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Climate change and transport – the Greens’ integrated policy

Written By: weka - Date published: 7:00 am, August 25th, 2017 - 7 comments

Designing policy for a low carbon world and good lives, the Greens are standing strong in the need to act now on climate change.

Words on leaving the House of pain and strength

Written By: weka - Date published: 8:48 am, August 24th, 2017 - 32 comments

All gratitude to Catherine Delahunty for this blazing speech.

Ardern cautious on capital gains tax

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:04 am, August 23rd, 2017 - 146 comments

Jacinda Ardern will not campaign on a capital gains tax, but will seek advice and will not rule it out in a first term. The Nats have introduced a week form of CGT already. A more robust version needs serious consideration.

Caption competition

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:43 pm, August 22nd, 2017 - 56 comments

A handy link to Labour policy for people who can’t use Google

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:35 am, August 22nd, 2017 - 12 comments

What it says on the label.

National endorses Dunne in Ohariu – Nek minnit

Written By: mickysavage - 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.

Sexist pigs and lipstick

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:41 am, August 21st, 2017 - 119 comments

I like some TOP policy I really do, but Gareth Morgan needs to stop being a dick if he wants to get his party over the line.

Jacinda’s campaign launch speech

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:17 pm, August 20th, 2017 - 111 comments

The text of Jacinda Ardern’s campaign speech delivered today.

Labour Campaign Launch this Sunday

Written By: advantage - Date published: 1:49 pm, August 19th, 2017 - 18 comments

Labour’s campaign launch is this Sunday in Auckland.

Guest post – Marja Lubeck – Labour list candidate

Written By: Guest post - 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.

That 5% threshold and recent polling

Written By: notices and features - 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.

Labour’s momentum – Nat’s fall

Written By: Anthony R0bins - 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.

Labour addresses urgent mental health need in Canterbury

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:41 pm, August 17th, 2017 - 5 comments

In the wake of devastating earthquakes in Canterbury, National’s treatment of mental health needs in the region has been absolutely shameful. Yesterday Jacinda Ardern released new policy to help address the crisis. Great work from Labour in an area that National have cruelly neglected.

National – Delivering no pay rises for NZ

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:29 am, August 17th, 2017 - 15 comments

Expect plenty of Nat boasting on “the economy” in the election campaign. They’ll be desperate to hide the inconvenient fact that ordinary workers are going backwards.

Key praises Ardern and Labour

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 1:05 pm, August 16th, 2017 - 53 comments

Key: “The camera likes Jacinda. Paul Holmes once said to me ‘on TV they see your heart’ – she responds well to that so that works really well for her…”, “Labour made the right decision to make Jacinda Ardern leader”