Polls – focus on the horse race misses the huge mood for change
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Date published: 7:01 am, September 15th, 2017 - 56 comments
Labour’s surge under Jacinda Ardern has us all talking about Labour vs National – who’s in front. Exciting stuff, but there is something even more important going on. The mood represented by Labour + Green + the plurality of NZF supporters. The winds of change are blowing.
Open Mike 15/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 15th, 2017 - 163 comments
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CB poll has Labour ahead and Greens safe
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Date published: 6:06 pm, September 14th, 2017 - 193 comments
Labour and Greens could govern alone.
The 3 News poll was a rogue.
Daily Review 14/09/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 14th, 2017 - 48 comments
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Toddy does a runner
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Date published: 5:08 pm, September 14th, 2017 - 32 comments
Discredited National Party MP Todd Barclay heads to London on the taxpayers’ dime.
National intends to sell another strategic asset
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Date published: 4:13 pm, September 14th, 2017 - 37 comments
National again intends to sell off publicly owned assets for its own ideological reasons. This time it’s Landcorp farms, thus depriving the government of another avenue for leading the way on environmental protection for farmers and climate change action.
Greening the place up
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Date published: 10:22 am, September 14th, 2017 - 50 comments
It’s a simple equation; Labour plus The Greens equals real progress, real change, real hope.
Lets talk about tax policy
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Date published: 8:29 am, September 14th, 2017 - 283 comments
Tax is emerging as the big issue of this campaign. How valid are National’s claims that Labour will introduce a variety of new taxes and what has National’s record been like? Update: in a smart tactical move Labour has promised no new taxes will be introduced until after the next election.
Green Party announces a better deal for students
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Date published: 7:20 am, September 14th, 2017 - 8 comments
“Students are the only group in society expected to borrow just to get by. We believe that students should be supported so that they can focus on learning the skills they need to contribute to a smart, innovative economy and a fairer society”
Create WINZ as it should be
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 14th, 2017 - 13 comments
Auckland event on Sunday – if you have ideas about how to #FIXWINZ you are invited to come along.
Labour’s families package
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Date published: 6:22 am, September 14th, 2017 - 5 comments
Under Labour’s Families Package 70% of families with kids do better than they do under National’s tax plan. Labour launched their online calculator yesterday…
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Daily Review 13/09/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 13th, 2017 - 33 comments
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National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government
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Date published: 2:04 pm, September 13th, 2017 - 168 comments
Newsroom and the Financial Times have reported that National MP Dr Jian Yang was educated at a Chinese University specialising on training spies and was investigated by the SIS for possible links to the Chinese Government.
Ardern on Nat’s campaign of ‘fear and lying’
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Date published: 12:20 pm, September 13th, 2017 - 98 comments
Jacinda Ardern has spoken out about National’s campaign of “fear and lying”. Meanwhile Joyce keeps lying about his imaginary hole, and English tries to reinvent the fart tax attack.
Bryan Bruce’s documentary ‘Who Owns NZ Now?’
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Date published: 9:33 am, September 13th, 2017 - 27 comments
Reviewed on Stuff: “Who owns New Zealand now? The NZ On Air-funded documentary that screened on Three on Tuesday, September 12 confronts the housing crisis head on and it’s an eye-opener.”
A meeting in Wanaka
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Date published: 9:00 am, September 13th, 2017 - 162 comments
Ad reports on a recent meeting in Wanaka where David Parker addressed farmers face to face on Labour’s water policy.
National use opening of Christchurch Justice Precinct for political purposes
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Date published: 7:43 am, September 13th, 2017 - 21 comments
National has acted in breach of State Services Commission guidelines for the pre election period by having a flash opening of the Christchurch Justice Precinct even though it was not finished.
Kia Kaha Lefties – it’s one poll
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 13th, 2017 - 93 comments
Somewhere between complacency and losing hope there’s the mahi that still needs doing.
Early voting
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Date published: 6:15 am, September 13th, 2017 - 16 comments
Early voting has started with a bang – almost four times the 2014 figure. Jacindamania?
Open Mike 13/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 13th, 2017 - 72 comments
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The Bullshit
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Date published: 8:37 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 84 comments
National up, NZ Labour down, Greens dead? Really!?
Daily Review 12/09/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 34 comments
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US presidential campaign heats up along with the hurricanes
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Date published: 4:00 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 9 comments
The first contender has declared, albeit so far in a humorous manner. Less humorous has been the hurricanes that have been hitting southern states this season. You can understand why the oil industries anti-scientist Scott Pruitt that Trump put in charge of the EPA doesn’t want to talk about it.
Poll tonight
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Date published: 2:58 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 217 comments
“Dramatic and Devastating” according to Patrick Gower. Do you think he wants us to watch?
Is NZF positioning itself for a 4th term National government?
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Date published: 12:08 pm, September 12th, 2017 - 34 comments
It’s a timely reminder that 12 days before the election Winston Peters has just reaffirmed the door is very much open to a coalition or Confidence and Supply agreement between National and NZF. If you want to change the government, a vote for NZF is a risk.
“Boardroom” backing change
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Date published: 10:35 am, September 12th, 2017 - 18 comments
The Herald’s “mood of the boardroom” makes encouraging reading for Labour, with support for change and strong themes of social conscience.
Cartoon “Hurricane Ardern” by Emmerson.
If you walked away from the Greens, it’s time to come back
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Date published: 8:15 am, September 12th, 2017 - 111 comments
Graham Cameron from First We Take Manhattan writes about the importance of voting Green this election in order to change the government and green the government.
Anyone who believes Nats’ panicked election bribes I have 10 bridges in Northland to sell you
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Date published: 7:04 am, September 12th, 2017 - 23 comments
Meet the new bridge, same as the old bridge.
Nat attacks on Ardern reach new low
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Date published: 6:41 am, September 12th, 2017 - 30 comments
Simon O’Connor’s attack on Jacinda Ardern yesterday represents a new low, even for National.
Open Mike 12/09/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 12th, 2017 - 105 comments
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