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Date published: 10:04 am, June 25th, 2017 - 30 comments
Heather du Plessis-Allan asks why Barclay is taking the fall alone, when – just as with dirty politics – the rot goes to the top of the National Party.
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Date published: 9:30 am, June 25th, 2017 - 9 comments
Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand and supported by Forest and Bird have proposed that a new National Park including the Remarkables be created.
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Date published: 7:03 am, June 25th, 2017 - 81 comments
Herald columnist Lizzie Marvelly: “Come election time, there are people who will stop at nothing to land a blow on the party they most hate. And somehow, inevitably, someone will aim a kick at Māori. Insinuating that the conditions at a marae are “slum-like” is both deeply offensive and staggeringly privileged.”
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 25th, 2017 - 180 comments
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Date published: 6:15 pm, June 24th, 2017 - 11 comments
They had a good run.
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Date published: 9:30 am, June 24th, 2017 - 61 comments
New Zealand First could have a pivotal role in the next Government. What are their principles and what are they committed to?
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Date published: 9:09 am, June 24th, 2017 - 97 comments
Team Nat were desperate to try and divert some attention from their floundering leader, and to a certain extent they succeeded. But compare and contrast Labour and National’s handling of the issues, front up and fix vs lie harder.
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Date published: 8:03 am, June 24th, 2017 - 44 comments
Burying the last shred of his credibility in a deep hole forever, Bill claims that nobody realised Todd Barclay recording of secretary might be a crime. It’s like the events of 2008 and 2011 never happened.
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Date published: 7:00 am, June 24th, 2017 - 41 comments
Nelson city councillor Matt Lawrey is to run a two tick campaign with the full backing of the party.
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 24th, 2017 - 87 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 23rd, 2017 - 91 comments
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Date published: 12:20 pm, June 23rd, 2017 - 48 comments
Ex Nat leader Don Brash, of racist Orewa speech and Iwi/Kiwi fame, is still out there fanning the flames of division in NZ.
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Date published: 8:00 am, June 23rd, 2017 - 58 comments
the Government can’t always be trusted to act in the best interests of the people or the planet
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Date published: 6:40 am, June 23rd, 2017 - 23 comments
Labour and Peters have both made complaints over English’s lie to Parliament. Peters is calling on English to step down. That’s going to make any post-election NZF/Nat coalition a bit tricky.
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 23rd, 2017 - 144 comments
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Date published: 10:39 pm, June 22nd, 2017 - 49 comments
Bill English’s texted electorate chair Stuart Davie on 21st February 2016 saying Glenys Dickson was given an extra payout from the Leader’s fund “to avoid potential legal action.” It was the only source available for an extra payout for confidentiality. English said today no-one in February knew there was any issue of illegality. Then what legal action and why an extra payment?
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 22nd, 2017 - 53 comments
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Date published: 11:17 am, June 22nd, 2017 - 9 comments
A 21st century city simply has to have integrated, multi-modal public transport at its heart.
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Date published: 9:00 am, June 22nd, 2017 - 37 comments
During Dirty Politics John Key was able to stand in front of a group of reporters and with complete confidence make a series of statements the veracity of which was dubious. Bill English has shown this week that he does not have that ability.
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Date published: 6:18 am, June 22nd, 2017 - 22 comments
Compared to this, Barclaygate is a tiny speck of dust by the skirting board behind the couch.
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Date published: 6:06 am, June 22nd, 2017 - 8 comments
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 22nd, 2017 - 229 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 21st, 2017 - 20 comments
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Date published: 1:37 pm, June 21st, 2017 - 127 comments
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Date published: 11:19 am, June 21st, 2017 - 32 comments
We may never know if Todd Barclay was one of the Simon Lusk / Cameron Slater Dirty Politics ‘clients’. However if you read the Whaleoil today, he has finally received instructions (umm) figured out the spin line … Whatever…
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Date published: 10:17 am, June 21st, 2017 - 54 comments
What if the left had an authoritarian populist in power and got some stuff done?
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Date published: 9:45 am, June 21st, 2017 - 31 comments
‘Tis the time in the electoral cycle when Winston Peters bestirs himself to life. And tweets thus…
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Date published: 7:38 am, June 21st, 2017 - 160 comments
Bill English lied and he tried to coverup what may well be a crime. He has blown his brand big-time.
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Date published: 6:05 am, June 21st, 2017 - 73 comments
From twitter, Holy shit, someone in NZ did some journalism and all hell breaks loose.
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 21st, 2017 - 66 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 20th, 2017 - 25 comments
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