t get many. We need more. We need to get rid of the migrant dross to get them. A Kiwibuild quota is a good idea.
National enters panic mode and goes tough on beneficiaries
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Date published: 8:38 am, September 8th, 2017 - 27 comments
National has tried to divert attention from the budget hole fiasco by promising to get even tougher on beneficiaries.
Who agrees with you Bill?
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Date published: 6:39 am, September 8th, 2017 - 20 comments
Last night Bill English emphatically defended and agreed with Steven Joyce’s lie about a “hole” in Labour’s budget – specifically the disproved figure of $11.7 billion. Jacinda Ardern took him apart with one simple question. English has nothing left now.
Labour takes the lead in RNZ poll of polls
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Date published: 6:05 am, September 8th, 2017 - 70 comments
Labour has overtaken National in the RNZ poll of polls. Last night’s TVNZ poll had National 4 points behind and falling below 40% for the first time in a decade. Labour have the momentum, and 2 weeks to go…
Open Mike 08/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 8th, 2017 - 162 comments
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TVNZ Poll – Labour opens 4 point lead
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Date published: 6:02 pm, September 7th, 2017 - 76 comments
Tonight’s TVNZ Poll shows Labour opening a 4 point lead over National.
National drop below 40% (well deserved).
Daily Review 07/09/2017
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Date published: 6:02 pm, September 7th, 2017 - 23 comments
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Press/Stuff Leaders’ debate 6pm
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Date published: 5:39 pm, September 7th, 2017 - 85 comments
Another debate between Jacinda Ardern and Bill English, tonight at 6pm.
To REALLY help drug addicts
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Date published: 2:12 pm, September 7th, 2017 - 36 comments
This government will know that 50,000 people already want help with drug addiction but cannot get it. They have had 9 years to give a shit. This “bash the beneficiary drug addict” is a ridiculous response to a real, and growing, health problem.
Finance debate – Grant Robertson vs big flaming gasbag
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Date published: 8:32 am, September 7th, 2017 - 54 comments
The RNZ debate between Labour and Nat finance spokespersons has just concluded – Grant Robertson vs a big flaming gasbag. Robertson very strong, gasbag unable to name One Single Person who agrees with his $11.7bn big lie.
A chance to choose better
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Date published: 7:04 am, September 7th, 2017 - 18 comments
A brief extract from one of Jacinda Ardern’s speeches in Hamilton yesterday. Not just for the next three years but for the next ten – we have a chance to choose better…
Three dirty hits – three epic fails
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Date published: 7:01 am, September 7th, 2017 - 21 comments
This is what an amoral party in a desperate third-term death spiral looks like.
Open Mike 07/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 7th, 2017 - 174 comments
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