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: Comment:Cat Among the Pigeons
Date published: 5:01 pm, March 15th, 2017
... - the Holyrood government gets its authority from London (Westminster could, legally...
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: Comment:Big wins for Bernie
Date published: 10:20 pm, March 28th, 2016
...? The Churchill who was the author of Gallipoli? Yeah, mate. You...
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: Comment:National identity
Date published: 9:37 pm, November 25th, 2014
... be no-one with the authority to call them so, including...
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: Comment:National identity
Date published: 5:20 pm, November 24th, 2014
... is illegitimate, it lacks the authority to determine whether the Maori...
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: Comment:Deep hypocrisy vs government for sale
Date published: 7:02 pm, June 14th, 2013
... they please as they know DS can't do anything against them... place. DS is made to look ineffective and lacking authority.....again. Labour...
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: Comment:The rule of law
Date published: 9:41 pm, May 26th, 2013
... talking about, DS, is the extent of parliament's authority. Both the right...
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: Comment:Open mike 08/04/2013
Date published: 1:32 pm, April 8th, 2013
DS needs some media training, the .... No umm's err's, pauses show authority and thought, when you're intterupted...
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: Comment:Open mike 06/11/2012
Date published: 11:31 am, November 6th, 2012
... last year resulting from these Ds. Then we should know that... the Ds are contingent liabilities technical note... risk and uncertainty. Many municipal authorities in the US have gone...
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: Comment:Key misleads the house
Date published: 9:52 am, October 10th, 2011
.... -------------------------- David Sirota is best-selling author of the new book "Back... in Colorado. Email him at ds@davidsirota.com , follow him on....COM David Sirota is the author of the best-selling books....com. E-mail him at ds@davidsirota.com or follow him...
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: Comment:Roy Morgan poll
Date published: 6:23 pm, October 24th, 2008
... (Labour) have lost the moral authority to govern. <<< Say we had...
- Nine.
A ponderous tome of chaste entertainment and moral instruction, The Quiver ran at over 1,000 pages per yearly issue and must have cost a pretty penny in its day. But then the purchaser would barely have needed to secure any ...2 hours ago - Niki’s eviction: appeal dismissed
Niki Rauti has lost an appeal to remain in her Auckland home. Niki Rauti, right. A woman’s appeal to remain in her Glen Innes state house has been dismissed. Ioela Rauti, who is known ...9 hours ago - Hard News: Media Take: The selling of the campaign
A little over a week ago, I was sitting in makeup getting prepped for the last pre-election episode of Media Take. As is often the case, ZM was on the radio. And during a commercial break, two campaign ads came ...12 hours ago - Renationalisation in the UK?
In the UK, successive governments under Thatcher and Blair privatised everything they possibly could, hocking off public assets at bargain-basement prices to donors and cronies. Those privatisations were (naturally) a disaster, with railways, water companies, and even the royal mail ...13 hours ago - Speaker: The Government lost the electionThe Government lost the election.This isn't an angle you'll have seen much lately, or will in the coming days, with a news media full of talk about "moral authorities", and speculation about Winston's role as kingmaker, but it's the truth. ...13 hours ago
- Dairy Flat, the Future Urban zone, and planning for transit
This is a guest post from reader Bryce P. The area below is the proposed development area of Dairy Flat under the Unitary Plan. But, how are we proposing to service this fairly large area with transit (Public Transport)? ...13 hours ago - How MMP Works: Freestyle bargaining
Understanding that you have two votes, and what each is for, is fairly straightforward. But once the votes are in, what happens? New Zealand is making MMP up as we go along. We have what is called a ‘freestyle ...14 hours ago - Theo Spierings’ true value
Theo Spierings: salary of $160,000 per week by Don Franks Not everyone admires the bloke but I believe Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings is due some appreciation. If we have eyes to see it, Theo’s done us a favour. ...15 hours ago - What If? Some Random Thoughts About The Next Three Weeks.
15 hours ago - Young members of NZ political parties give us their election hot takes
They cheered and drank at SkyCity. They cried in Ngongotaha and mourned at St Matthews church. Chlöe Swarbrick and her team follow election night results at Green Party HQ. Photo: Supplied Youth wing members of political ...15 hours ago - The superhero two year old who represents thousands affected by the air pollution crisis
“It was really distressing to see her working so hard to breathe. She’s so small.” It’s a parents’ worst nightmare to see their child being rushed in and out of hospital. Yet Sephie’s parents - Bo and Amii - ...16 hours ago - A new beast of a government, whatever Winston chooses
I've just reviewed my Pundit post from August 28. It then seemed obvious to me that neither National nor Labour would be able to command a single party majority and New Zealand First and Winston Peters would end up being ...16 hours ago - A new beast of a government, whichever way Winston goesI've just reviewed my Pundit post from August 28. It then seemed obvious to me that neither National nor Labour would be able to command a single party majority and New Zealand First and Winston Peters would end up being ...16 hours ago
- Trucks in bus lanes?
An opinion piece in the Herald by David Aitken, Chief Executive of the National Road Carriers caught my attention yesterday. He starts by talking about how Auckland is growing rapidly, that addressing congestion needs to be a priority and then ...18 hours ago - Bill To Winston: “Let’s Do This!”
19 hours ago - What causes unemployment – robots or capitalism?Bosses, not robots, lay off workers The article below is taken from the French revolutionary workers’ journal Lutte de Classe (Class Struggle). It was translated by members of the US revolutionary group The Spark. French Socialist Party presidential candidate ...24 hours ago
- John – the real issue here is results, not dance partners
John Hart has written a series of tweets about why a Blue Green coalition wold not work. It's going to be a long two weeks on Twitter if we don't put this National-Green fantasy government idea to bed. So a ...1 day ago - Look what you’ve done, New Zealand
The fuck is this? Look what you’ve done. Look at it. Don’t pretend you don’t know what that is. You know exactly what it is. That is exactly what it looks like, and you knew exactly what you were doing. ...1 day ago - Politics Makes Strange BedfellowsSummary (which is less numerically challenging)read more ...1 day ago
- A guide to political punditry
Want to be a pundit? Let me tell you how. ...1 day ago - After the election trauma: anger, disappointment, fear, hope
Election results: disappointment and anger After the last election I wrote a blog entitled I was wrong. This time I was right, but I’m not happy about that, because what I was right about was basically that the polls would ...2 days ago - Five stories to help you make sense of WTF is going on in NZ politics
While the country waits, the pundits write. Labour leader Jacinda Ardern on Election Night. Photo: AFP 1 - WAKING UP THE YOUTH Laura O’Connell Rapira has been trying to get young New Zealanders out vote ...2 days ago - It could be worseWhile New Zealand's post-election negotiations look unpleasant, they could be worse. Germans voted today in federal elections, and dealt their parties a really shit hand:Germany is braced for a period of fraught and protracted coalition talks after Sunday’s elections left ...2 days ago
- Ardern lost because of CGT
Or so Bernard Hickey would have us believe, anyway. Apparently she just didn’t know the numbers involved, and if she did, she would have done things completely differently. Actually I shouldn’t say “apparently”, that’s literally what he says, because to ...2 days ago - Now there’s a surpriseECan is saying that it is failing to meet its water-quality targets, while meeting its irrigation ones:Canterbury is behind on its regional water quality targets, but is making strong progress on irrigation goals. [...] The report showed nitrate levels were ...2 days ago
- Possible coalition outcomes: Hooton edition
As it became clear late on Saturday evening that National had lost key coalition partners in the Māori Party and UnitedFuture and ACT was never going to be enough, Matthew Hooton suggested the Greens would be foolish if they would ...2 days ago - The only way is WinstonSo, the election happened. And rather than seeing the stunning Jacindamania victory we were hoping for, instead we're left with an uncomfortable situation for everyone. National has clearly lost its mandate: their vote dropped, despite sucking up the 4% bigot ...2 days ago
- Election reflections. NB potentially unpopular.
All political parties are churches. As with churches, there are a small group of any membership who are able to provide a sober reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of their parties, the leadership are realists but the large majority ...2 days ago - What is a government without the Māori or Mana parties?
A first-time rangatahi voter struggles to see a voice that will represent her. Te Ururoa Flavell, who is giving up leadership of the Māori Party, and Mana Party leader Hone Harawira. Photos: RNZ I voted this week, ...2 days ago - So … what’s next?
Election night was, well, a bit anticlimactic, in big-picture terms. The utter loss of the Māori Party was a shock, and a few seats changed hands, and Labour thoroughly shook off its dismal 2014 and 2011 results, yes; but what ...2 days ago - Waterfront regeneration: a tale of two cities
This is a guest post from Alistair Ray, an urban designer at Jasmax. It was originally posted on the Urban Design Forum’s blog and has been reposted here with permission. Massive mixed use regeneration proposed for prime waterfront land half ...2 days ago - Gordon Campbell on the election result, and likely road ahead
A government led by Bill English and Winston Peters would be a more conservative one – particularly on social issues – than any we experienced during the Key years. If, say, Peters’ oft repeated call for a referendum on the ...2 days ago - Disgruntled customer
2 days ago - NZ Election: possible coalition optionsThe brains-trust of MyThinks has been crunching the numbers following the election day result. Our analysis has offered up some very interesting possibilities in terms of the make up of the next parliament. National / New Zealand First The most ...2 days ago
- The morning after the night beforeThe day after the night before, some things have become clear while some things remain uncertain.Perhaps clearest is just how wrong were all those who solely attributed the National Party’s previous electoral success to “the John Key effect”. Under a ...3 days ago
- The Incoming Tide
The 2017 election was a roller-coaster ride – and it’s not over yet. The special votes, yet to be counted, could well – in an election of such tight margins – make all the difference, and that’s to say nothing ...3 days ago - Bill makes history before heading into the Winston mazeIt's the nature of MMP that as we try to make sense of the public will expressed in last night's results, that we dive into the entrails. We ponder paths to power and what might be in Winston Peter's mind. ...3 days ago
- An election night odyssey through Wellington
Our reporter wanders between election parties in the capital as the results come in. Our reporter soaks up the election results. Photo: Ed O'Driscoll. It’s nearly 10pm. Gareth Morgan is dancing to rap music. He clutches a beer ...3 days ago - Maternal urinary fluoride/IQ study – an update
Model of a fetus in the womb. Photo credit: CP PHOTO/ Alliance Atlantis/ HO) The maternal urinary fluoride/IQ study (Bashash et al., 2017) continues to get attention – but mainly from anti-fluoride organisations. The scientific community will evaluate the published ...3 days ago - ‘To the future we strive, to the challenge we rise’
...3 days ago - #Decision17: Waiting for Winston
Hang in there for another couple weeks. Winston Peters' NZ First has the power to decide the next government. Photo: RNZ/Brad White The only poll that matters this election has left the voting public with ...3 days ago - Post election thinksWell… that was a bit shit. The empty feeling that appeared deep in my gut last evening around about 8:30pm remains. New Zealand has decided the born-to-rule Tories of the National Party will lead the next government. Yes, we can ...3 days ago
- Sunday reading 24 September 2017
Welcome back to Sunday reading. Best thing I’ve read this week wasn’t an article – I’ve just finished re-reading Replenishing the Earth, James Belich’s epic history of the ‘settler west’ in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and a few other ...3 days ago - Hopey-changey stuff
First of all, people are talking about a 'vote for change' based on the combination of Labour, Greens and New Zealand First.‘Change’ was not a candidate on the voting paper I saw. People voted for parties. Those parties need to ...3 days ago - How did the polls do (provisional outcome)?
Provisional results are in. Here’s how the polls have done so far. You can find the detailed comparisons in this Google doc. Here are a few notes: In 2014 the official results changed things quite a lot. I’ll post ...3 days ago - How did the polls do (provisional outcome)?Provisional results are in. Here’s how the polls have done so far. You can find the detailed comparisons in this Google doc. Here are a few notes: In 2014 the official results changed things quite a lot. I’ll post ...3 days ago
- 2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #38
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook page during the past week. Editor's Pick August 2017 was second warmest on record From NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies A global map of the August 2017 ...3 days ago - Legal Beagle: Election 2017: the Special VotesThe 2017 General Election has a preliminary result.The preliminary result is an unofficial count of all the ordinary votes cast at the election: votes cast on the day by people whose name appears on the printed electoral roll who voted ...3 days ago
- Brinkmanship and the security dilemma
There is a concept in international relations known as the “security dilemma.” Uncertain about each other’s capabilities and intent, adversaries ramp up their military preparations for war as a hedge against a preemptive strike against them. Seeing their adversaries ready ...3 days ago - First reflections on the NZ election resultsby Phil Duncan The frontstabbers have won yet again (National) and the backstabbers have lost yet again (Labour). (For votes and seats see end of article.) Labour so little inspires the working class, that the majority of workers opt for ...3 days ago
- Skirting the law: Was it legal for Jacinda Ardern to walk around malls all day wearing a bag over he...
This woman, identified as Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, spent today walking around Auckland malls shaking people’s hands and picking up their children. The Electoral Commission says it’s investigating complaints that Labour leader Jacinda Ardern spent most of election day walking ...3 days ago - Bill English held a press conference to say he hates everyone but electoral law made it illegal to r...
The Prime Minister hates us but we voted for him anyway. Prime Minister Bill English held a press conference at 1pm this afternoon to tell all New Zealanders that he hates them, and that he can’t stand their “stupid fucking ...3 days ago - The 2017 election threadPre-Election Witterings (written before polls closed, but not posted until after 7pm) I gave Ian Lees-Galloway my constituency vote, and my party vote to the Greens. I wanted to deny National the great city of Palmerston North, and make sure ...3 days ago
- Get in the mood!
Can't believe it has been 20 years since Okay Computer. ...3 days ago - PoemSince we can't talk about the 'lection, here's a poem, written by John Cornford during the Spanish Civil War. He fought for the POUM, the anti-Stalinist militia which Orwell was part of. Unlike Orwell, he didn't return to Britain. He ...4 days ago
- Poll/forecast/avg deviations from the provisional 2017 election resultI’ve compiled this Google Doc, that I’ll update as things progress this evening. It shows all pre-election polls, forecasts and poll-of-poll averages that I know of. For each poll/forecast/average it will also calculate the deviation for each party and across ...4 days ago
- Poll/forecast/avg deviations from the provisional 2017 election resultI’ve compiled this Google Doc, that I’ll update as things progress this evening. It shows all pre-election polls, forecasts and poll-of-poll averages that I know of. For each poll/forecast/average it will also calculate the deviation for each party and across ...4 days ago
- Grant Robertson breaking into people’s homes screaming ‘let’s do this’ in last ditch electio...
Do not go gently into that goodnight. Rage, rage, against the closing of the campaign window. Political parties are leaving no stone unturned tonight as they aggressively campaign for every last vote. Campaigning and other indications of political support will ...4 days ago - David Seymour spent final day of campaign standing next to stack of his books saying ‘Hey, check t...
The ACT Party leader had a relatively muted final day of the campaign. ACT Party leader David Seymour spent his final day of the campaign standing in a local Whitcoulls, next to a stack of his own new book, Own ...4 days ago - Election Day Blackout.
...4 days ago - New research, September 11-17, 2017
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. Climate change 1. Modelling past, present and future peatland carbon accumulation across the pan-Arctic region "We found that peatlands in Scandinavia, Europe, Russia and central and eastern Canada will ...4 days ago - Bill English confessionalPADRE: Hello my child. BILL: Forgive me father for I have sinned. It’s been one week since my last confession. PADRE: Go on my son. BILL: I must ask for forgiveness for I have committed sins against others. PADRE: How ...4 days ago
- Post Truth Politics works for National
New Zealand is a land of Bullies. While many New Zealanders are good caring people it is a bullying culture that leads and governs us. The evidence for this came out strongly in the recent Unicef report. We have the ...4 days ago - 4 days ago
- Hard News: Friday Music: With PicturesKia ora koutou. It's been a big few weeks, I'm tired and there's work to be done yet – so I thought I'd just whack in a few quality music-related videos for you all to enjoy. See the (very simple) ...5 days ago
- Last day to enrolToday is the last day on which you can advance vote. It is also the last day you can enrol to vote - for some odd reason we don't allow enrolment on election day. So, if you're not enrolled, get ...5 days ago
- The best and worst moments of the 2017 election
It’s almost over! Bill English goes for the cat lovers vote. Photo: RNZ/Chris Bramwell Like a Rugby World Cup or a James Cameron film, this election campaign feels like it’s gone on too damn long. In ...5 days ago - How to spend your election night: A guide
It's all been leading up to this. So how will you spend the final hours of decision 2017? After a long, rough, and occasionally exciting few months of bickering, scandals, weird adverts and cringeworthy twitter feuds, the moment ...5 days ago - Final Election Forecast updateI’ve updated my Election Forecast with the results of the final Colmar Brunton and Reid Research polls. Either National or Labour could form government, but they would both need the help of NZ First, Labour would also need to add ...5 days ago
- Some Things Never Change.
5 days ago - What I’m voting for tomorrowA hell of a lot is riding on this election. A hell of a lot could change if we get a genuine change of government. A hell of a lot of policies near and dear to my heart could be ...5 days ago
- Access: Part 5: The tide will turn if floater voters make enough wavesThis is the last of the Disabled Persons Assembly’s (DPA’s) election blogs, and includes an overview of disabled people’s political participation, related questions for candidates, and a wrap up. For marginalised groups everywhere, increasing participation and achievement in political life usually ...5 days ago
- How your vote may turn into a governmentSo it all comes down to this: It's close. While the the lack of polls this election means it's hard to pick trends, it looks clear that Labour's Adern-tastic August has hit a September slump. Momentum has stalled. It may ...5 days ago
- Hamilton: City of the Future
This post is about: How spillovers from the Auckland boom are driving growth in nearby regions. The opportunities for these communities to benefit more from this economic change. The central role of inter-regional transport infrastructure for reviving small towns and ...5 days ago - Trump and TrumanIncinerating Hiroshima by Don Franks US President Donald now threatens to “totally destroy” North Korea’s country of 26 million people. This from the leader of the only power that ever used nuclear weapons. Trump isn’t a one-off nutcase. He follows ...5 days ago
- Housing report earns Nats the red card
National’s failure to acknowledge and fix the housing crisis will be their legacy. Labour will tackle the housing crisis head-on, says Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. ...5 days ago - Sluggish growth reflects nine years of drift from NationalToday’s GDP figures reflect an economy that the National Government has allowed to drift along on the basis of growing population rather than improving productivity and adding value, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “It is important to recognise that ...6 days ago
- National’s campaign of deception an affront to democracyVoters 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 ...6 days 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 ...6 days 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 ...6 days 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 ...7 days 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 week 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 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...1 week 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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, ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks ago
- A challenge to Bill English...2 weeks 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. ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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. ...2 weeks 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. ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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 ...2 weeks 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. ...3 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 ...3 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 ...3 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 ...3 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. ...3 weeks ago
- Not A Party scrambles for self-worth
Not A Party headquarters was in tatters this Sunday morning. With its candidates reeling in shock, red-eyed and gormless in the wake of this unexpected monumental failure. ...14 hours ago - No clear winner in NZ electionThe New Zealand election on Saturday delivered an inconclusive result, with neither the incumbent National Party nor the main opposition Labour Party in a clear position to form a government. The outcome is likely be decided by whichever is able ...15 hours ago
- Te Matapihi committed to working with the next governmentTe Matapihi committed to working with the next government to support Māori housing outcomes ...1 day ago
- Peters Represents Strong Stable Govt: But not with NationalThe past 24 hours has been a blur or a nightmare - depending on which colour glasses you had on. One fact is true: Winston Peters is Kingmaker of this election. He is wearing a crown of thorns and has ...1 day ago
- Global campaign to help end marine litterWorld’s biggest aquarium group teams up with global campaign to help end marine litter ...1 day ago
- Nationwide search for conservation innovators kicks offThe search is on for big, bold, game-changing ideas and new solutions to New Zealand’s greatest environmental challenges, such as freshwater quality, climate change, species decline and invasive pests. ...1 day ago
- Coalition talks should see big wins for educationWhatever Government coalition emerges from negotiations in the coming weeks, educators are optimistic of major progress on the funding and quality of education, NZEI Te Riu Roa says. ...2 days ago
- The Election With Many Victors Ends And Now We WaitINSIGHTS ABOUT THE NEWS - NZ has to wait and see what form the next Govt takes after the weekend’s election. ...2 days ago
- PrivacyLive: your right to knowA lively panel discussion on Right to Know Day – this Thursday 28 September -- will highlight New Zealanders’ legal rights to access government information and personal information about themselves. ...2 days ago
- Independent Commissioner for ACC OversightThe Physiotherapy Trust New Zealand supports an Independent Commissioner for ACC oversight. If the case history of ACC is considered it is clear since the inception of ACC, when it was regarded as world class and was overseen by three ...2 days ago
- World Rivers Day heralds boost for water quality dataUnderstanding and improving our waterways requires high quality information and communities can now access the latest on their rivers, lakes and streams thanks to fresh data available today. World Rivers Day (Sunday 24 September) highlights the value many ...2 days ago
- Preliminary results for the 2017 General ElectionThe Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 2017 General Election. Party Party Votes % Votes Electorate Seats List Seats Total Seats National Party ...2 days ago
- New Government must take action on environment – GreenpeaceThe environment was at the centre of this election campaign and, whatever the exact makeup, the new government needs to take action. Greenpeace says it will be there to make sure they do. ...2 days ago
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