Wellington Central: Should Grant Robertson Stand Aside?
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Date published: 2:12 pm, July 19th, 2020 - 47 comments
Should Labour’s Grant Robertson stand aside in Wellington Central to guarantee the Greens are available to be a coalition partner?
Tourism: Death and Revival
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Date published: 11:30 am, July 19th, 2020 - 26 comments
New Zealand’s tourism economy has essentially collapsed, and it is part of a global tourism industry collapse that is so big that it may be permanently smaller. But does it have to be?
Open mike 19/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 19th, 2020 - 187 comments
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Trump’s not so bad: the disappearing hospital data during a pandemic edition
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Date published: 1:51 pm, July 18th, 2020 - 48 comments
An occasional series
Open mike 18/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 18th, 2020 - 194 comments
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Daily review 17/07/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 17th, 2020 - 42 comments
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National’s next Auckland Central candidate?
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Date published: 7:58 am, July 17th, 2020 - 38 comments
With Nikki Kaye’s shock retirement announcement National urgently needs a new candidate. One name springs to mind.
Chloe Swarbrick should stand strong in Auckland Central
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Date published: 6:07 am, July 17th, 2020 - 63 comments
Having two strong left wing women standing in an electorate is great for women, the left and New Zealand. It may also help us move away from macho politics towards both/and politics.
Open mike 17/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 17th, 2020 - 176 comments
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Daily review 16/07/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 16th, 2020 - 100 comments
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Auckland Central; Should Chloe Swarbrick Stand Aside?
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Date published: 12:33 pm, July 16th, 2020 - 127 comments
The Auckland Central electorate will elect a new MP in September. The Greens have a responsibility to make sure it’s the Labour candidate.
Will the last remaining National MP please not forget to turn off the caucus room lights
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Date published: 7:44 am, July 16th, 2020 - 149 comments
The Herald is reporting that Nikki Kaye will announce her retirement from politics today.
What Could National Do To Win?
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Date published: 7:00 am, July 16th, 2020 - 37 comments
Ok sure, they won’t. You list why. But here’s the top five things National could do to give themselves a better shot.
Open mike 16/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 16th, 2020 - 96 comments
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Daily review 15/07/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 15th, 2020 - 74 comments
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Roy Morgan Poll July 2020
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Date published: 11:17 am, July 15th, 2020 - 41 comments
The latest Roy Morgan Poll is further bad news for National and a stark warning for NZ First.
If Judith and Gerry are the answer it must have been a desperate question
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Date published: 7:55 am, July 15th, 2020 - 189 comments
In a great leap backwards Judith Collins and Gerry Brownlee are now leaders of the National Party.
Open mike 15/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 15th, 2020 - 195 comments
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Collins crushes caucus vote
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Date published: 9:06 pm, July 14th, 2020 - 155 comments
Twitter confirms that Judith Collins is now National leader. She is the perfect candidate if your goal is to stem the bleeding of support. She is not the candidate if you want to win the election …
Daily review 14/07/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 14th, 2020 - 70 comments
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National needs a safe pair of hands: Amy Adams
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Date published: 9:14 am, July 14th, 2020 - 98 comments
I realise that National probably won’t appreciate my advice. However I actually would like to have a viable competent opposition. I don’t even want an election to be as much of a pushover as this one is likely to be. If I was a stalwart National supporter or a member of their caucus, I’d be pushing for Amy Adams.
Muller goes, bring back Simon?
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Date published: 8:15 am, July 14th, 2020 - 181 comments
In breaking news Todd Muller has resigned for “health reasons”, effective immediately.
Time to bring back Simon?
Updated with some breaking links.
Open mike 14/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 14th, 2020 - 120 comments
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Daily review 13/07/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 13th, 2020 - 42 comments
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SFO to Investigate Labour Donations
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Date published: 4:32 pm, July 13th, 2020 - 39 comments
The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation in relation to donations made in 2017 to the Labour Party.
UPDATE: The investigation may involve donations made at a ‘silent’ art auction, something that Labour was upfront about back in February.
National’s ethics
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Date published: 10:05 am, July 13th, 2020 - 49 comments
There is a particularly resonant piece by Tim Watkin in Pundit. “National’s problem with privacy and privilege”. I’m only surprised that he seems to think that the National party is redeemable. They’re so into their internal myths that they fail to regard anyone or any threat as unless their voting base poll well on it. But that is National for you – they’ve consistent…. Stupid, unhelpful and short on ethics.
Of course it’s dirty politics
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Date published: 10:01 am, July 13th, 2020 - 39 comments
National’s latest attempted spin is to try and suggest that last week’s clusterfuck of rolling events did not involve in any way the slightest trace of dirty politics. How wrong they are.
Open mike 13/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 13th, 2020 - 138 comments
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Greens policy announcement: Our Clean Energy Plan
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Date published: 1:37 pm, July 12th, 2020 - 26 comments
Our Clean Energy Plan is the first part of our transformational proposal to end the use of fossil fuels in Aotearoa. It will help to ensure our grandchildren inherit a world where they can not only survive, but thrive.
The Christian Right and the 2020 election
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Date published: 11:29 am, July 12th, 2020 - 90 comments
A variety of Christian parties have attempted to gain a place in Parliament. What are the chances in 2020 of a conservative Christian Party succeeding in gaining seats?
Open mike 12/07/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 12th, 2020 - 286 comments
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