Pressure mounts to force Auckland to open up land
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Date published: 1:57 pm, October 22nd, 2015 - 45 comments
Serious Fraud Office, Productivity Commission, Council failings, under-supply of houses, Developer Greed… a recipe for disaster
Is it time for progressives to love rugby?
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Date published: 8:30 am, October 22nd, 2015 - 328 comments
Ad reflects on the relationship between the left and rugby since the springbok tour.
The equal pay initiative
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Date published: 7:04 am, October 22nd, 2015 - 17 comments
After twice killing off pay equity legislation (2009, 1990), National have been forced to confront the issue again.
Open mike 22/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2015 - 168 comments
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Daily Review 21/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, October 21st, 2015 - 33 comments
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Have a Drink Hoss!
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Date published: 10:26 am, October 21st, 2015 - 55 comments
So, by my understanding, in ‘three party’* Canada, the New Democratic Party sought the center and nosedived. Simultaneously, the Liberals moved left and soared. In ‘two party’ England and Wales, Labour sought the center and bumbled and scraped the ground looking for lift off. Meanwhile, in the very same election in ‘three party’ Scotland where […]
Tony Veitch and the power of redemption
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Date published: 8:40 am, October 21st, 2015 - 124 comments
Tony Veitch has caused a major social media response by posting a comment which suggests that he is a victim of a bad relationship and not guilty of inflicting domestic violence.
Canada and the TPP
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Date published: 7:06 am, October 21st, 2015 - 19 comments
Will the Liberals’ victory yesterday result in Canada dropping out of the TPP? Probably not. But Canadian farmers are going to push hard, creating an interesting opportunity for the Liberals.
Open mike 21/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2015 - 95 comments
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Daily Review 20/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, October 20th, 2015 - 8 comments
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I LOVE these kinds of stories
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Date published: 4:37 pm, October 20th, 2015 - 3 comments
““We had an 83-year-old man walking in here to vote for the first time in his life,” she said from near a polling station in Tsuut’ina Nation, near Calgary.”
Oh Canada oh Canada
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Date published: 3:48 pm, October 20th, 2015 - 84 comments
It appears that Stephen Harper’s conservatives in Canada have been voted out of office.
John Oliver on Key: Every pic is a dic pic
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Date published: 9:30 am, October 20th, 2015 - 36 comments
John Key provides a never ending flow of material for John Oliver’s show Last Week Tonight.
TVOne’s reporting of the latest Colmar Brunton Poll result
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Date published: 8:16 am, October 20th, 2015 - 90 comments
The latest Colmar Brunton poll shows that the opposition block is solidly ahead of National. Yet One News chose to concentrate only on the preferred Prime Minister result and attack Andrew Little because of marginal change.
Obesity policy ignores elephant in the room
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Date published: 7:29 am, October 20th, 2015 - 182 comments
Obesity is a difficult topic to write about, but with the release of new government policy yesterday it is very much in the news. Unfortunately, unsurprisingly, National have chosen to tinker with the consequences of obesity without addressing the causes.
Open mike 20/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2015 - 113 comments
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Daily Review 19/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, October 19th, 2015 - 41 comments
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Kelvin Davis on Christmas Island
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Date published: 11:55 am, October 19th, 2015 - 39 comments
Today Key is trying to dress up Aussie platitudes (on detained Kiwis) as scraps of progress. But Labour MP Kelvin Davis is taking action…
Future Auckland
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Date published: 8:35 am, October 19th, 2015 - 22 comments
There are rumours that National is looking to organise a new regional ticket, Future Auckland, to contest next year’s local body elections in Auckland.
Another financial crisis?
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Date published: 8:14 am, October 19th, 2015 - 102 comments
There are a lot of canaries giving warning in the world’s economic coal mine just now.
Open mike 19/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 19th, 2015 - 25 comments
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Cameron Slater back in court
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Date published: 4:05 pm, October 18th, 2015 - 35 comments
For the observers of the continued disaster that is Cameron Slater, here is a snippet observed in the High Court list for tomorrow. There is a first call for action against him for contempt. A new application? He only just got done for 7 charges.
Argghh! The comment bug
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Date published: 1:44 pm, October 18th, 2015 - 10 comments
I have spent a few hours been chasing the bug that has been causing people to go into moderation automatically. Found it, killed it, and I thought I’d share it with you.
Labour’s position on TPPA
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Date published: 11:01 am, October 18th, 2015 - 186 comments
The last fortnight has not been a great time for Labour when it comes to the TPPA. But a couple of imprecisely worded comments may have had far too much read into them. And the left and the media may have fallen into a trap set by the right.
Our influence in Australia
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Date published: 10:41 am, October 18th, 2015 - 76 comments
Key has failed to budge Australia on the detention and deportation of Kiwis. Apart from the photo ops and the mutual admiration society, our actual influence is zero.
Rugby or global leadership?
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Date published: 7:30 am, October 18th, 2015 - 45 comments
John Key seems to prefer that New Zealand provides leadership in entertainment than in the areas that really matter.
Open mike 18/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 18th, 2015 - 48 comments
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Collins touting cars with her buddy Cam
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Date published: 9:21 am, October 17th, 2015 - 39 comments
Judith Collins is a tout (sorry “Brand Ambassador”) for a car dealer, and it looks like she’s using Cameron Slater’s blog to give her a hand.
John Armstrong – a person worth disagreeing with
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Date published: 9:14 am, October 17th, 2015 - 25 comments
Today John Armstrong published his swansong at the NZ Herald. He is losing his long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Like most things that John wrote, it is worth reading. Certainly that was how he was regarded here. More than 500 of our 17,000+ posts referenced his work.
Keeping going
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Date published: 9:00 am, October 17th, 2015 - 28 comments
Advantage has some suggestions on how to maintain and reignite your political activist self.
Open mike 17/10/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 17th, 2015 - 104 comments
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