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1. 

   LocalBodies: Northland speaks and National still isn’t listening

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:22 pm, March 29th, 2015 -  25 comments
   Categories: Economy, national, same old national, Steven Joyce, winston peters
   Tags: local bodies, northland, northland by election

   Steven Joyce is adamant that Northland was unique and what it really needed was improved infrastructure such as roads and broadband. Joyce has a narrow, blinkered view of the world. Sadly the election defeat didn’t remove his blinkers or open his eyes to look at Northlands real needs.

2. 

   Nudge Nudge in Northland

   Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 11:07 am, March 7th, 2015 -  97 comments
   Categories: accountability, Andrew Little, by-election, campaigning, john key, Politics, winston peters
   Tags: andrew little, by-election, john key, northland, winston peters

   Two interesting changes in the Northland by-election overnight.

    

3. 

   Christchurch four years on

   Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 12:41 pm, February 22nd, 2015 -  42 comments
   Categories: disaster
   Tags: christchurch earthquake, christchurch rebuilding

   It will soon be four years to the minute since the most destructive and deadly Canterbury / Christchurch earthquake. Condolences to the friends and families of the dead. Greetings to all who lived through it and remember.

4. 

   I hope Ngati Whatua have a really good Mokopuna day

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, February 21st, 2015 -  48 comments
   Categories: racism
   Tags: ngati whatua, Treaty of waitangi

   According to some Ngati Whatua wanting to use Okahu Bay for a Mokopuna day has created something of a crisis.  Maybe not for us or anyone who is reasonable but for the rednecks and the rabid right.

5. 

   Tino Rangatiratanga

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:51 am, February 8th, 2015 -  309 comments
   Categories: Andrew Little, Deep stuff, john key, law, Maori Issues, national, newspapers, same old national, treaty settlements
   Tags: treaty issues, Treaty of waitangi

   It has been claimed that Andrew Little has advocated for Maori to have law making powers. What he has done is reflect on a recent Waitangi Tribunal decision which concluded that Maori never ceded sovereignty to the Crown and properly concluded that this is an issue that needs to be considered.

6. 

   Guest Post – Waitangi Day, build a bridge and get over it

   Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 8:48 am, February 6th, 2015 -  30 comments
   Categories: culture
   Tags: Treaty of waitangi

   A Guest Post by David Meech presenting an irreverent view of Waitangi day, and New Zealand history and culture.

7. 

   A calculated feeding of the beasts within

   Written By:  mhager -  Date published: 2:13 pm, February 5th, 2015 -  76 comments
   Categories: art, assets, benefits, business, class war, culture, discrimination, Economy, economy, Ethics, history, john key, Keynes, monetary policy, national/act government, Politics, Privatisation, privatisation, quality of life, social democracy, socialism, uncategorized, welfare
   Tags:

   The social democracy of my youth has radically collapsed into our current culture of individualism, privatisation and personal greed.

8. 

   Orewa – 11 years on

   Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 9:48 am, February 5th, 2015 -  51 comments
   Categories: identity, Maori Issues, racism
   Tags: bicultural nz, don brash, gareth morgan, orewa, Treaty of waitangi

   Has it really been 11 years since Brash’s infamous Orewa speech? Yesterday Gareth Morgan gave a very different kind of speech there…

9. 

   Metiria Turei’s speech prepared for Ratana

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:00 am, January 24th, 2015 -  88 comments
   Categories: greens, john key, Maori Issues, Metiria Turei, Politics
   Tags: ratana, treaty issues

   Metiria Turei’s speech prepared for delivery at Ratana has attracted some attention for her strong criticism of John Key’s revisionism of Aotearoa’s history in suggesting that Aotearoa was settled peaceably.

10. 

    RMA reforms … be very afraid

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:00 am, January 20th, 2015 -  97 comments
    Categories: act, Environment, greens, housing, labour, national, national/act government, peter dunne, sustainability
    Tags: amy adams, Eugene Sage, maryan street, nick smith

    Nick Smith today announced proposed changes to the Resource Management Act. It is likely he will resuscitate the reforms that were stalled after Peter Dunne refused to support them last year. ACT’s David Seymour has said he will support the changes even though he did not know what they are. Treasury are to release a paper with proposals for change. Updated lprent – yep National stupidity reprised.

11. 

    Dirty Politics in 2015

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:53 am, January 13th, 2015 -  81 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, broadcasting, capitalism, class war, Deep stuff, Dirty Politics, john key, journalism, labour, Media, national, newspapers, radio, same old national
    Tags:

    Political Scientists Bronwyn Hayward and Mark Boyd were interviewed on Radio New Zealand yesterday on New Zealand politics in 2014 and what happened during the election.  They talked extensively on dirty politics, on the role of the media and how things can be improved in 2015.

12. 

    A Government in Waiting?

    Written By:  Bryan Gould -  Date published: 12:12 pm, December 11th, 2014 -  272 comments
    Categories: Parliament
    Tags:

    Andrew Little has wasted no time in making his mark, not just on the Labour Party but on New Zealand politics. What is already clear is that here is a Labour leader who is thinking seriously about what it means to be in government. A striking instance of this hard-headed approach to his job as […]

13. 

    rising poverty amongst asians

    Written By:  stargazer -  Date published: 11:04 pm, December 9th, 2014 -  85 comments
    Categories: employment, im/migration, jobs, poverty, racism, racism
    Tags:

    a new report shows that poverty related illnesses are growing at a rapid rate for asian children, and so are other poverty indicators.  some of this is related to a more settled population, but we also need to talk about racism.

14. 

    NZ Media and blogs vs blogs

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 10:32 am, December 6th, 2014 -  42 comments
    Categories: blogs, broadcasting, internet, journalism, Media, newspapers, radio, tv
    Tags: blogging, blogs, Media, ownership

    Snippets from a detailed and interesting report on the ownership of NZ media, media trends and issues, and the role of blogs post dirty politics. One major quibble – not all blogs are created equal, no more than all TV is game shows, than all radio is talkback, or than all websites are porn.

15. 

    Local Bodies: Government Responsible for Invercargill Poverty

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:00 am, December 2nd, 2014 -  6 comments
    Categories: child welfare, Economy, families, health, housing, john key, same old national, wages
    Tags:

    The second annual Child Poverty Monitor was released today.  bsprout on Local Bodies on poverty and inequalities in Invercargill, “provides a good snapshot of New Zealand society”.

16. 

    Imperator Fish: The Labour Party plot to kill Cameron Slater: the shocking evidence

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:00 pm, November 27th, 2014 -  33 comments
    Categories: humour, Satire
    Tags: imperator fish

    Imperator Fish claims to have received from an anonymous source a recording of a conversation between senior Labour Party members in which a plan to kill Cameron Slater is discussed.

17. 

    Little announces Labour’s new front bench

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:09 am, November 24th, 2014 -  170 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, Annette King, labour
    Tags:

    Andrew Little has announced Labour’s new lineup.

18. 

    A late run succeeds

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 7:08 pm, November 18th, 2014 -  46 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, david parker, grant robertson, labour, Nanaia Mahuta
    Tags: #dirtypolitics, cameron slater, occasionally erudite, stuart nash

    On October 4th Andrew Little was looking to see if he was even going to be in Parliament because he hadn’t achieved the near impossible task of winning New Plymouth. He was at the bottom of small list and only got back into parliament on special votes. But Andrew Little has a well deserved reputation is a organiser and a campaigner. It showed.

19. 

    Andrew Little’s plan for Labour

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 3:22 pm, November 9th, 2014 -  103 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, labour
    Tags: andrew little, election 2017, Labour leadership

    One of the most important challenges we must confront is rebuilding our Party and our movement.

20. 

    Paid parental leave bill faces defeat

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:00 pm, November 6th, 2014 -  9 comments
    Categories: act, maori party, national, national/act government, same old national
    Tags: sue moroney

    The first repercussion of the election result is the almost inevitable defeat of Sue Moroney’s Paid Parental Leave private member’s bill.  The Government is clearly determined to prevent her from getting credit for raising and highlighting an issue of importance to Kiwi families.

21. 

    Moving away from the politics of fear

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 8:30 pm, November 2nd, 2014 -  53 comments
    Categories: blogs, labour, Media
    Tags: cameron slater, foreshore and seabed, Labour leadership

    Politics from a position of fear is never going to be successful. Politics based on conviction and the ability to put forward a sound argument is a much better strategy. Yes, anyone selected is going to be subject to attack. But there’s no point in allowing that to cloud our judgement.

22. 

    A encomium for Nanaia Mahuta

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 8:27 am, October 24th, 2014 -  62 comments
    Categories: Nanaia Mahuta
    Tags: Labour leadership

    I know Nanaia reasonably well, having worked with her at a regional level in the Labour Party. Her level-headedness, the way she can grasp complex problems and find solutions, her ability to connect with everyone, her ability to stay positive and focused and to find a way through are skills that are desperately needed in the Party right now. [Updated]

23. 

    The first hustings

    Written By:  geoff -  Date published: 8:29 am, October 23rd, 2014 -  128 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, david parker, grant robertson, labour, leadership, Nanaia Mahuta
    Tags:

    The leadership contest has kicked off with a bang.

24. 

    Some thoughts on David Cunliffe’s withdrawal

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:30 pm, October 13th, 2014 -  111 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, david cunliffe, labour
    Tags: labour leadership campaign

    Some personal comments on news today that David Cunliffe has withdrawn from the Labour leadership contest.

25. 

    Pick up the ball

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 10:53 am, September 28th, 2014 -  30 comments
    Categories: climate change, election 2014, energy, mana, peak oil, uncategorized
    Tags: deep sea drilling, feed the kids

    In the spirit of new badly needed Left Unity. The Left opposition needs to start setting the agenda. First “feed the kids” needs to be picked up. Second the corporate welfare for Solid Energy needs a lot of scrutiny. So does the the state funding of oil exploration.

26. 

    I disagree

    Written By:  Ben Clark -  Date published: 1:53 pm, September 26th, 2014 -  112 comments
    Categories: election 2014, labour
    Tags:

    With Lynn, which according to the trolls should see me banned 😈

    I think the Labour results show voters understand MMP, not that Labour doesn’t.

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    Labour obviously never worked out MMP

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:59 am, September 26th, 2014 -  104 comments
    Categories: election 2014, greens, labour, national, nz first
    Tags: Josie Pagani

    Perhaps it is time for activists to have two parties. The one that specialises in electorates and the one that focuses on party vote. Because it is becoming evident that Labour is unlikely to ever manage to make the transition to being a MMP party. Their MPs clearly don’t care for the party or the brand.

28. 

    Key rorts system

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:48 am, September 26th, 2014 -  52 comments
    Categories: act, john key, national, national/act government, peter dunne, united future
    Tags: David Seymour, nz taxpayers union

    There is a rort being negotiated in Parliament that will cost the thick edge of $1 million a year. Where is the Taxpayer’s union on this?

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    Another 3 years of work (first notes)

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 10:36 am, September 21st, 2014 -  126 comments
    Categories: Politics
    Tags:

    My first notes on the election results. Labour has to maintain stability internally and start campaigning now. Obviously the dirty politics is the current leverage but the tanking economy is an issue as well. Some of National puppet parties are really looking like gutted husks..

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    Polity: Shameful, innumerate reporting of Herald poll

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:48 am, September 19th, 2014 -  32 comments
    Categories: election 2014, Politics, polls
    Tags: audrey young, jonolists, nz herald, polity

    If a politics editor at a major National newspaper doesn’t know basic statistics, then you’d have to ask how she retains her job? Having a jonolist apparently deliberately distort the meaning of a poll that is taken, and whose results was not linked to in the article, is a complete travesty.

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    Poverty a National disgrace

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:12 am, September 10th, 2014 -  82 comments
    Categories: accountability, john key, national, poverty
    Tags: child poverty, poverty, underclass

    Advocacy groups are calling for action. People are marching for action. The parties of the left are ready to take action. Only National stands in the way.