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   Is NZF positioning itself for a 4th term National government?

   Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:08 pm, September 12th, 2017 -  34 comments
   Categories: Abuse of power, election 2017, greens, labour, nz first, Politics, winston peters
   Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, #greenthegovt

   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.

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   Plant trees, love NZ: the Greens’ bold Climate Protection Plan

   Written By:  weka -  Date published: 8:00 am, September 11th, 2017 -  68 comments
   Categories: climate change, Conservation, disaster, Economy, election 2017, Environment, ETS, farming, greens, poverty, sustainability, welfare
   Tags: #Green2017, #greenthegovt

   The Greens have a comprehensive, detailed plan for NZ on what to do about climate change that works through transforming the economy, ending poverty, and protecting the environment.

3. 

   National enters panic mode and goes tough on beneficiaries

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:38 am, September 8th, 2017 -  27 comments
   Categories: bill english, crosby textor, democracy under attack, drugs, election 2017, national, Politics, same old national, spin, Steven Joyce, you couldn't make this shit up
   Tags:

   National has tried to divert attention from the budget hole fiasco by promising to get even tougher on beneficiaries.

4. 

   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
   Tags:

   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.

5. 

   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
   Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, #Green2017, #greenthegovt, memorandum of understanding, Ursula Le Guin

   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.

6. 

   Clean Green New Zealand – 100% Pure Bullshit

   Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 8:33 am, September 1st, 2017 -  9 comments
   Categories: Environment
   Tags: fonterra

   For some years now campaign groups such as Greenpeace have been ringing alarm bells about the deteriorating quality – and curiously diminishing volume – of New Zealand’s fresh water.

7. 

   It’s a new political world

   Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:01 am, September 1st, 2017 -  77 comments
   Categories: election 2017, jacinda ardern, labour, leadership, polls
   Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, colmar brunton, election 2017, jacinda ardern, let's do this, poll

   Labour has polled ahead of National for the first time in 12 years. It is only one poll and others may differ, but it has shattered a huge psychological barrier. We’re in a new political world. Time to go hard.

8. 

   Rachel Smalley stop telling lies about Labour

   Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:02 am, August 31st, 2017 -  65 comments
   Categories: Economy, journalism, labour, making shit up
   Tags: bad journalism, helen clark, lies, nz initiative, rachel smalley, student debt

   I know I shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, but this piece by Rachel Smalley is full of lies about Labour. We deserve better journalism than this.

9. 

   National is telling fibs on housing

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:30 am, August 29th, 2017 -  16 comments
   Categories: cost of living, election 2017, housing, labour, national, phil twyford, Politics
   Tags: amy adams

   During the weekend one of National’s rising stars Amy Adams debates housing with Labour’s Phil Twyford.  Adams was supremely confident but the data she relied on appears to have problems …

10. 

    National’s political hit job on Winston Peters

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:22 am, August 29th, 2017 -  231 comments
    Categories: Dirty Politics, labour, Media, national, nz first, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, winston peters
    Tags: anne tolley

    The hit job that has just been performed on Winston Peters is a sign of how desperate National is to divert attention from Jacindamania.  But I suspect the attempt will backfire.

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    Wellington’s Trolley Buses – why they should stay

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 7:43 am, August 21st, 2017 -  76 comments
    Categories: capitalism, climate change, public transport, workers' rights
    Tags: GWRC, thank you driver

    Trolley buses make sense for the environment and for people who drive them. But in just a couple of month’s time the Greater Wellington Regional will start an $11m project to dismantle the trolley bus system. Council Tramways Union Vice President Chris Morley writes about why this is a huge mistake.

12. 

    Jacinda’s campaign launch speech

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 5:17 pm, August 20th, 2017 -  111 comments
    Categories: election 2017, jacinda ardern, labour
    Tags:

    The text of Jacinda Ardern’s campaign speech delivered today.

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    Key praises Ardern and Labour

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 1:05 pm, August 16th, 2017 -  53 comments
    Categories: jacinda ardern, john key, labour, leadership
    Tags: jacinda ardern, labour

    Key: “The camera likes Jacinda. Paul Holmes once said to me ‘on TV they see your heart’ – she responds well to that so that works really well for her…”, “Labour made the right decision to make Jacinda Ardern leader”

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    The Greens: solidarity and resistance

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 7:30 am, August 13th, 2017 -  102 comments
    Categories: election 2017, greens
    Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, #greenthegovt, #IamMetiria, #IstandwithMetiria, solidarity politics

    Ahead of the Green Party’s election campaign relaunch this afternoon, let’s get a few things straight about who and what the Green Party is.

15. 

    CTU President: All the way for equal pay

    Written By:  Richard Wagstaff -  Date published: 10:01 am, August 12th, 2017 -  29 comments
    Categories: national, same old national, Unions, workers' rights
    Tags: CTU, Equal pay, kristine bartlett, michael woodhouse

    CTU President Richard Wagstaff writes on today’s actions about his opposition to the government attempt to dismember the historic decision in the Court of Appeal for pay equity by Kristine Bartlett and E tū. National has distorted the recommendations of the Joint Working Group to restrict or even eliminate equal pay for equal work.

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    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
    Tags: change, hope, metiria

    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.

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    James Shaw: “I completely support what Metiria has done”

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 8:42 am, August 8th, 2017 -  277 comments
    Categories: election 2017, greens, james shaw, Metiria Turei, welfare
    Tags: #IamMetiria, #IstandwithMetiria, break left, green politics

    Shaw in his own words on where the party is at.

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    Messages for the Left

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 6:59 am, August 6th, 2017 -  107 comments
    Categories: benefits, class, class war, election 2017, feminism, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, Left, Metiria Turei, welfare
    Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, #IamMetiria, Korero Pono

    Kōrero Pono writes about the class divide within the parliamentary Left and the importance of the wider Left’s message in this election.

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    Solidarity forever

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:23 am, August 2nd, 2017 -  65 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, Deep stuff, election 2017, jacinda ardern, labour, national, Politics, uk politics
    Tags:

    Andrew Little has stood aside for Jacinda Ardern because he thought the Labour movement needed fresh legs.  Time to acknowledge him and support her.

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    Beneficiary reduction targets, homelessness and suicide

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:01 am, July 26th, 2017 -  41 comments
    Categories: accountability, benefits, class war, national, poverty, welfare
    Tags: #IamMetiria, beneficiary bashing, homeless, homeless crisis, metiria turei, suicide

    Most people would be shocked to learn that each WINZ case manager is assigned the target of getting a certain number of people off the benefit every month. This is one of the reasons why we have such a punitive and aggressive welfare system. Fewer than half of those removed from the benefit go to jobs. The Nats neither know nor care what happens to the rest, but links to the rising number of homeless and our shocking suicide statistics should be investigated.

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    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
    Tags:

    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.

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    Nats default to bully mode over Barclay scandal

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:02 am, July 17th, 2017 -  26 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, bill english, Dirty Politics, journalism, national, useless
    Tags: #debarclay, #dirtypolitics, bullies, bullying, dirty politics, stifling dissent, Todd Barclay

    The ongoing Barclay scandal has taking a familiar turn, with the PM’s office trying dirty tactics on journalists. Meanwhile the pressure builds on English over Barclay’s taxpayer funded disappearing act.

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    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
    Tags:

    The text of James Shaw’s speech to the Greens Conference focussing on the Green’s policy response to Climate Change.

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    Who are the real enemies of the centre left?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:22 am, July 15th, 2017 -  80 comments
    Categories: activism, capitalism, class war, democratic participation, Economy, election 2017, greens, International, journalism, labour, national, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, TOPS, uk politics, us politics
    Tags:

    Simon Wilson recently claimed that left wingers and party members are problems for and enemies of Labour and the Greens.  This is why I think he is wrong.

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    Skepticism cynicism lies and hypocrisy

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:30 am, July 8th, 2017 -  17 comments
    Categories: climate change, Deep stuff, Dirty Politics, global warming, Propaganda, spin
    Tags: guardian, hypocrisy, lies, long read, psyc101

    There’s a very good / depressing long read in The Guardian on the dangerous “weaponising” of cynicism by climate change deniers. One of the most interesting sections was a discussion of the way that voters are more forgiving of lies than hypocrisy.

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    The magical disappearing Foreign Trust industry

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:03 am, July 6th, 2017 -  22 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Globalisation, International, john key, national, same old national, tax, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
    Tags: michael wood, panama papers

    National’s original claims that New Zealand was not a tax haven are in tatters as the Sherwan rule changes have resulted in the mass exodus of Foreign Trusts from New Zealand.

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    Counterfeit Bill

    Written By:  Natwatch -  Date published: 10:04 am, July 2nd, 2017 -  31 comments
    Categories: bill english, making shit up, social media lolz, spin
    Tags: billshit, counterfeiting, fake, social media, spin

    Bill English has an active social media strategy, likely well funded and professional. While most commentators are cringing at it, plenty of people are probably buying the counterfeit Bill.

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    National’s Dirty Politics Machine Attacks Complainant

    Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 6:43 am, June 28th, 2017 -  85 comments
    Categories: bill english, David Farrar, Dirty Politics, national
    Tags: Glenda Hughes, matthew hooton, NZ Police

    Upon what basis do they feel confident in suggesting to the public that Barclay’s – alleged – victim had been so unprofessional and out-of-control as to be accusing Barclay of being a drug dealer?

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

    Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 7:25 am, June 26th, 2017 -  25 comments
    Categories: uncategorized
    Tags: bill english, national

    . . . 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 . . .

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    Over egging the scandal soufflee

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 9:09 am, June 24th, 2017 -  97 comments
    Categories: accountability, labour, national, spin
    Tags: distractions, interns, look over there!, responsibility

    Team Nat were desperate to try and divert some attention from their floundering leader, and to a certain extent they succeeded. But compare and contrast Labour and National’s handling of the issues, front up and fix vs lie harder.

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    So English lied to Parliament too

    Written By:  Natwatch -  Date published: 6:40 am, June 23rd, 2017 -  23 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, bill english, Dirty Politics, national
    Tags: bill english, coalition deals, liar, lies, Parliament, Todd Barclay

    Labour and Peters have both made complaints over English’s lie to Parliament. Peters is calling on English to step down. That’s going to make any post-election NZF/Nat coalition a bit tricky.