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My (late) vote

Written By: lprent - Date published: 4:58 pm, November 16th, 2014 - 56 comments

Here are my votes for the leadership contest. It was a hard choice, especially having to rank them. But my main criteria was to look for the people who I think had the most chance retaining and utilising the ever increasing membership and the other parts of the party together into a election winning system for the left.

Andrew Little: My vision for Labour

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 4:25 pm, November 15th, 2014 - 87 comments

There are choices that as a country we can make, and the choices we make are whether everybody gets to benefit, or just a few.

Standard questions: David Parker

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:33 am, November 14th, 2014 - 59 comments

A couple of weeks ago we asked readers to suggest questions for written answers from the candidates. We chose / edited six questions, and sent them to the four campaigns. Here are David Parker’s answers.

Standard questions: Andrew Little

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:50 am, November 13th, 2014 - 64 comments

A couple of weeks ago we asked readers to suggest questions for written answers from the candidates. We chose / edited six questions, and sent them to the four campaigns. Here are Andrew Little’s answers.

Nanaia Mahuta: Let’s Get Back On Track

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:37 am, November 13th, 2014 - 26 comments

A message sent out by Nanaia Mahuta last night to all Labour members.

Lessons from the ’30s and 40’s: culture and the left

Written By: karol - Date published: 2:05 pm, November 10th, 2014 - 70 comments

We often look to the first Labour Government for core left wing values, & a political way forward. As well as massively restructuring of the NZ economy, work, welfare & housing, that Government aimed to restructure NZ culture & to combat capitalist-dominated popular culture.

Standard questions: Grant Robertson

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:11 am, November 10th, 2014 - 82 comments

A couple of weeks ago we asked readers to suggest questions for written answers from the candidates. We chose / edited six questions, and sent them to the four campaigns. Here are Grant Robertson’s answers.

The final Labour leadership contest meetings

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:00 am, November 10th, 2014 - 10 comments

Details of the final two Labour leadership meetings to be held in AUckland tonight and tomorrow night.

Andrew Little’s plan for Labour

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:22 pm, November 9th, 2014 - 103 comments

One of the most important challenges we must confront is rebuilding our Party and our movement.

Andrew Little in Auckland on Sunday and virtual hustings

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:00 pm, November 8th, 2014 - 31 comments

The Labour leadership race continues!

Labour leadership hustings video

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:30 am, November 3rd, 2014 - 12 comments

In case you haven’t been able to make it to any of the leadership hustings, here’s the speeches from the Nelson meeting last week.

Moving away from the politics of fear

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 8:30 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 53 comments

Politics from a position of fear is never going to be successful. Politics based on conviction and the ability to put forward a sound argument is a much better strategy. Yes, anyone selected is going to be subject to attack. But there’s no point in allowing that to cloud our judgement.

Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:00 am, November 2nd, 2014 - Comments Off on Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30

Labour leadership contender Grant Robertson will be joining us here at The Standard live on Sunday around 7:30pm for a chat.

Labour leadership events this weekend

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:54 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 19 comments

Meet the candidates.

Leadership carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:29 am, October 31st, 2014 - 112 comments

Last night I attended the Dunedin meeting of the Labour leadership traveling roadshow. Carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!

Meet the Candidates.

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:49 am, October 30th, 2014 - 3 comments

For those interested, a pre-hustings catch up with Labour Party leader contenders in Dunedin today.

Leadership Election: Candidates Start Painting Themselves Into Corners

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 8:30 am, October 30th, 2014 - 74 comments

InsideOut has a look at the current state of the labour leadership campaigns. Predictably they plump down on the side of a particular candidate. But they do point to various issues with all of the campaigns.

Meet Nanaia and Andrew in West Auckland this weekend

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:44 pm, October 29th, 2014 - 40 comments

Labour West are hosting an event this weekend where you can meet two of the Labour leadership candidates.

Dairy Workers back Andrew Little

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:00 am, October 29th, 2014 - 35 comments

The Dairy Workers Union has officially endorsed Andrew Little’s bid for the Labour leadership.

Questions for the candidates

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:28 am, October 28th, 2014 - 120 comments

The live Q&A sessions have been great, but we would like to put some written questions to each of the Labour leadership candidates, so that more detailed answers can be compared. Suggestions please…

All Things Being Equal…

Written By: Bill - Date published: 1:46 pm, October 27th, 2014 - 173 comments

Assuming that all four contenders for leadership of Labour are equally worthy, there is a defining factor that ought to be considered…vulnerability to attack.

Save our tea breaks

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:49 am, October 27th, 2014 - 60 comments

Labour hopes to collect signatures for this petition over Labour Weekend…

Andrew Little’s Palmerston North Speech

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:18 pm, October 26th, 2014 - 38 comments

Video and the transcript of Andrew Little’s speech at the Palmerston North Labour Leadership meeting

I’m backing Grant

Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 9:28 am, October 26th, 2014 - 175 comments

We have 4 great Leftie contenders, who all want to take Aotearoa where we want it to go. Whomever wins, I’ll back them to the hilt. But I have a vote and a voice, and I’m backing Grant – here’s why.

Have a coffee and a yarn with Andrew Little on Labour Day (Auckland)

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:48 pm, October 25th, 2014 - 17 comments

Servo Cafe, Te Atatu, 2:30 on Monday 27 October.

Auckland Labour Day Event

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 12:05 pm, October 24th, 2014 - 14 comments

The Mangere Labour Electorate Committee is planning an interesting event on Labour Day in Auckland to commemorate the contributions of three different people to the Labour movement.

Save our tea breaks

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:50 pm, October 23rd, 2014 - 97 comments

The first hustings

Written By: geoff - Date published: 8:29 am, October 23rd, 2014 - 128 comments

The leadership contest has kicked off with a bang.

Cullen endorses Robertson

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:50 am, October 23rd, 2014 - 137 comments

Grant Robertson picked up a heavyweight endorsement yesterday.

Parker on cults and colours

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:31 am, October 22nd, 2014 - 152 comments

David Parker is reported in The Herald this morning with some comments which seem likely to provoke a strong response! His email pitch to party members also arrived today…

I have the form – but none to vote for

Written By: lprent - Date published: 7:34 pm, October 21st, 2014 - 233 comments

My Labour leadership voting form turned up in email today. The problem is that unusually I have absolutely no idea who I want to vote for. Nor who I want to vote against. Perhaps a blender might help? Any advice? But please read to the end of my post. It is safer.