Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, August 30th, 2017 - 45 comments
Peters is enraged by the presumed Nat hit on him over super. Earlier he was calling on Bill English to resign over the Barclay scandal. Given these conflicts, no one can have any confidence in a post-election Nat NZF coalition. They hate each other.
Written By: - Date published: 12:16 pm, August 29th, 2017 - 16 comments
National has announced a policy of increasing paid parental leave after complaining last year that it was unaffordable.
Written By: - Date published: 7:50 am, August 29th, 2017 - 7 comments
Labour has announced a Tourism and Infrastructure fund policy which will raise funds for conservation and infrastructure.
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, August 29th, 2017 - 16 comments
During the weekend one of National’s rising stars Amy Adams debates housing with Labour’s Phil Twyford. Adams was supremely confident but the data she relied on appears to have problems …
Written By: - Date published: 9:40 am, August 27th, 2017 - 65 comments
John Armstrong coined a memorable headline: That ain’t lipstick – it’s war paint. Jo Moir writes on the Jacinda tsunami in South Auckland, and Liam Dann gives Labour the economic thumbs up. Not a bad weekend for Labour!
Written By: - Date published: 11:52 am, August 26th, 2017 - 48 comments
“The Act will mean that climate targets are legally binding, and the Government will be obliged to have a detailed plan about exactly how it will meet those targets, detail that has been desperately missing under National. This is what real action on climate change looks like.”
Written By: - Date published: 7:03 am, August 24th, 2017 - 189 comments
John Armstrong writes on the tide going out on National, and the big swing towards Labour in Ohariu.
Written By: - Date published: 8:18 am, August 23rd, 2017 - 47 comments
Today is the day for Treasury’s Pre-Election Fiscal Update (PREFU).
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, August 23rd, 2017 - 56 comments
Labour’s new campaign ad is great! Compare and contrast with Nat attack ads…
Written By: - Date published: 5:35 pm, August 22nd, 2017 - 38 comments
The most interesting political parties debate on Māori Television (and livestream), tonight 8pm.
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, August 22nd, 2017 - 34 comments
National’s supposedly well oiled campaign machine is resembling an episode of the Thick of It rather than a Crosby Textor training video.
Written By: - Date published: 1:09 pm, August 21st, 2017 - 140 comments
Peter Dunne has announced that he will resign from Parliament at the next election.
Written By: - Date published: 5:17 pm, August 20th, 2017 - 111 comments
The text of Jacinda Ardern’s campaign speech delivered today.
Written By: - Date published: 8:27 am, August 20th, 2017 - 58 comments
Labour rising, National falling in the latest poll. Greens steady at 8%. Jacinda Ardern buries Bill English in the “favourability” rating. Will Labour overtake Nats before the election?
Update: Live Labour launch video.
Written By: - Date published: 6:30 am, August 20th, 2017 - 116 comments
Another experimental post on The Standard, providing a discussion space for left-wing and progressive people only.
Written By: - Date published: 1:50 pm, August 19th, 2017 - 50 comments
They ran away from equal pay.
Written By: - Date published: 1:49 pm, August 19th, 2017 - 18 comments
Labour’s campaign launch is this Sunday in Auckland.
Written By: - Date published: 11:29 am, August 19th, 2017 - 68 comments
Can we please get on with the real mahi now?
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, August 19th, 2017 - 44 comments
Guest post by Labour list and Rodney candidate Marja Lubeck on why she became involved in politics.
Written By: - Date published: 7:23 am, August 19th, 2017 - 30 comments
Written By: - Date published: 4:09 pm, August 18th, 2017 - 87 comments
Matthew Whitehead on MMP and the threshold, along with some commentary on the current polling situation.
Written By: - Date published: 3:10 pm, August 18th, 2017 - 35 comments
Written By: - Date published: 1:32 pm, August 18th, 2017 - 74 comments
Early days but Labour’s surge should result in an outstanding array of talent entering Parliament.
Written By: - Date published: 9:12 am, August 18th, 2017 - 87 comments
What Jacinda Ardern has accomplished here is nothing short of astonishing. As a one-off bump in the polls it rivals Brash’s infamous Orewa speech. But Ardern’s rise is based on optimism and positivity rather than racist dog whistles.
Written By: - Date published: 6:25 am, August 18th, 2017 - 10 comments
Tips on helping people to enrol to vote.
Written By: - Date published: 6:15 am, August 18th, 2017 - 54 comments
National has let regional rail services rust away but the Greens in government will restore rail as the backbone of New Zealand’s transport system, for freight and for people
Written By: - Date published: 12:41 pm, August 17th, 2017 - 7 comments
In America Donald Trump has abandoned business think tanks that he established not that long ago. During the last Labour Government Helen Clark established the Growth and Innovation Advisory Board with mixed results. What should a Jacinda Ardern led Labour-Green coalition do?
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, August 16th, 2017 - 163 comments
Over the ditch the Australian Government has accused New Zealand Labour of using Parliament to undermine Barnaby Joyce. But an analysis of the claim suggests that anyone claiming this should be regarded as being a whacka because the media was onto the claim two days before the questions were asked.
Written By: - Date published: 10:44 am, August 15th, 2017 - 65 comments
A list of Labour’s announced policies to date and an easy way to compare them to other parties’ policies.
Written By: - Date published: 12:25 pm, August 14th, 2017 - 100 comments
“Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit will help students learn to drive, understand practical budgeting, be equipped with workplace skills, and learn how our political system operates through civics education at school. Every secondary school will be resourced to provide these courses.”
Written By: - Date published: 6:28 am, August 14th, 2017 - 60 comments
Jacinda Ardern at the chippy and James Shaw in the House.
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