Archive for September, 2012
Nats: economic failures
Written By: - Date published: 10:57 am, September 12th, 2012 - 30 comments
Fresh from having to delay the sale of Mighty River for 6 months because of sheer incompetence and on the back of hundreds of jobs losses in our largest employing sector – manufacturing – Key went overseas to boost our exports. His Russian FTA talks were a dismal failure (wonder why) and, now, he’s re-heating a failed attempt to boost tourism.
Crackdown on Working for Families children
Written By: - Date published: 10:49 am, September 12th, 2012 - 13 comments
Families will lose half their Working for Families payments if they don’t put their kids in ECE or make sure they have the Well Child checks, under reforms to be announced by Paula Bennett the next time National needs a distraction from its failed economic management. ‘When you’re getting public money, the government can demand anything of you: even if it isn’t compulsory and even if you can’t afford it,’ said Bennett.
Redundancies, consultants, professional development
Written By: - Date published: 9:46 am, September 12th, 2012 - 12 comments
National would like us to believe that it is the party of sound business management. How sound is it to spend $114 million on redundancies, while simultaneously running up a $910 million bill on external consultants?
On good and bad welfare
Written By: - Date published: 6:31 am, September 12th, 2012 - 248 comments
So the government is announcing the “lifetime cost” of social welfare payments today to soften the ground for cracking down on beneficiaries.
By coincidence they’re also in the process of rushing through changes to the emissions trading scheme that will cost the taxpayer billions of dollars in corporate welfare.
Open mike 12/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, September 12th, 2012 - 117 comments
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Champions for Children
Written By: - Date published: 8:02 pm, September 11th, 2012 - 33 comments
The Greens have started a new programme – Champions for Children. We should all sign up. We need to make alleviating child poverty the election issue of 2014.
Money Week: avoid getting ripped off
Written By: - Date published: 2:35 pm, September 11th, 2012 - 23 comments
Since 2006, 66 New Zealand finance companies, funds and mortgage trusts have failed (closed, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, suspended). An estimated $3.5 billion has already been lost with another $8.6 billion still at risk.
Guest poster Adele shows the need for a week of events and activities to raise awareness about how people can better manage their money (if they have any) and get help to do so – Money Week.
Joyce floundering on manufacturing
Written By: - Date published: 11:27 am, September 11th, 2012 - 15 comments
Talk fast, shoot the messenger, and spin like a top. That’s Joyce’s style, trying to defend the indefensible; National’s neglect of New Zealand’s manufacturing industry.
Energy efficiency
Written By: - Date published: 9:44 am, September 11th, 2012 - 44 comments
If Europe can ban incandescent light bulbs, if America can legislate to require 54.5 MPG fuel efficient cars, why can’t New Zealand make some progress on energy efficiency?
Nats in denial about education and poverty
Written By: - Date published: 8:06 am, September 11th, 2012 - 57 comments
Shearer’s speech on Sunday has sparked the discussions that this country needed to have about education, about poverty, and about the sad link between them. With every statement the Nats show how deeply in denial they are about these issues.
We need a government that gives a f*ck
Written By: - Date published: 7:07 am, September 11th, 2012 - 56 comments
The paper mill at Kawerau is halving its production, and its workforce. Another hundred plus jobs gone. Meanwhile, Norske Skog, which owns the mill, is expanding production at its paper mill in Tasmania. What’s the difference? In Australia, the government is investing in local production and local jobs to substitute imports. Here, our government doesn’t give a fuck.
Open mike 11/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, September 11th, 2012 - 229 comments
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How long have they been sitting on that?
Written By: - Date published: 8:24 pm, September 10th, 2012 - 75 comments
Shearer gets some traction with a policy that neatly targets parents’ concerns about education, hits a link in the poverty cycle, and is third way enough that National can’t really object. And what happens? National runs a little beat up on how Shearer’s masters thesis says you can’t ignore Maori beliefs in taniwha when allocating water rights. Wonder how long they were sitting on that.
“Kiwis targeted by John Key scammers”
Written By: - Date published: 8:08 pm, September 10th, 2012 - 31 comments
Headline in the new Herald website. That’s all of us.
CIR & the silience of the citirats
Written By: - Date published: 11:28 am, September 10th, 2012 - 6 comments
The Nats’ lines on the citizens-initiated referendum on asset sales are very weak: ‘we don’t care because we have a mandate’ and making up stories about invalid signatures. Those lines will only hold until the petition is certified by the Clerk of the House later this year. Then, they’ll have to grow up a little. Their first decision will be when to hold the referendum.
Who’s heading in the right direction?
Written By: - Date published: 9:37 am, September 10th, 2012 - 13 comments
While Labour and the Greens are laying out concrete policies to tackle poverty and its consequences that lead to life-long problems (child payment and home insulation from the Greens, food in schools and reading recovery from Labour), National MPs are acting as slum landlords, refusing to spend a few thousand dollars to bring their rentals up to standard.
Education, evidence, and a tale of two leaders
Written By: - Date published: 7:20 am, September 10th, 2012 - 86 comments
Shearer has set out some bold new ideas for education. Key is clinging to failed national standards. Shearer’s views are well supported by the successful Finnish model, while Key’s are condemned by failures in the UK and USA. Does the evidence matter?
Open mike 10/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, September 10th, 2012 - 65 comments
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A decent policy
Written By: - Date published: 6:23 pm, September 9th, 2012 - 279 comments
David Shearer’s policy of free meals for low decile schools is a bloody good one – there are too many kids that are going to school hungry and suffering setbacks because of it.
But remember, this should only be seen as a stop-gap measure.
Shearer – excellent education speech
Written By: - Date published: 2:46 pm, September 9th, 2012 - 115 comments
David Shearer’s education speech today was excellent in every way. Core Labour values, a sound understanding of the issues, significant concrete policy, and the promise of more to come. “Under Labour, the world’s best education will be available at your local school”.
Sunday Reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, September 9th, 2012 - 11 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. This week: cars, the UK’s ‘Big Willy’ politics and Fear of a Black President. Oh, and laughter.
Open mike 09/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, September 9th, 2012 - 69 comments
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Something missing from asset sales debate
Written By: - Date published: 7:28 pm, September 8th, 2012 - 38 comments
Something’s missing from Labour’s position on asset sales. It’s what it will do with the partially privatised companies (if the sales do go ahead despite Treaty issues and the dearth of economic rationale) when Labour is once more in government. I understand why it cannot promise to buy back the shares but why not make […]
NRT: Extended
Written By: - Date published: 9:14 am, September 8th, 2012 - 25 comments
No Right Turn on the Nats’ continuing contempt for democracy in Canterbury.
Poverty Watch 2
Written By: - Date published: 7:35 am, September 8th, 2012 - 64 comments
Welcome to Poverty Watch, a weekly update on the National government’s lack of response to the urgent and growing issue of poverty in NZ. In relevant news this week a study estimates the cost of child poverty in NZ to be $10 billion per year.
Open mike 08/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, September 8th, 2012 - 102 comments
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Brian Easton on Light-handed regulation
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 pm, September 7th, 2012 - 10 comments
Brian Easton will introduce the Fabian Society Light-handed Regulation Series at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace, Wellington, on Monday 10 September at 5:30pm. Brian’s presentation will discuss the disastrous effects of ideological light-handed regulation on work safety, the finance sector, the energy sector and construction and building. His paper is a significant contribution to what is an extremely important issue. All welcome.
Weekend social 07/09/2012
Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, September 7th, 2012 - 19 comments
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?
Caption Contest
Written By: - Date published: 10:57 am, September 7th, 2012 - 93 comments
We’re back! with a tasteful diversion….
Unqualified teachers in charter schools condemned
Written By: - Date published: 8:38 am, September 7th, 2012 - 181 comments
A stinging report from the Ministry of Education condemns the proposed use of unqualified teachers in charter schools. The Nats won’t listen because the Nats don’t care about the quality of education, they only care about privatising it.
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- Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in children
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- Lamb, bungy jumping and crypto
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- Restored story: Kelvin Davis to Oranga Tamariki: ‘Please explain’ Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis has asked Oranga Tamariki to “please explain” its actions after a Newsroom investigation into Māori children being taken away from Pākehā foster parents who had provided them with a permanent home. Davis told Newsroom he had watched most of the video – a change from his ...5 days ago
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- Sydneysiders witnessed horrific scenes on Saturday. How do you process and recover from such an even...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Felmingham, Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne Like many, I watched the reports of the violent attack at Bondi Junction yesterday with shock, horror and disbelief. My heart goes out to the people involved, the courageous first responders and ...5 days ago - Christopher Luxon touches down in Singapore, kicking off Southeast Asia tourEscalating global tensions are sure to colour engagements during the prime minister's week-long trip. ...5 days ago
- Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel was a strategic miscalculation. Can all-out war now be avert...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently, several waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and rockets followed, ...5 days ago
- Jim Chalmers seeks to allay fears industry policy will be financial ‘free-for-all’Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged substantial public investment, likely tax breaks and other incentives in next month’s budget to encourage industry, while stressing there won’t be a “free-for-all” of public funds. “We’re talking about ...5 days ago
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- As Australia reels from the Bondi attack, such mass murder incidents remain rareSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University There are few scenes more shocking than random acts of extreme violence against people simply going about their daily lives. Yet this is what Australians are coming to terms with after ...5 days ago
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- An Ode to .. Melissa LeeLast Days of the Median Empire King Luxon distributed all the spoils of war To his loyal retainers. Then he realised he had one troublesome land Left to hand over: The Median Empire. He called forth General Lee, and offered her Governorship of the Fourth Estate. General Lee accepted with ...6 days ago
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