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  1. Campbell: Ten Reasons For Not Voting National

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 7:03 am, September 19th, 2017 -  33 comments
    Categories: accountability, election 2017, national
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    Gordon Campbell sets out ten reasons not to vote National. Well referenced and compelling. Standardistas may wish to add their own entries to the list.

  2. David Farrar has no idea about business nor apparently the role of government for business.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 1:38 pm, September 18th, 2017 -  44 comments
    Categories: blogs, David Farrar, Politics
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    I see that David Farrar, the National parties favourite paid polling poodle, is trying to spin up the old line about politicians not being business people. He sounds like a blithering idiot. He also obviously knows bugger all about real business and I’m not sure that he really understands what government is about for businesses. Perhaps he should get some training in running a business?

  3. The Herald reverts to type

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:27 pm, September 16th, 2017 -  45 comments
    Categories: election 2017, jacinda ardern, john key, labour, Media, Politics, superannuation, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    John Armstrong has come out in the Herald swinging wildly and claiming without evidence that Jacinda Ardern’s campaign has stalled, and criticized her policy positions but because he thinks they are only a bit better than National’s.

  4. Greening the place up

    Written By:  Robert Guyton -  Date published: 10:22 am, September 14th, 2017 -  50 comments
    Categories: election 2017, greens
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    It’s a simple equation; Labour plus The Greens equals real progress, real change, real hope.

  5. National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:04 pm, September 13th, 2017 -  168 comments
    Categories: China, International, national, same old national, Spying
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    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.

  6. This is how you change the Government – electorate vote Goldsmith if you are on the Epsom roll

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:05 pm, September 11th, 2017 -  32 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, act, budget 2017, campaigning, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, national, Politics, same old national, vote smart
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    For progressive Epsom voters the best way to change the Government may be to give your electorate vote to Paul Goldsmith.

  7. Liar Joyce’s shifting goal posts and zero budgets

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 8:13 am, September 6th, 2017 -  16 comments
    Categories: accountability, economy, national, Steven Joyce, useless
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    Hopelessly compromised Steven Joyce is trying to shift the goalposts from his thoroughly exposed $11.7bn lie to Labour’s “zero budgets”. He’s clutching at straws…

  8. Even Kiwiblog won’t defend Joyce’s $11.7 billion claim

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:58 am, September 5th, 2017 -  15 comments
    Categories: bill english, blogs, David Farrar, dpf, election 2017, making shit up, Media, national, Politics, same old national, spin, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    David Farrar has put up and then amended a post suggesting that there is a $11.7 billion hole in Labour’s policy financials. It appears that even he does not believe there is a $11.7 billion discrepancy in Labour’s accounts.

  9. National’s 18 new taxes

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 9:35 am, September 4th, 2017 -  14 comments
    Categories: national, spin, tax
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    A dose of reality on National and taxes, and wise words on the media circus surrounding tax.

  10. Challenging the divine right of kingmakers

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:40 pm, September 1st, 2017 -  123 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, democratic participation, election 2017, greens, Politics
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    23 days to go. We’re now this close to changing the government, and have a real chance at a truly progressive government with a Labour/Green coalition. For that we need strong Green representation.

  11. Tegg Talk – Second Climate Change Report Withheld By Government

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 10:13 am, August 31st, 2017 -  5 comments
    Categories: climate change, election 2017, Environment, global warming, national, paula bennett, same old national
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    Denis Tegg reports that the Government is hiding a second critical report on climate change until after the election.

  12. Blue Dragons

    Written By:  Bunji -  Date published: 5:08 pm, August 28th, 2017 -  30 comments
    Categories: national
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    Mark Jennings: ‘A hundred or so young Chinese wearing blue T-shirts with “Blue dragons” written on the front marched in to the stadium in a highly-organised fashion.  I randomly asked two of them why they had come. They seemed to find the question confusing but told me they were overseas students.’

  13. Middle East Changes

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:58 pm, August 27th, 2017 -  70 comments
    Categories: afghanistan, International, iraq, jacinda ardern, labour, Syria, us politics, war
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    If there is a change of Government what should Labour do about requests for military assistance in the Middle East?

  14. Strewth Cobbah

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:00 am, August 16th, 2017 -  163 comments
    Categories: australian politics, election 2017, International, jacinda ardern, labour, making shit up, Politics, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Over the ditch the Australian Government has accused New Zealand Labour of using Parliament to undermine Barnaby Joyce.  But an analysis of the claim suggests that anyone claiming this should be regarded as being a whacka because the media was onto the claim two days before the questions were asked.

  15. The subversive power of joy

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:09 am, August 12th, 2017 -  9 comments
    Categories: activism
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    The subversive power of collective joy is maximised when it occurs in public, politicised spaces as an affirmation of collective identity. 

  16. Corbyn-esque NZ

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 6:17 pm, August 9th, 2017 -  13 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, class, democracy under attack, election 2017, elections, greens, journalism, Media, Metiria Turei, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    This post was written and ready to go and then news of Metiria Turei stepping down hit. Some of it might read a little strangely because of that. I’ve changed some of the tenses used.

  17. The Kelvin Davis effect

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:02 am, August 9th, 2017 -  48 comments
    Categories: jacinda ardern, Kelvin Davis, labour, leadership
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    Much has been written about the Jacinda Ardern effect that has put Labour so enthusiastically back in the game. But the appointment of Kelvin Davis as deputy is also looking like a very smart move.

  18. ACT wants to subdivide the Waitakere Ranges (or at least the foothills)

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:30 am, August 8th, 2017 -  22 comments
    Categories: act, Conservation, election 2017, Environment, sustainability
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    Act has announced a policy that would undermine current protection given to the Waitakere Ranges.  If it gets a chance …

  19. The big mo #LetsDoThis

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:19 am, August 3rd, 2017 -  18 comments
    Categories: election 2017, jacinda ardern, labour, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    Jacinda Ardern’s ascension to Labour’s leadership appears to have given the Party that most important of campaign phenomena, momentum.

  20. #LeftwithEnough

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 7:30 am, July 31st, 2017 -  14 comments
    Categories: community democracy, democratic participation, election 2017, Left, poverty
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    Mary St George writes about participatory democracy in this year’s election and the new twitter chat #LeftwithEnough.

  21. State of emergency on the South Island’s east coast

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:43 pm, July 21st, 2017 -  23 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, Environment
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    Evacuations are now happening throughout Otago and Canterbury, with more rain expected over night and into Saturday.

  22. NZ’s climate change guinea pigs

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:10 pm, July 21st, 2017 -  56 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, Economy, Environment, housing
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    The first round of climate change pass-the-parcel is about to knock some players out of the property investment game. The rest of NZ should be paying attention.

  23. The Catholic Church is urging its parishoners to vote

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:15 am, July 21st, 2017 -  29 comments
    Categories: abortion, Conservation, crime, Deep stuff, democratic participation, election 2017, Environment, Ethics, families, housing, human rights, Left, Maori Issues, Politics, poverty, prisons, racism, religion, sustainability
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    The catholic bishops of Aotearoa have released a pamphlet urging parishoners to vote. And apart from conservative positions on euthenasia and drug liberalisation the policies they support have a decidedly progressive bent.

  24. Election 2017: the battle lines are drawn

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:57 am, July 17th, 2017 -  77 comments
    Categories: class, climate change, don brash, Donald Trump, election 2017, greens, Jeremy Corbyn, labour, making shit up, marama fox, Media, national, nz first, Politics, polls, same old national, Shane Jones, winston peters
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    The 2017 election campaign has been set alight by the Greens adopting brave policies that Jeremy Corbyn would be proud of and NZ First adopting policies that would meet with Donald Trump’s approval.

  25. James Shaw Speech to the Green’s conference – Greening the Government

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:21 pm, July 15th, 2017 -  25 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, ETS, global warming, greens, james shaw, Politics
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    The text of James Shaw’s speech to the Greens Conference focussing on the Green’s policy response to Climate Change.

  26. Thiel shows commitment to New Zealand by spending 12 days in it

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:52 pm, June 29th, 2017 -  49 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, national, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Following an intervention by the Ombudsman the Government has been obliged to disclose the number of days that Peter Thiel spent in New Zealand in the five years leading up to his grant of citizenship.  The answer is very few.

  27. Sarah v govt climate litigation – perspectives from court

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:30 am, June 28th, 2017 -  19 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, Environment
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    What to do when your future’s at risk and your government doesn’t care. 

     

     

  28. Police have reopened the Barclay investigation

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:16 am, June 27th, 2017 -  129 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, national
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    Police has commenced a re-investigation of allegations that the private communications of an individual were intercepted by Mr Todd Barclay MP.

  29. National Ltd™ – Rotten To The Core From Top To Bottom

    Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 7:25 am, June 26th, 2017 -  25 comments
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    . . . And we have this state of affairs because John Key and now Bill English, in concert with the rest of the National Ltd™ crew, have been lying to us every day for the past nine years . . .

  30. Kiwis send a message to Tillerson

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 10:19 am, June 7th, 2017 -  27 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change, us politics
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    As Patrick Gower puts it, “English tries to hide from the reality of Trump’s America”. Fortunately ordinary Kiwis were not so supine.

  31. UK’s hung parliament?

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 7:06 am, June 1st, 2017 -  131 comments
    Categories: uk politics
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    The Tories’ supposed landslide trickles to a halt.