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The Cost
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, September 9th, 2017 - 59 comments
Should the Greens form part of the next Government there will be huge expectations on them to perform.
The Democrats and Russia
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, July 26th, 2017 - 66 comments
The Trump presidency appears to be in a death spiral because of the Russia issue. But the Democrats are not taking advantage. Why?
Imagine the world without America
Written By: - Date published: 10:00 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 63 comments
America used to be the most powerful nation in the world. But things are changing.
The Rainbow Warrior was sunk 32 years ago today
Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, July 10th, 2017 - 19 comments
Thirty two years ago today the French Government committed an act of Terrorism on New Zealand soil on a peaceful organisation dedicated to protecting our environment.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, July 4th, 2017 - 9 comments
Ad asks is the world more secure than a year ago? Is the danger of serious economic crisis higher or lower? Are the institutional arrangements and norms that resolve conflicts and enhance the prospects for international cooperation more or less robust than they were in July 2016.
How to rescue Trump – and make up with Putin
Written By: - Date published: 8:24 am, May 18th, 2017 - 22 comments
What can the U.S. security collective do to work with their government and achieve something positive with Donald Trump?
Macron and Trudeau mean yes for Ardern
Written By: - 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.
Bringing Liberalism Down.
Written By: - Date published: 9:30 am, May 4th, 2017 - 138 comments
It isn’t always wise to tackle an adversary head on and sometimes, with a bit of smarts, two birds can be had with one stone. This post is about halting the march of liberalism and killing the potential of fascism.
The French Presidential Runoff
Written By: - Date published: 8:37 am, April 26th, 2017 - 79 comments
The French Presidential run off presents worrying signs for progressives. Why is the electorate sliding to the right?
Where to now for the left?
Written By: - Date published: 10:43 am, February 26th, 2017 - 114 comments
With the right in ascendancy throughout the Western World what does the left do to change this?
The new world order
Written By: - Date published: 12:00 pm, February 18th, 2017 - 60 comments
With former adversaries USA and Russia now the best of friends and with China now emerging again as the preeminent economy in the world the question is will the transition of power be handled smoothly?
Key gives up on us, keeps International Democratic Union.
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, February 10th, 2017 - 33 comments
The Herald informs us that Key is going on the speaking circuit and will go back into finance (not that he ever left). Like John Howard before him, he also intends to carry on chairing the International Democratic Union of right-wing parties. Not a surprise.
Hard Brexit
Written By: - Date published: 8:25 am, January 18th, 2017 - 97 comments
Theresa May has finally set out some guidelines on the shape of Brexit. Out of the single market, rejecting the European court, full border control.
What would happen if the EU fell apart?
Written By: - Date published: 10:13 am, December 8th, 2016 - 22 comments
The EU has had a difficult year and its future looks uncertain. What happens if it goes?
Angela Merkel’s values
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, November 19th, 2016 - 30 comments
Angela Merkel has offered Donald Trump close cooperation on world issues, but with a rather important tag.
The Trump peace dividend: opportunity for rapprochement
Written By: - Date published: 11:25 am, November 12th, 2016 - 76 comments
Walking back the last 5 plus years of escalating military, economic and diplomatic proxy war between Russia and the United States will be difficult. But it has to be done.
Women wearing clothes
Written By: - Date published: 1:26 pm, September 2nd, 2016 - 109 comments
In France and Italy there have been recent examples of men telling women what they can and cannot wear.
European Union v Apple and the US
Written By: - Date published: 8:02 am, September 1st, 2016 - 49 comments
And in Europe the EU has taken steps against Apple for rampant tax evasion and an EU-US free trade deal appears to be dead.
The great slowdown
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, August 11th, 2016 - 68 comments
Eight years after the Global Financial Crisis the major western economies are stagnant. Is this the new norm?
The EU thinks that our tax system’s clean bill of health is not so clean
Written By: - Date published: 8:08 am, August 2nd, 2016 - 43 comments
The European Union is considering sanctions against New Zealand for operating as a tax haven and the proposed reforms by John Sherwin may not be enough.
Why do they hate us?
Written By: - Date published: 11:09 am, July 21st, 2016 - 73 comments
658 deaths due to terrorism in Europe and the Americas. 28,031 terrorism deaths in the Middle East and rest of the world.
BREXIT Sitrep
Written By: - Date published: 11:39 am, July 17th, 2016 - 72 comments
BREXIT has brought into sharp relief the cleavages in British politics. The ordinary members of the UK Labour Party are consolidating their take back of Labour from entitlement minded Blairite Third Way careerists.
Military coup underway in Turkey: Erdo-gone?
Written By: - Date published: 9:31 am, July 16th, 2016 - 135 comments
The attempted military coup appears to have been quickly and effectively put down by pro-Erdogan forces.
Nice attack
Written By: - Date published: 11:14 am, July 15th, 2016 - 160 comments
As is being widely reported, a truck has been used as a weapon to kill around 60 people in Nice, as crowds celebrated Bastille Day. Many shots were fired and the driver is dead. Motives are not yet known, and (at time of writing) no group has claimed responsibility.
Farexit
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, July 5th, 2016 - 98 comments
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced that he is standing down as leader. Although he will continue to be a Member of Parliament of the very institution he campaigned for the UK to leave.
UK Labour now what?
Written By: - Date published: 9:16 am, July 2nd, 2016 - 73 comments
What will happen to the UK Labour Party? The chances of a split into a pro Corbyn activist based and Union based Labour Party and a MP dominated careerist party appear to be very high.
Borexit; Now it’s Just Getting Weird.
Written By: - Date published: 7:04 am, July 1st, 2016 - 98 comments
Boris Johnson has sensationally quit the race to lead the UK Tory Party. And Jeremy Corbyn has had a worse day than usual. Where will it all end?
Chilcot, Corbyn and the UK Labour Party caucus.
Written By: - Date published: 10:23 am, June 29th, 2016 - 62 comments
Three dots.
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Muppet of the month
Written By: - Date published: 8:37 am, June 29th, 2016 - 38 comments
The UK Labour Party caucus provided some tough competition but for utter hypocricy UKIP leader Nigel Farage is clearly the political muppet of the month.
A Socialist perspective on Brexit, the European Union and the coup on Corbyn
Written By: - Date published: 7:44 am, June 29th, 2016 - 27 comments
Details of a public forum to be run tomorrrow evening by Socialist Aotearoa to discuss Brexit, a Marxist critique of the European Union, and the very British coup against Jeremy Corbyn.
Remembering our personal political power
Written By: - Date published: 12:32 pm, June 27th, 2016 - 23 comments
Even in times of upheaval there are things we can do. Here are 11 post-Brexit ways to act right now.
- The loneliness of the election hoarding
Every three years the institution of the election poster gives us an object lesson in psychogeography, remaking the country into red zones, blue zones, contested zones. A sign erected on a private fence or put up at one’s window makes ...4 hours ago - This is how civil wars start
As I write this, Spanish police are raiding Catalan government offices and arresting government officials in an effort to prevent Catalans from voting in a referendum on independence:Spanish police officers have raided three Catalan regional government departments and arrested 12 ...5 hours ago - Election edition of It’s Our Future Bulletin
A vote for National is a vote for the TPPA-11 Kia ora koutou katoa, This will be a short Bulletin as you are all, no doubt, up to your eyeballs in political spin and campaign rhetoric. The general election Saturday ...8 hours ago - National Increased and Introduced 18 New Taxes, How Many More to Come?
While National have been the failed Government of New Zealand they have increased or introduced 18 taxes on the ever suffering New Zealand public! These included an increase in GST, taxing your Kiwisaver contributions, increased your Prescription ...9 hours ago - Bugger
9 hours ago - Why I was an idiot for not voting last election
Three years is a long time. Image: The Wireless/Luke McPake I have a flatmate who probably won’t vote. He says he might, but it’s not looking good. A capital gains tax could persuade him, but Labour’s ...14 hours ago - Not That Kind of Voting
As is customary in the run-up to an election, there is some hand-wringing going on about what turnout is going to be like.read more ...15 hours ago - Bill English is incompetent
16 hours ago - Pre-emptively poking holes in the land tax bucket
Land taxes have – unexpectedly – become a hot policy topic in the run-up to the election. Land taxes were originally suggested by the economist and social reformer Henry George as a fairer alternative to income or business tax. The ...16 hours ago - Kiwis support a water taxThe prospect of making farmers and water bottlers pay for their use of public water has been a big issue this election campaign. Irrigation-dependent dairy farmers hate the idea, of course - they're freeloaders who don't want to pay their ...16 hours ago
- National censors NZTA
Last month, when the National Party announced ten expensive new roads as the core of its election campaign, the Greater Auckland blog noticed something interesting: the business case for one of them, Whangarei to Wellsford, had disappeared from NZTA's website. ...17 hours ago - Follow the Leader: Winston Peters – NZ First
...18 hours ago - Access: Disabled floater voters 3: Education and Justice
This is the third of a series of blogs from the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA). We have used DPA’s strategic areas of focus, as identified by our members, as a guide to examine key areas of each party’s policies. We ...20 hours ago - Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (ono)
. . You show me yours, I’ll show you mine… . Perhaps the most ill-considered public statement from NZ First leader, Winston Peters, was his recent (11 September) demand that Labour disclose it’s full tax plan as a pre-condition for ...20 hours ago - The mystery of the Wellsford-Whangarei business case solved
Exactly a month ago, the National Party announced the biggest element of their transport policy for this election, $10.5 billion on 10 new Roads of National Significance. These are: Wellsford to Whangarei East West Link in Auckland Cambridge to Tirau Piarere ...21 hours ago - Which New Zealand are you voting for?I was walking out of a meeting with two fine people the other day, one a National Party supporter and one a Labour Party supporter. The centre-right man reckons his team has lost it, but he sighed, "the economy's going ...1 day ago
- Farmers blame absence of Bill English for failure to summon Cow God
Farmers were deeply disappointed when an incantation meant to summon the Cow God instead summoned Winston Peters. Dairy farmers have spent the better part of today blaming Prime Minister Bill English for their failure to summon the Cow God beneath ...1 day ago - Trust women to decide: Greens
The Green party has renewed its calls for abortion law reform, after a woman who was declined a termination considered suicide. Under the Crimes Act, an abortion must be approved by two licenced specialist doctors. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski ...1 day ago - Suffrage Day is now about equal pay for many women
The fight goes on. Merinda Jackson. Photo: The Wireless/Max Towle Women wearing suffragist dress gathered outside Wellington’s central library this afternoon. They periodically broke off into small groups and disappeared inside for a few minutes at ...1 day ago - How WINZ got social housing costs so wrongLast year, National bowed to public pressure over homelessness and replaced emergency housing loans - under which the homeless were saddled with odious debt to be put up in price-gouging motels - with a grant. Their initial budget for these ...2 days ago
- Narcissistic men are more likely to troll on Facebook – study
“Aggression, manipulativeness, low agreeableness.” Sound familiar? Illustration: 123RF A new study analysing people’s motivations for trolling has found men are more likely to bully others on Facebook because they’re more narcissistic. Researchers from Brunel and Goldsmiths universities ...2 days ago - Climate change: This is going to cost usFor the past six months, National have been suppressing Ministry for the Environment guidance on coastal hazards, which show that sea level rise and the resulting storm surges threaten $19 billion of coastal property. This government malfeasance isn't just bad ...2 days ago
- National has failed our health system
2 days ago - Suffrage Day
2 days ago - Collins and the swamp kauri petrol crisis
2 days ago - Facts about fluorosis – not a worry in New Zealand
This sort of serious dental fluorosis does not occur in New Zealand A recent issue of the Fluoride Exposed Newsletter gives us the facts about dental fluorosis – a subject very often misrepresented by opponents of community water fluoridation. Ever ...2 days ago - PT Ridership around New Zealand
Auckland had a pretty good year for public transport ridership in the last financial year (to the end of June). Overall, compared to the 2016 ridership increased by 5.5 million (7%) to 88.44 million trips, the highest point since 1955. ...2 days ago - Australia tries to deport Rohingya to persecutionMyanmar is currently waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing against its Rohingya minority. So naturally, the racist Australian government is trying to force Rohingya detained in its concentration camps to return to persecution:Australia is promising thousands of dollars to Rohingya ...2 days ago
- Chevron’s Amazon Chernobyl Case moves to Canada
After perpetrating what is probably the worst oil-related catastrophe on Earth - a 20,000 hectare death zone in Ecuador, known as the “Amazon Chernobyl” - the Chevron Corporation has spent two decades and over a billion dollars trying to avoid ...2 days ago - 5 reasons the car industry needs to change its ways now
Today the world’s biggest motor show gets underway in Germany. The Frankfurt Motorshow is the moment many of the world’s best known car manufacturers get together for a grand display of vehicles that have been polished so hard it’s a ...2 days ago - Access Granted: Kat Greenbrook – From insight to actionKat Greenbrook (@katgreenbrook) is on a mission to increase the number of data insights actioned as she sees a growing gap between analytics teams and decision makers, stemming from a breakdown in communication. Kat, through her own company Rogue Penguin, works across ...2 days ago
- When The Country Goes To Town.
2 days ago - More on Kiwi Rail De-electrification
*This is a guest post by Roger Blakeley, Bob Norman, Alex Gray and Keith Flinders KIWIRAIL’S NIMT DECISION EXPOSED IN LEAKED DOCUMENTS Roger Blakeley, Bob Norman, Alex Gray and Keith Flinders1 Leaked documents show that KiwiRail’s decision in December 2016, to ...2 days ago - Limits to growth?
Mounting concern with housing, transport and diversity issues in Auckland point to a consensus that growth trends are exceeding our ability to readily cope. This is aggravated by reports that portions of our wilderness tourism areas are being hammered by ...2 days ago - Winston Peters hijacks National’s protest
2 days ago - Just when will the fat lady start singing this election?Now we’ve entered the last week of the election campaign, Saturday’s finishing post is in sight. Once the polls close at 7pm on that day, no further ballots may be cast.read more ...2 days ago
- Prediction
There's nothing stupider on the internet than putting down your thoughts in an indisputable form. So that, of course is what I am going to do:NAT – 42%LAB – 39%NZF – 8%GRE – 6%TOP – 2%MAO – 1.5% (With electorate ...2 days ago - The evidence says TOP have no hope
The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan has come out swinging against the polls, which unanimously report his party polling nowhere near the 5% threshold. He basically says they’re fake news because they (mostly) only poll landlines. He predicts TOP will ...2 days ago - If you support Labour, Green, TOP, Māori, or Mana: Party vote GreenI wrote this post on Facebook and it’s got a bit of traction so I thought I’d put it here as well. (These thoughts aren’t unique to me: other people are making similar points.) Most people intending to vote Labour, Green, ...2 days ago
- An Alternative to Neoliberalism?Are we at a turning point in our politics? I don’t mean whether we have a new government. That is a matter for the voters; the polls say that either they are very volatile or that the polls are very ...2 days ago
- 1969: The “Nearly-But-Not-Quite” Election.
2 days ago - Why is Matthew Hooton SO UPSET at efforts to increase voter turnout? (AUDIO)Here’s some commentary from PR professional Matthew Hooton, owner of the ‘Exceltium’ PR agency*, on how he sees efforts by New Zealand’s Electoral Commission to increase voter turnout. “I think the way the Electoral Commission has behaved, taking upon itself ...2 days ago
- Its going to be a short election nightAdvance voting has really taken off this year, with enormous numbers exercising their right to vote early, parties campaigning specifically for advance votes, and queues at some advance polling booths. As of Sunday, 445,000 people had advance voted - more ...3 days ago
- We need more post-publication peer reviewWe often tout peer review as the reason for accepting the veracity of published scientific studies? But how good is it really? Does it ever match the ideal picture people have of it? And what about peer review before and ...3 days ago
- No choice
The decision to have a child can be life changing. But Kate* says she didn’t have a choice. Illustration: Lucy Han / The Wireless A woman who was denied a second trimester abortion through North Shore Hospital says ...3 days ago - Too many cowsWaikato's dairy farmers - the dirtiest in the country - are protesting in Morrinsville today to defend their "right" to keep pumping their shit into our rivers and their piss into our wells. Meanwhile, to get an idea of how ...3 days ago
- Upgrading Takapuna’s heart
While the beach may be the soul of Takapuna, Hurstmere Road is perhaps it’s commercial heart. Working in Takapuna, it’s a heart I know well (in fact at the time this post is published I’m probably walking along it to ...3 days ago - Cameras on boats will wreck ‘way of life’ – fisherman
Push back against plans for surveillance on the high seas. Fishing boats lined up along Bluff wharf. Photo: The Wireless/John Lake For Bluff cray fisherman Jayce Fisher, working the ocean is a way of ...3 days ago - 2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #37
Story of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... Quote of the Week... SkS in the News... Coming Soon on SkS... Poster of the Week... Climate Feedback Reviews... SkS Week in Review... 97 Hours of Consensus... ...3 days ago - Access: Disabled floater voters: Employment and IncomeThis is the second of a series of blogs from the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA). We have used DPA’s strategic areas of focus, as identified by our members, as a guide to examine key areas of each party’s policies. We ...3 days ago
- Corin Dann demolishes PM
The mainstream media in New Zealand often lets National get away with murder. Contrast for instance any number of their scandals over the 2017 election campaign with Helen Clark signing a painting for charity (paintergate), and you can see a ...3 days ago - National deserves to lose the election
Unless you have been living under a rock, it's likely you've noticed that the National party has been plagued by controversy during this election campaign.But even before it had begun properly, Bill English was dodging questions about his dishonesty over the ...3 days ago - Transport Priorities for a New Government
A change of government within the next week is a possibility. Transport has already been quite a high-profile part of the election campaign, and a change of government could mean fundamental change for the transport sector in areas well beyond ...3 days ago - National’s media pets turn blind eye
3 days ago - Will We Go Forward with the Clocks?
When we wake up next Sunday morning, the clocks will have moved forward. This annual event always reminds me of the probably apocryphal story of the house-proud woman who objected to the introduction of daylight saving because she feared that ...4 days ago - Why (and how) cheaper solar power, batteries, electric and autonomous vehicles are going to change o...
This will be the best hour you’ll spend in front of a screen this week, I promise. Tony Seba explains how the plunging costs of battery storage and solar power generation, coupled with the rise of electric vehicles and ...4 days ago - My electorate predictionsElectorate level polls in New Zealand are problematic. They almost always use tiny samples, and pollsters have significant problems knowing the people they’re calling are actually enrolled in the seat they’re asking about. And taking all that into account, it’s never ...4 days ago
- Going, Going, Nearly Gone!
4 days ago - Sunday reading 17 September 2017
Welcome back to Sunday Reading. Here are a few of the interesting things that came across my desk this week. The San Francisco Bay Area housing market is now so munted that it may be contributing to an exodus – ...4 days ago - VOTE!
4 days ago - The Port Hills FireFor those who don’t know much about my little corner of the world, Banks Peninsula sticks out of the eastern coast of Te Wai Pounamu – more commonly and prosaically known as the South Island of New Zealand. To Māori, the ...4 days ago
- 2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #37
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Editor's Pick Asia's glaciers to shrink by a third by 2100, threatening water supply of millions High mountains of Asia hold biggest store ...4 days ago - Election debate: the finance edition
MyThinks has been delving deep into many, many election issues. From Steven Joyce’s lying to the lying of Steven Joyce, we’ve really worked hard to cover everything. Today in our Auckland studio we are hosting a debate between Finance Minister ...4 days ago - Stray Thoughts on Jacinda Ardern, Jacindamania, Jeremy Corbyn and Other MattersSo, John Armstrong has a column in the New Zealand Herald, encouragingly titled, "How Jacinda's cunning plan fell apart."In it, the Wise One pontificates on how Jacinda Ardern's strategy (whatever it might be) is coming unravelled, as she faces attacks ...4 days ago
- Come clean on trade before the election
In the two days before the election, New Zealand MFAT negotiators will attend a negotiations meeting in Japan on the successor to the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), now called the TPP-11. The negotiations are shrouded in secrecy but we ...5 days ago - Labour’s New Tax Plan: A Helluva Lot to Ask
I’m a huge fan of Herald political commentator John Armstrong. His writing is superb, his analysis invariably astute and his objectivity beyond question. The proof of this is that he pleases and offends Right, Left and Centre in equal measure. ...5 days ago - Imperialism, Kurdish nationalism and regionalism: a view from an Iranian revolutionary
Masoud Barzani by Yassamine Mather The Kurdish regional government (KRG) in Iraq will be holding a referendum on the issue of independence on September 25. There have been appeals for it to be delayed and the date has ...5 days ago - Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (rima). . Ask David: When is a Bribe not a Bribe? . National has added to it’s list of expensive election year bribes. Not content with offering $10.5 billion on new roads (which is additional to an estimated $12 billion ...5 days ago
- Save Mart sackingsUnion workers who complained about unsafe conditions at Save Mart stores have been made redundant, soon after John Campbell was invited to the New Lynn store to see the operation for himself. Save Mart workers have told Checkpoint they have been ...5 days ago
- Inside scoop on the National Party election strategyMyThinks have been lucky enough this election to get exclusive access to some high level strategy meetings at National Party HQ. Led by New Zealand’s arch-nemesis Steven “I have the perfect face for radio” Joyce, this crack team of elite ...5 days ago
- Graphs to help you vote
Here are a few interesting graphs that show how the various party policies stack up, how the National led government has performed over the last nine years and some that show how previous government's performed as well.i made this mental ...5 days ago - Gareth Morgan Admits “I don’t want the job”” of being an MP
Gareth Morgan and his Party full of nobodies with no experience, the so called “Opportunities Party” are conning People out of their votes! He openly admits he doesn’t want to be an MP, and has no plan on being an ...5 days ago - New research, September 4-10, 2017
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. Climate change 1. State of the Climate in 2016 See also: A Look at 2016: Takeaway Points from the State of the Climate Supplement 2. The rise in global atmospheric CO2, surface temperature, and ...5 days ago - VOTE ON THE REAL SCANDALS: INEQUALITY, POVERTY and HOUSINGMedia Statement For Immediate Release 15th September 2017 VOTE ON THE REAL SCANDALS: INEQUALITY, POVERTY and HOUSING Closing the Gap is urging voters to take a hard look at where the parties stand on the core issue of inequality, and ...5 days ago
- Did Murray McCully mislead Parliament?One of the problems for an incumbent Government seeking re-election is that, no matter your best intentions and efforts over the previous term, there will be skeletons hiding in the closet.read more ...6 days ago
- National’s campaign of deception an affront to democracy
Voters this week have a clear choice between Labour’s optimism and honesty, or rewarding National’s campaign of relentless lies, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Day after day National has been deliberately spreading lies about Labour, our intentions and what ...12 hours ago - National’s economy scorecard: D for driftNew Zealand’s economy is failing the very people it is supposed to uplift, characterised by stalled productivity, exports going backwards and a Government content to let it drift, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Voters have a clear choice ...12 hours ago
- Another day – another health crisisNews today that the emergency department at Waikato has turned 180 patients away is another crisis for the Government and its besieged health system, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. “It’s astonishing that the Government has had to rely on ...15 hours ago
- Labour will get tough on loan sharksLabour will take a tough stance on loan sharks and make sure that the Commerce Commission is properly resourced to protect Kiwi consumers, says Labour’s Consumer Affairs spokesperson Michael Wood. “People on low incomes must be protected from ...17 hours ago
- GP letter more evidence of failure in mental healthA letter of complaint by medical practitioners to the Ministry of Health and Capital and Coast District Health Board underlines how badly patients are being let down by mental health services in Wellington, says Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern. “The ...1 day ago
- GP letter more evidence of failure in mental healthA letter of complaint by medical practitioners to the Ministry of Health and Capital and Coast District Health Board underlines how badly patients are being let down by mental health services in Wellington, says Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern. “The ...1 day ago
- Tax cuts when kids go hungry shows National’s lack of moral compassNational’s campaign of tax cuts that give $400 million to the top 10 per cent of earners, at a time when 120 Kiwi kids every year are being hospitalised for malnutrition, shows they have lost their moral compass, says Labour’s ...2 days ago
- Freight being shifted off planes as fuel crisis worsensExport freight is being shifted off flights because of the Government’s failure to manage the risk of disruption to jet fuel supplies, says Labour’s Economic Development spokesperson Stuart Nash. “It has been revealed to Labour that non-perishable export freight is ...2 days ago
- Apologise now JonathanHealth Minister Jonathan Coleman must apologise for his part in a $2.3 billion shortfall that has contributed to delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. “All the Minister could say in an interview this morning ...2 days ago
- National’s health report card shows need for new planFrom increased GP fees, to kids getting sick from cold homes, to denial of important surgeries, National’s underfunding of health has hurt Kiwi families, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “It’s time to invest in the health of ...2 days ago
- Eye clinic wait downright dangerousThe fact that 9,500 Kiwis are waiting one and a half times longer than they should to get follow-up eye appointments is unacceptable and dangerous, says Labour’s Health Spokesperson David Clark. “These people are entitled to the reassurance that if ...2 days ago
- National has serious questions to answer over Auckland fuel crisisThousands of air travellers looking for answers to Auckland Airport’s fuel crisis should be demanding the National Government come clean over its failure to secure fuel supply for the airport, says Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern. “There are serious questions the ...3 days ago
- Come clean on trade before the election
In the two days before the election, New Zealand MFAT negotiators will attend a negotiations meeting in Japan on the successor to the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), now called the TPP-11. The negotiations are shrouded in secrecy but we ...5 days ago - National unravels on transportThe release of extraordinary information showing that the East-West link could be the most expensive road in the world, at $327 million per kilometre, shows that National is fiscally reckless and out of ideas on transport, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson ...5 days ago
- Saudi cover-up a perversion of democracyThe Government has been exposed as dishonest after it was revealed that they were wrong to claim they paid out $11 million dollars to a Saudi businessmen after legal advice, says Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Parker. “OIAs revealed on ...6 days ago
- Labour supporting Te Reo Māori in schoolsLabour will support a future where New Zealanders from every background will have the ability to use Te Reo Māori in everyday conversations, says Labour’s Deputy Leader and Māori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis. “Labour will commit to a target that ...6 days ago
- Is National planning a secret fuel tax?Sources suggest National is considering a secret fuel tax to fund its controversial Roads of National Significance (RONS) programme, says Labour’s Transport spokesperson Michael Wood. “While the Government keeps up its stream of lies about Labour’s tax policy, sources indicate ...7 days ago
- Labour’s plan for West Coast prosperityLabour’s regional development plan for the West Coast will build on its strengths in engineering and tourism, while delivering a much-needed upgrade to the Buller Hospital, says Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern. “Labour’s vision is for a thriving regional New Zealand, ...7 days ago
- Labour committed to fair and progressive tax systemLabour is committed to a tax system where everyone pays their fair share and where we start to address the imbalances that have fuelled the housing crisis, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson and Labour’s Revenue spokesperson Michael Wood. "Today ...7 days ago
- A challenge to Bill English...7 days ago
- Flavell’s fake news an insult to Māori votersA desperate Te Ururoa Flavell has resorted to fake news about Labour’s position on his unpopular Ture Whenua reforms, says Labour’s Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri. ...1 week ago
- National’s tax cuts reckless and irresponsibleIt is time for Bill English and Steven Joyce to stop the scaremongering and lies, and front up to New Zealanders about the impact of their tax cuts, Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says. “Bill English has no credibility on ...1 week ago
- Calculator shows Labour’s Families Package deliversLabour has launched a new online calculator that show how much extra families with kids will get from Labour’s Families Package, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Families can go to www.labour.org.nz/calculator and see how much better off they ...1 week ago
- Strengthening New Zealand’s identity through Labour’s media and film policyLabour has today launched its media and film policy aimed at strengthening New Zealand’s identity and providing sustainability for the industry, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. ...1 week ago
- Labour to invest in parents and babiesLabour will fund an additional 100 Plunket and Tamariki Ora nurses to increase the help available for vulnerable parents and babies, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “It’s so important that our children get the best start in life. ...1 week ago
- Labour to build affordable homes and state houses in Hawke’s BayLabour will build a mix of 240 affordable KiwiBuild starter homes for first home buyers and state homes for families in need in Napier and Hastings, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “In 2016, the populations of Napier and ...1 week ago
- Labour pledges more for Whānau OraLabour will strengthen the oversight of Whānau Ora and provide an extra $20 million over four years to improve outcomes for whānau and families, says Labour’s Deputy Leader Kelvin Davis. “We’ve created a new position of Whānau Ora Reviewer ...1 week ago
- National’s housing band aidThrowing subsidies at an under-supplied housing market is one last desperate bid by National to be seen to do something about the housing crisis, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “First home buyers have been the collateral damage of National’s ...1 week ago
- Housing, families, education and environment top priorities in Labour’s first 100 daysLabour will take urgent action in its first 100 days in office to expand support for families and students, make rental homes warm and dry, find solutions to the mental health crisis and accelerate efforts to clean up our waterways, ...2 weeks ago
- Labour pledges to unlock funding for Te Hiku sports hub projectThe Labour Government will inject nearly $3 million into the Te Hiku Sports Hub project, to help realise a much-needed health and recreational facility for the Far North, says Labour Deputy Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis. ...2 weeks ago
- Labour’s plan to get job seekers into better workLabour will provide real support for people looking for work by increasing the amount of money someone can earn before their benefit begins to reduce, reinstating training incentives, and putting a renewed focus on upskilling and training, says Labour’s Social ...2 weeks ago
- Labour sets strong target and plan for climate actionLabour will set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and take the necessary steps to achieve it, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Climate change is my generation’s nuclear-free moment. We have to take our place ...2 weeks ago
- Are education cuts missing in National’s Fiscal Plan?National needs to explain why its plans for cuts to school transport have not been announced in its fiscal plan, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. “Buried in the Pre-election Budget update is a $5m a year cut to ...2 weeks ago
- Joyce must come clean on Health and Education fundingSteven Joyce needs to front up to New Zealanders and tell them whether he will fund health and education to meet increasing cost pressures, or risk seeing services cut and costs increase for parents, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. ...2 weeks ago
- Housing crisis is National’s legacyReports of tenants languishing in boarding houses for years because they cannot get a state house is yet more evidence National’s legacy is the housing crisis, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “We used to pride ourselves in this country ...2 weeks ago
- Labour calls for release of report into civil defence flawsThe National Government must stick by its word given to other political parties and release a technical report before the election addressing critical flaws in New Zealand’s civil defence capability, Labour Civil Defence spokesperson Clare Curran said today. “Cross party ...2 weeks ago
- Credibility shot as Government runs out of steamNew Zealanders are witnessing the desperation of a government clinging to survival, evidenced by policy on-the-hoof, dodgy maths and dirty politics, says Labour MP Phil Twyford. “New Zealand had been hoping we’d seen the end of dirty politics, but what ...2 weeks ago
- Steven Joyce must apologise to New ZealandSteven Joyce needs to front up to New Zealanders and apologise for his patently false and cynical attack on Labour’s Fiscal Plan, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Every respected economic commentator has come out and said that Labour’s Fiscal ...2 weeks ago
- Bill English didn’t answer because the Oreti is badly pollutedLast night Bill English was asked by Paddy Gower in the Leader’s Debate: “Which river did he swim in as a kid, and is it now polluted?” Bill English named the Oreti River, but did not answer whether it is ...2 weeks ago
- Nats put out dodgy numbers – againNational’s promise to increase the number of elective surgeries to 200,000 is bizarre, given Jonathan Coleman has claimed 200,000 electives are already being performed, says Labour’s Health spokesperson David Clark. ...2 weeks ago
- Prime Minister’s Award to encourage young people into trades trainingLabour will introduce a $2,000 award for the best pupil in vocational courses in each public secondary school, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “We know there’s huge demand for trades workers, particularly in the building sector, where construction ...2 weeks ago
- Not another Nick Smith wild goose chaseOnly the election on September 23 can save the country and the RMA from Nick Smith, say Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford and Environment spokesperson David Parker. ...2 weeks ago
- Government supresses Climate Change reportThe Government has deliberately sat on a critical Climate Change report for 5 months which they must now release, election or no election, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Megan Woods. “I want the report released immediately, so that New Zealanders ...2 weeks ago
- Joyce gets it wrong on Labour’s Fiscal PlanLabour’s Fiscal Plan is robust, the numbers are correct and we stand by them despite the desperate and disingenuous digging from an out-the-door Finance Minister, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Steven Joyce has embarrassed himself. This is a desperate, ...2 weeks ago
- Making renting secure and healthyLabour will move to make renting a more stable and healthy experience for families, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. ...3 weeks ago
- English is plain wrong on productivityBill English's claim that productivity has grown pretty well in New Zealand is wrong, and flies in the face of evidence from his own Government and the view of most commentators, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “New Zealand has ...3 weeks ago
- Bill’s wishful thinking on housing crisis no solutionThe Prime Minister’s declaration of victory over the housing crisis, made during last night’s TVNZ Leaders’ Debate, is more than a little premature, says Labour’s housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “You have to give Bill English marks for optimism, but when ...3 weeks ago
- Minister’s Decision Erodes Māori Fisheries Settlement
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- NZ among first states to sign nuclear ban treaty tonight“The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons represents an important step and contribution towards the common aspiration of a world without nuclear weapons. The Treaty reflects growing concerns over the risk posed by the continued existence ...12 hours ago
- Growing Up In NZ – Longitudinal StudyA petition calling on the government to restore critical funding to the Growing Up in New Zealand study has gathered thousands of signatures within days of being launched. Organisers believe funding the study should be a priority for the next ...12 hours ago
- National Party election advertisement not in breach of codeThe BSA has not upheld a complaint that a National Party campaign advertisement parodying the Labour Party’s campaign motto, ‘Let’s do this’ with the tagline, ‘Let’s tax this’ was inaccurate and misleading. ...13 hours ago
- Ban 1080 Party election advertisement did not breach rulesThe BSA has not upheld two complaints that a Ban 1080 Party election advertisement broadcast on television was inaccurate and misleading and breached broadcasting standards. ...13 hours ago
- Ardern monopolises hope, English stabilityRarely published polling on how main party leaders are making New Zealanders feel may reveal what’s behind “Jacindamania”. ...14 hours ago
- Labour’s income tax would hurt Kiwi workersThe average Kiwi worker will be $1060 worse off a year if Labour is elected to government, National Party Finance spokesperson Steven Joyce says. ...15 hours ago
- Don’t use TPPA-11 talks to stop the changes Kiwis want"National should not be pretending to other TPPA countries that it can make commitments on behalf of New Zealand three days before a General Election," says CTU Secretary Sam Huggard. ...15 hours ago
- Colourful weather on Election DayMost New Zealanders can be confident of a dry trip to the polling booth on Saturday, according to NIWA meteorologist Seth Carrier. ...15 hours ago
- Make Your Home A Safety Zone Grant now openIf you work with families and whanau to promote child safety in the home, you are invited to apply for the ACC and Safekids Aotearoa Make Your Home a Safety Zone Grant. ...16 hours ago
- No political party has answer for rural health crisisNone of the political parties have an answer to solve the growing rural health crisis, a leading rural health expert says. ...17 hours ago
- NZ’s Child Sex Crimes Ranking Demands Urgent ResponseSexual violence advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation says that a UN report that ranks New Zealand as being in the top seven countries for child sex crimes, highlights the urgent need for action. ...17 hours ago
- “Generation Climate Change” Message to VotersWellington-based The Folk Today Project is running a Facebook advertisement asking people to vote for the next generation: the children who will be affected by climate change. ...18 hours ago
- Survey Reveals Major Concerns About Water Quality20 September 2017 - A nationwide survey has revealed that the majority of New Zealanders are concerned about pollution and the impacts of climate change and intensive agriculture on water quality. ...18 hours ago
- Socialist Equality Group statement on the electionThe New Zealand election on September 23 poses the urgent need for an internationalist and socialist movement of the working class. Whatever its outcome, the election will not address the great issues of the day that confront workers and young ...18 hours ago
- National & ACT Ignore Human Rights PledgeWhy are people sleeping in cars and lining up at food banks in our country? ...18 hours ago
- New Zealand Outdoors Party 2017 ElectionOur way of life is founded on our ability to access and enjoy the great outdoors for recreation and food gathering, this is what makes us uniquely New Zealand. Our mission is simple: To protect and enhance those values for ...18 hours ago
- Building more prisons will not solve the problemThis Wednesday, Manase Lua, Māori Party candidate for Maungakiekie, presents a radical approach to overhauling the justice and corrections system and creating safer communities. ...18 hours ago
- Nelson Polling Could be SignificantThe debate and discussion at the start of the last week of the 2017 General Election around the significance of the Nelson Green Party polls has been described as inaccurate at best, and completely misleading at worst. ...18 hours ago
- List MPs Go Home!The Conservative Party of New Zealand is calling for a change to our electoral system whereby list MPs from parties that do not form Government, do not enter Parliament. ...18 hours ago
- Barrie Saunders Appointed to Taxpayers’ Union BoardWell known Wellington former lobbyist and journalist, Barrie Saunders, has been appointed to the board of the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . The Chairman of the Taxpayers’ Union , John Bishop says, “Barrie has many years of experience in ...19 hours ago
- Nobody Pays for Water, Kiwis are Being BrainwashedMaking farmers pay for the water they use is unfair, because nobody else pays for the water they use. ...1 day ago
- Poor Infrastructure Decision, National Running On EmptyThe debacle surrounding the Marsden Point refinery gas pipeline is totally unacceptable in a first world nation. Where was plan B from the National led Government? ...1 day ago
- New ads underline clear choice for votersNew Zealanders looking for a strong government that can get on with the job should give their Party Vote to National, Campaign Chairman Steven Joyce says. ...2 days ago
- Labour best to manage most issues but not the economyA Horizon poll finds Labour is seen as better to manage health, housing, immigration, education, household income, child poverty, cost of living, welfare benefits, the quality of life and the environment. ...2 days ago
- Fuel Pipeline fiasco highlights problems in the sectorSpeculation over the cause of the aviation fuel pipeline fiasco shows how loose the rules around swamp kauri excavation are, the Green Party said today. ...2 days ago
- Bereaved Mum gives National an F- on healthJane Stevens, who lost her son Nicky to suicide in 2015 while in mental health care, has given National an “F-“ for health. ...2 days ago
- Parties called out on their claims to support familiesUnitedFuture Party Leader Damian Light is calling on other parties to stand by their claim to want to help families. ...2 days ago
- Government’s record on health funding a fail for membersE tū says it fears health services will deteriorate further in the face of Government denials that DHBs are underfunded. ...2 days ago
- Kiwis need a healthy health system“All New Zealanders should be able to access the health care they need when they need it – this should be a fundamental basic,” said CTU President Richard Wagstaff. ...2 days ago
- National’s health report card gets an ‘F’ for fundingPersistent underfunding of the health system over the last nine years is having a severely negative impact on the quality and timeliness of services, and funding must urgently be restored by the next government if we are to avert the ...2 days ago
- Top Slams All Water Taxes. It’s About Setting a PriceThe Opportunities Party has joined farmers across the country in rejecting Labour and other parties plans to tax water. ...2 days ago
- How parties will address burnout of hospital specialists“Burnout among providing front-line clinical care in our public hospitals is an important issue that political parties aspiring to be the next government need to address,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical ...2 days ago
- Howie Tamati Joins March Against Seabed Mining – WhanganuiMāori Party candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru Howie Tamati is marching today in Whanganui with Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, the community and local iwi who are supporting efforts to put a stop to sea bed mining taking place off the ...2 days ago
- Ardern still all at sea on water taxOnly four days out from the election, and Labour’s leader still has no idea how much her planned water tax would cost New Zealand households, businesses and farms – and who would pay it, National Party Finance Spokesperson Steven Joyce ...2 days ago
- Gill Greer & Vanisa Dhiru Appointed to Lead NCWNZExperienced equality activist and advocate Dr. Gill Greer has been appointed the new Chief Executive, and former Vice-President Vanisa Dhiru as the new President, of the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). Gill and Vanisa will be ...2 days ago
- Auckland Airport: is Foreign-Owned First Gas the Issue?New Zealand First is asking if the debacle affecting Auckland Airport is a product of underinvestment by the pipelines’ overseas owned maintainer, First Gas Limited. ...2 days ago
- Not A Party Announces 2017 General Election CandidatesNot A Party (NAP) is pleased to announce it is fielding three (3) brave freedom fighters as entrants in the mainstream media's personality popularity contest and expensive policies playoff to see who'll win the 2017 general election. We have no ...2 days ago
- Vote for a Realistic Future"Last week China joined the growing list of countries banning the import and construction of combustion engines. The next day a report came out on research showing NZ's gas supply will run out in ten years and consumers should reconsider ...2 days ago
- National stay silent on rare disease fundingWith less than a week before the elections, I still feel that one of the most important issues in this election is not being fully addressed; health! ...2 days ago
- Battle to the Beehive Game to engage Youth VotersVisit www.battletothebeehive.co.nz to play the game https://www.facebook.com/battletothebeehive/videos/1647908061906375/ Thursday September 14, 2017 Youth media company VICE has collaborated with J. Walter Thompson and Heyday to gamify politics with a unique campaign designed to drive New ...2 days ago
- Hobson’s Legacy is Not Hobson’s PledgeHOBSON’S LEGACY IS NOT HOBSON’S PLEDGE Press Statement Mon 18 Sept 2017 “Hobson's Pledge is an-anti Māori hate group with a fixation on white supremacy” said MANA leader Hone Harawira “and they have NO place in Aotearoa society” “I’ve stood ...2 days ago
- NZTU takes full-page advertisements in tomorrow’s papers18 SEPTEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘More spending equals more tax and more debt’ is the key message of full-page pre-election newspaper and online advertising campaign being launched tomorrow by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. The taxpayer ...2 days ago
- Bribe-O-Meter Update: Adding Up the Cost18 SEPTEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In the final Bribe-O-Meter update before the election, the Taxpayers’ Union has put together the combined manifesto costings for a range of potential coalitions. These figures will allow voters to gain a better ...2 days ago
- Change of govt set to save dolphins and restore fisheriesLabour, Green and Māori parties, followed by The Opportunities Party (TOP) and NZ First are all in position to protect Māui and Hector’s dolphins and transition to more sustainable and selective fishing methods, overhauling current fisheries ...2 days ago
- Bring Back the Bounty – $10 Per PossumThe Ban 1080 Party is excited to announce its Bring Back the Bounty policy. “We are committed to ensuring our environment is managed in a way that is sustainable, safe and non-toxic – safe for our wildlife and our communities” ...3 days ago
- Road user charges must not fund light railRoad Transport Forum Chief Executive Ken Shirley is warning political parties to stop using the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) as a convenient slush fund for their pet projects. “The latest proposal from New Zealand First to fund light rail ...3 days ago
- NZ’s Leading Fresh Water Scientist Endorses TOPThe country’s leading freshwater scientist, Dr Mike Joy, has endorsed The Opportunities Party ahead of Saturday’s general election. ...3 days ago
- Socialist Equality Group Announces Meeting in Lower HuttThe 2017 New Zealand election campaign is occurring against the backdrop of deepening international tensions and the danger of world war. Attempting to reverse its economic decline, US imperialism has waged brutal wars against Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and ...3 days ago
- West Papua: Five facts about Indonesia’s ‘dark, dirty secret’
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- Election 2017: Game of TaniwhaOpinion - As the Māori electoral roll grows, so too does the role of Māori in the country's political fortunes, Dr Ella Henry writes. ...7 hours ago
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- National surges ahead of Labour in new poll, with NZ First struggling but crucial
Bill English and Steven Joyce’s ruthless strategy appears to be thriving, as the drag race nears the finish line. For a while now, the National Party strategy has been two-pronged. First, scare the living shit out of wavering voters over the ...10 hours ago - No, poor NZ families don’t just need to make ‘better choices’
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- NZ First won’t support water tax policies – PetersNew Zealand First will not support National or Labour's policies to impose new taxes on farmers or include agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme, Winston Peters says. ...11 hours ago
- Bill English ignoring reality of MMP – minor partiesTwo of National's support partners say Bill English is ignoring the realities of governing under MMP by telling people not to vote for the minor parties. ...11 hours ago
- Mike Joy: I wrote a Facebook status and TOP called it an endorsement
Scientist Dr Mike Joy writes about his experience of watching a private Facebook status become a very public endorsement.After two decades of fighting to halt the degradation of freshwater in New Zealand, you would think I’d be celebrating the fact ...11 hours ago - NZ makes its own oil. So why are we paralysed when a pipeline breaks?
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- ‘America First’ – who will follow?
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- Chlöe Swarbrick: ‘Something I’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? I just want a dog.’
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The election campaign goes on, though the encircling debate has taken a turn towards Auckland's infrastructure stresses. ...15 hours ago - What our Policy tool’s data vault has to tell us about election 2017
We present the five most interesting takeaways from analysis of the vast trove of data thrown up by our Policy tool in the lead-up to this election.Since its debut on August 14, more than 120,000 people have viewed over 1.3 ...15 hours ago - Privacy complaint over Bennett campaign textNational Party deputy leader Paula Bennett is at the centre of a complaint after her campaign sent a mass text in which constituents' numbers could be seen. ...16 hours ago
- What’s going on with the business case for the proposed new highway to Whāngārei?
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