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Reviving

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:00 am, August 8th, 2017 - 45 comments

Is Jacinda Ardern’s rise to power evidence of a change of approach to political campaigning by Labour?

Metiria for PM

Written By: Bill - Date published: 6:52 am, August 8th, 2017 - 45 comments

Yes. Quite seriously.

Ardern effect taps pent-up mood for change

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:02 am, August 7th, 2017 - 49 comments

A week is a long time in politics, as the saying goes. The election has been turned upside down. The long pent-up mood for change has found its champion.

Paula Bennett says Jacinda lacks “the kind of brain” to lead

Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 8:25 am, August 6th, 2017 - 83 comments

Back in May the Nats chose Nikki Kaye as their vehicle to attack Jacinda Ardern. It didn’t work so well. This time round they’ve lead with Paula Bennett. According to Bennett, Ardern lacks the right kind of brain. Keep talking Paula…

Messages for the Left

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 6:59 am, August 6th, 2017 - 107 comments

Kōrero Pono writes about the class divide within the parliamentary Left and the importance of the wider Left’s message in this election.

‘Ardern Up! The T-shirt that every fashionable leftie will be wearing

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:02 am, August 4th, 2017 - 15 comments

Each one $10 to Women’s Refuge.

Don’t expect the impossible of Ardern

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, August 4th, 2017 - 29 comments

I enjoy a ray of hope as much as the next leftie, and Jacinda Ardern is off to an incredible start, but let’s not burden her with impossible expectations.

Women, know your place!

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:11 pm, August 3rd, 2017 - 54 comments

What decade are we in again?

The big mo #LetsDoThis

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:19 am, August 3rd, 2017 - 18 comments

Jacinda Ardern’s ascension to Labour’s leadership appears to have given the Party that most important of campaign phenomena, momentum.

She ain’t no show pony

Written By: weka - Date published: 10:27 am, August 2nd, 2017 - 123 comments

“She’s got charm, she’s warm, she’s funny, she’s incredibly intelligent, her values are rock solid. I think you are looking at someone there who is going to change the fortunes of the Labour Party, lift the vote, and change the government.” – James Shaw.

Solidarity forever

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:23 am, August 2nd, 2017 - 65 comments

Andrew Little has stood aside for Jacinda Ardern because he thought the Labour movement needed fresh legs. Time to acknowledge him and support her.

Acclaim for Jacinda Ardern

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 6:30 am, August 2nd, 2017 - 119 comments

Changing leaders this close to an election was a political gamble for Labour, but it has already paid off. The commentary is almost universally positive, the reviews for Ardern are glowing. Donations are flowing in. Activists are energised and people are talking.

So NZ Labour wanted the Headlines.

Written By: Bill - Date published: 3:29 pm, August 1st, 2017 - 50 comments

Well, now they have them. But…

Greens and the Māori Party on the new Labour leaders

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:57 pm, August 1st, 2017 - 27 comments

Coalition partners in the wings, game on for the left.

Labour leadership announcement – livestream

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:44 am, August 1st, 2017 - 49 comments

The livestream is over. A very impressive performance from Jacinda Ardern.

Labour leadership meeting

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:33 am, August 1st, 2017 - 169 comments

At 10:30 this morning there is a Labour caucus meeting where the subject of the leadership will be discussed. If Andrew Little decides to step down rumours suggest that a Jacinda Ardern / Kelvin Davis ticket is being considered.

The MoU and social intelligence

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:23 pm, July 24th, 2017 - 122 comments

The deputy leader of the Labour Party wants to be the Minister for Children and to put a progressive government ahead of her own career. This is the kind of politician we need in government.

Labour Congress so far

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:33 am, May 14th, 2017 - 11 comments

Speeches and policies from Congress so far.

Macron and Trudeau mean yes for Ardern

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:21 am, May 8th, 2017 - 96 comments

The election of Trudeau in Canada and Macron in France suggest that the path to electoral success may be with younger fresh faced and untainted candidates.

A young person’s view on why we have to change the Government

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:00 am, May 4th, 2017 - 78 comments

At Labour’s North Shore candidate Romy Udanga’s recent campaign launch a fourteen year old young man spoke about why he wants to work to change the Government.

Labour’s leadership team

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:09 am, April 15th, 2017 - 54 comments

Big turnouts for Labour meetings. Some commentators just can’t quite get to grips with how well the new leadership team is working.

Labour’s leadership team

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:22 am, April 6th, 2017 - 40 comments

Labour’s new tactic of featuring a leadership team seems to be working well.

What does National do about English?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:45 am, March 27th, 2017 - 51 comments

John Key has claimed that the transfer of power from himself to Bill English was flawless and designed to ensure continuation of National’s rule. Based on the last couple of opinion poll results he should reconsider his optimism.

Classy

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 10:15 am, March 21st, 2017 - 24 comments

National’s ill advised attacks on Jacinda Ardern have shriveled in the sunlight, leaving only their reliably suggestible lunatic fringe / Mathew Hooton. The more they rant, the classier she looks.