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Re-post: Beth Houston for Senior Vice President

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:21 am, November 5th, 2016 - 1 comment

Earlier this year the Standard’s authors offered candidates for the upcoming Labour Party internal elections the chance to guest post about why they’re running. We’re reposting them now ahead of tomorrow’s vote.

Go home Roy Morgan, you’re drunk

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:53 am, November 5th, 2016 - 149 comments

The latest Roy Morgan poll result and it is evidence that the polling model needs to be reviewed.

Andrew Little: Winning together

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:12 am, November 4th, 2016 - 167 comments

In advance of the Labour Party conference this weekend Andrew Little’s message is that the polls are neck and neck, that Labour is winning on many issues and that if we work together the left can win the next election.

David Cunliffe announces his retirement from politics

Written By: advantage - Date published: 12:00 pm, November 1st, 2016 - 335 comments

David Cunliffe has announced that he will not be standing for Parliament at the next election.

Labour’s Auckland light rail announcement

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:38 am, October 31st, 2016 - 87 comments

National is criticising Labour for releasing policy during an election campaign.

Labour wants light rail for Auckland!

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:31 pm, October 30th, 2016 - 58 comments

Andrew Little has just announced that Labour in Government will accelerate the implementation of light rail in the Auckland Istmus.

Workers’ rights – the Uber ruling

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:26 am, October 30th, 2016 - 34 comments

Recent decision in the UK is a victory for workers and their rights.

Workers, unions and the Labour party

Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 9:16 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 198 comments

Convincing workers not to organise in their own best interests is one of the great successes of right-wing politics.

Government announces watered down version of Labour’s Kiwibuild policy

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:04 am, October 12th, 2016 - 82 comments

National is borrowing another Labour-Green policy and has announced a lite version of Labour’s Kiwibuild policy.

Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness releases report – Government must act

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:11 pm, October 10th, 2016 - 82 comments

Labour, the Green Party and the Māori Party are have released their Ending Homelessness in New Zealand report and are calling on the Government to immediately adopt the 20 recommendations.

Utopians and pragmatists

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:43 am, October 10th, 2016 - 32 comments

Nick Leggett places himself in the “pragmatic” part of the Labour Party spectrum and derides others as being “utopian” and not interested in winning. But given the recent election result for the Mayoralty is he right?

Local Government results good for Labour and terrible for National

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:18 am, October 9th, 2016 - 80 comments

In Auckland, Christchurch and in mayoral races throughout the country Labour and Progressives had a very good day while National and its proxies must be wondering what they did wrong.

Campaigning South Auckland style

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:00 am, October 7th, 2016 - 8 comments

The South has responded to the Matafai West Auckland effort from yesterday. Sua William Sio says that South Auckland is the Gateway to the nation and the land of the young, beautiful and gifted. Judging by this video he may be right.

Something to go to in Auckland tonight

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:33 am, October 6th, 2016 - Comments Off on Something to go to in Auckland tonight

Labour Party Senior Vice President candidate Eva Hartshorn-Sanders will be holding a meet the candidate event at Galbraith’s Alehouse between 5:30 and 7:30 tonight. SVP plays a very important role in the party, so it’s well worth checking out the candidates if you get the chance.

Campaigning westie style …

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:00 am, October 6th, 2016 - 12 comments

The Matafai aiga from West Auckland show how to campaign.

Phil Twyford: the Housing Crisis

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:00 am, October 5th, 2016 - 148 comments

Phil Twyford argues housing will be the defining challenge for the next Labour-led Government, and sets out Labour’s reform agenda.

Our most effective Prime Minister

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:14 am, October 1st, 2016 - 234 comments

Ad ranks post second world war according to criteria which produces some interesting result.

Twyford to chair Labour’s election campaign

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:41 pm, September 28th, 2016 - 56 comments

Twyford has been made Labour’s campaign chairman, which puts him charge of strategy for the election.

“Itching Scratches” on Nine to Noon

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 6:27 pm, September 26th, 2016 - 61 comments

Matthew Hooton got carried away on Nine to Noon dissing Andrew Little’s views on political strategy and the centre ground that appeared to differ from Helen Clark’s. Stephen Mills piled in too on Jeremy Corbyn and the “missing millions.” All Little said was that he wants to connect with different groups of voters on issues important to them. Can’t argue with that.

New lineup for Labour Leader’s office

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:15 pm, September 21st, 2016 - 49 comments

Andrew Little has appointed a new Chief of Staff and Chief Press Secretary.

Just vote – Auckland Council version

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:00 am, September 18th, 2016 - 31 comments

It is local government election time. If you want to vote for progressive candidates these are some suggestions.

Labour Organising

Written By: Bill - Date published: 10:09 am, September 14th, 2016 - 39 comments

From the UK. Organising 101.

Parliamentary Services is snooping on MPs’ emails

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:14 am, September 14th, 2016 - 123 comments

It appears that Parliamentary Services is monitoring MPs emails. And not just for things such as spam and viruses.

The trouble with polls

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 2:43 pm, September 13th, 2016 - 186 comments

Labour has released its latest UMR polling which shows a dramatically different result to that of the latest Colmar Brunton poll.

The homeless crisis is getting worse

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:46 am, September 12th, 2016 - 139 comments

Figures provided by the Government to Labour suggest that providing accommodation for families with chronic housing needs is taking much longer than it did six months ago. But Paula Bennett has replied by suggesting that the figures do not reflect reality.

#ParkUpForGovernment

Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 8:24 am, September 7th, 2016 - 10 comments

Despite the large number of people with terrible stories about homelessness to the Labour/Greens/Maori Homelessness Inquiry, this Government of Housing Inaction still thinks the problem should be ignored and the Inquiry ‘not needed’.

Eileen Brown for CCDHB

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 10:01 pm, September 6th, 2016 - 2 comments

Capital Coast DHB candidate Eileen Brown chairs the Newtown Union Health Service Board, a primary care service for people on low incomes. For the last 10 years, Eileen has worked for the Council of Trade Unions as a senior policy analyst; previously she worked in nursing in many areas including mental health and neuro rehabilitation. Eileen is standing as a Labour candidate. She’d be great on the DHB.

Guest Post: Beth Houston for Senior Vice President

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 2:30 pm, September 6th, 2016 - 29 comments

The Standard’s authors have offered candidates for the upcoming Labour Party internal elections the chance to guest post about why they’re running. Beth Houston has been nominated for the position of Senior Vice President. Here’s her vision for the role and the party.