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	<description>The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0</description>
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		<title>Strong showing for Len Brown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 23:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Cash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[auckland supercity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[len brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local body elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aaron bhatnagar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sam Cash writes it's good news for Auckland with Len Brown opening up a strong lead over John Banks. Len Brown's campaign seems to have been quietly gathering momentum since he launched his insurgency last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Supercity: Who&#8217;s gonna vote?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Cash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[auckland supercity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[len brown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent polls highlight how important turnout will be at this year's local body election.

Sam Cash takes a look at recent history and how attitudes to the supercity and the themes of this election could increase participation.]]></description>
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		<title>Not my Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 01:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the sprout</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[john banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodnet Hide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supershity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hide and Banks do not strike me as the kind of men you feel safe about having too much power. They never have been and they never will be. Yet so far the ongoing review of the so called &#8216;Supercity Plan&#8217; has suggested it&#8217;s only weakness is that the Lord Mayor wouldn&#8217;t have enough power. Instead, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Attention turns to local government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dancer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Hide]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seems the commentators are definately picking local government as one of the issues to watch in terms of how the new Nationaladministration handles MMP politics (and how the opposition parties handle it as well I guess). Gordon Campbell notes: Giving the local government portfolio to Rodney Hide creates some management challenges for John Key. Can ...]]></description>
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		<title>Local Govt minister wants to privatise water</title>
		<link>http://thestandard.org.nz/local-govt-minister-wants-to-privatise-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[national/act government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney Hide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;ll have read, John Key has made ACT leader Rodney Hide his Minister of Local Government. So, what&#8217;s ACT&#8217;s local government policy? Commercial activities are best performed by the private sector because they have more incentive to innovate and deliver better services. Local government should progressively shed ownership of its commercial activities. Local government ...]]></description>
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