I agree with save NZ. A lot of people I know were going crazy fangirl over Swarbrick, so I pushed my immediate bias against such inexperience to the back burner and read her policies from her mayoral bid. She promotes intensification as green, and her ...
I'm sure someone here will know... Has any brand-new party had a significant impact in their first election? I think the bulk of voters are conservative in that, regardless of the lovely party promises, they won't "throw away" their vote in case this helps...
National's voters often pay for private education, and so it's not in their interest to put more money into public education when they can bribe their voters with tax cuts. The only way to stop this is for those of us whom National has shafted to get out ...
Her victims mostly don't vote. Her supporters do. She's safe, tragically.
Indeed, Enough is Enough. None of the media outlets reposting the Labour press release can remember what they reported six weeks ago?
The Greens are constantly disrespected by the public for their perceived single focus and lack of economic acumen. Giving full political credit to Labour for the HousingCorp dividend promotes this ignorance about the Greens. Like when a woman proposes an ...
No, it was Green policy. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11641231
Because it's damned odd. Labour and the Greens just announced a historic partnership agreement. To announce a policy whose main "aha" is EXACTLY THE SAME as the Greens policy announced in May, without in any way acknowledging the Greens but saying Labour ...
Why is this being announced as a Labour policy, when the Greens had it in the media on 19 May? "Housing New Zealand wouldn't pay a dividend to the Government and instead use the money to build new state houses, under a Green Party policy." http://www....
Go vegan - don't buy meat, milk, eggs, or cheese (buy beans, whole grains, and vegetables) and watch your grocery bills plunge and your health soar. That is one thing you have control over. The rest is much harder.
All the inequality calculators I've seen only mention income - even on the inequality site! Surely assets/debts must be taken into account to be at all meaningful. http://www.inequality.org.nz/calculator/
Brexit: It’s not us, it’s EU The people have spoken, and what do they say? A simple majority from the UK Declared independence from that wobbly EU “Our pound remains free, and soon we will be too.” No thanks, we’re British! United we stand! (just don’t ask...
Some of my friends were accusing the anti-flag-change camp as just being anti-JK (like that's a problem :-) but my reasons are many and varied: 1. John Key - yes, I won't have anything to do with him going down in history succeeding in changing the flag as...
I note you're avoiding my questions in lieu of further belittling language. Do you think if you repeat this is "weeping" or "complaining" often enough, that will make it true? You're simply reacting, in ignorance of current plans and past successes against...
"Complaining"? This is a description of the protectionist response from an industry that is almost as bad to its human employees as its animal victims, and the government that profits from "don't look over here". It's in the public interest. If it weren't ...
Where did he say he was surprised? Disappointment is not the same thing. However, it's in all our interests to note, again, how whistleblowers are treated when they report against the powerful. Especially if you're ever in the position of making real ...
Glad to see people talking about the influence of donations on policy. BTW, wasn't it Brash who said "gone by lunchtime"?
The dairy cruelty in the media...and the reaction... "Please don't make me feel guilty about this." http://minimalistmum.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/shocking-abuse-of-new-zealand-dairy.html
He's also probably talking about how scientists are trying to change ruminant animals and what they eat to reduce their emissions. What could possibly go wrong? "NZADGGRC deputy director Dr Andy Resinger told the Herald earlier this year: "The problem ...
Indeed, in fact Michelle Boag, by all evidence a woman, thinks MPs sharing their abuse stories is poor form because.. "Boag said most women she knew had been the victims of sexual assault "in some way", but did not get the opportunity to share their ...
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