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  1. Is the Coalition Government Back Jabbing Māori?

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 4:10 pm, December 22nd, 2023 -  19 comments
    Categories: health, inequality, Maori Issues, same old national, Shane Reti, vaccines
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    The coalition government robs Pita to pay Paora to appease its voter base.

  2. The New Zealand’s New Neo-Authoritarian Coalition Government

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 2:36 pm, December 21st, 2023 -  20 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, democracy under attack, democratic participation
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    The coalition government has hijacked the democratic process for its own partisan and nefarious agenda.

  3. Wanted: Dead or Alive? The Treaty of Waitangi

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 1:55 pm, December 17th, 2023 -  28 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff
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    Is the Treaty a contemporary guide or an archaic historical document?

  4. Why was Judith Collins appointed as a KC?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:46 am, December 17th, 2023 -  35 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Judith Collins, law, law and "order", national, same old national
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    Judith Collins has been appointed a Kings Counsel even before she has had time to show her performance as Attorney General and even though previous highly respected lawyers such as David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer and Margaret Wilson were not appointed while serving as Attorneys General.

  5. About the Te Papa protest

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:32 pm, December 12th, 2023 -  183 comments
    Categories: Maori Issues, Politics, treaty settlements
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    Yesterday’s protest at Te Papa is but a teaser of what can be expected when Act’s Treaty Principles Bill is introduced.

  6. About that First Speech from Luxon as PM

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 2:47 pm, December 10th, 2023 -  58 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Parliament, Politics
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    Chris Luxon failed miserably at his first character test as PM.

  7. Willis’s budget analysis is either deeply cynical or evidence she does not know what she is talking about

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:33 am, December 5th, 2023 -  75 comments
    Categories: budget 2023, grant robertson, labour, making shit up, national, nicola willis, same old national, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Recent claims by Nicola Willis that the Governments Finances are full of fiscal cliffs is evidence either that National will cynically make baseless claims to attack Labour or that Nicola Willis has no idea about what she is talking about and has not been doing her most basic job of reading and comprehending previous budget documents.

  8. Greenpeace event: What will the new Government mean for the environment?

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:05 am, December 5th, 2023 -  10 comments
    Categories: climate change
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    In a special live stream event [Weds 6th December], the Greenpeace crew will respond to the makeup of the new coalition government and what it will mean for the environment.

  9. Strong stable Government?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:19 am, November 23rd, 2023 -  102 comments
    Categories: act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, election 2023, national, nz first, winston peters
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    Today may be the day we have a new Government, that is as long as Act and NZ First can resolve their fight over who is to be Deputy Prime Minister.

  10. Like two cats in a sack

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:38 pm, October 6th, 2023 -  15 comments
    Categories: act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, election 2023, national, nz first, war, winston peters
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    The minor leader’s debate last night confirmed the fact that David Seymour and Winston Peters hate each other.

  11. Why won’t Winston Peters answer straight forward questions about NZ First policy?

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:49 am, October 2nd, 2023 -  116 comments
    Categories: democracy under attack, election 2023, nz first, winston peters, women's rights party
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    Jack Tame vs Winston Peters.

  12. Triple the vote!

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:05 am, September 29th, 2023 -  19 comments
    Categories: election 2023
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    “If you triple your vote, we triple our power to protect people and planet”

  13. National really, really needs New Zealand to be in a recession

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:59 am, September 24th, 2023 -  22 comments
    Categories: economy, making shit up, national, same old national, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    After Stats NZ shot down National’s claim that the country is in recession National pirouetted by claiming that New Zealand WILL be in recession in the near future and that the Reserve Bank has predicted this. But according to the Reserve Bank this may not be true …

  14. TVNZ concludes that Luxon’s pants may have been on fire

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:00 pm, September 21st, 2023 -  39 comments
    Categories: chris hipkins, Christopher Luxon, making shit up, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Fact checking by TVNZ has determined that much of what Christopher Luxon said in the recent leader’s debate was not true.

  15. Understanding the New Zealand General Election 2023: Historical trends and perspectives.

    Written By:  nickkelly -  Date published: 6:01 am, September 20th, 2023 -  15 comments
    Categories: act, campaigning, chris hipkins, Christopher Luxon, economy, election 2023, elections, First Past the Post, greens, inequality, labour, leadership, Long Read, maori party, MMP, national, national/act government, nz first
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    From the outside, the New Zealand 2023 General Election seems both lacklustre and slightly strange. The Labour Government, having won a huge majority in 2020 is now fighting for its political life. Yet National, the main centre-right opposition party is still on average polling significantly worse now than they were when it lost power in 2017.

  16. Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:31 pm, September 16th, 2023 -  12 comments
    Categories: uncategorized
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    “Worker’s rights are under threat this election as Christopher Luxon and David Seymour eye up a smorgasbord of cuts,” Labour Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety Carmel Sepuloni said.

    “Only a Labour government will safeguard fair pay agreements, where applications are currently progressing to improve pay and conditions for bus drivers, hospitality staff, early childhood teachers, port workers, cleaners and security guards.”

  17. Last night’s ASB Finance Debate (updated)

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:46 pm, September 14th, 2023 -  70 comments
    Categories: election 2023
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    Jack Tame hosts the debate between Labour’s Finance Minister and Finance Spokespersons from the Greens, NZ First, National and Act.

  18. Predatory delay on climate action by Fonterra, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:23 am, September 13th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: climate change, ETS, farming, farming, russel norman
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    A damning report from Russel Norman on how the agricultural industry blocked climate action for the past two decades.

  19. An ACT New Zealand

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:29 pm, September 8th, 2023 -  38 comments
    Categories: act, broadcasting, david seymour, energy, housing, law, law and "order", police, uncategorized
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    What will New Zealand look like if Act forms part of the next Government?

  20. Eugenie Sage’s farewell

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 11:14 am, August 25th, 2023 -  7 comments
    Categories: eugenie sage, greens
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    As always, if you want to understand green politics, listen to what the Green MPs say themselves. This speech is no exception.

  21. Fifteen Green MPs, or more

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:02 am, August 23rd, 2023 -  38 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, poverty
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    The political courage of the Green Party is paying off.

  22. Climate NGOs on the BlackRock deal

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:05 am, August 9th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: climate change, labour
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    NGO responses to the government’s announcement yesterday of the deal with global investment management firm BlackRock, to fund 100% renewable electricity generation in New Zealand.

  23. Greens: free dental care for all

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:10 am, August 7th, 2023 -  75 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, health
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    “Under our plan, everyone will be able to keep their teeth healthy, and access treatment when they need it through a new community-based New Zealand Dental Service.”

  24. Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:59 am, August 5th, 2023 -  32 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, economy, farming, food, sustainability, transport
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    “It’s clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by natural disasters and the ongoing impact of climate change.”

  25. We are the 99%

    Should We Worry About Green and Maori Party Taxes?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:47 am, July 30th, 2023 -  163 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, Economy, election 2023, greens, maori party, tax
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    We need to recognise our risk to the capital flight risk of the 1%, but also recognise the benefit to the 99% of us.

  26. Should Labour take GST off fresh food?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:53 am, July 28th, 2023 -  87 comments
    Categories: chris hipkins, gst, labour, maori party, nicola willis, tax
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    National’s Nicola Willis has claimed that Labour will soon announce policy to take GST off fresh fruit and vegetables.

  27. Politics is indeed a blood sport

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 3:36 pm, July 25th, 2023 -  56 comments
    Categories: labour, national, Parliament, same old national
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    But should it be? Without acknowledging in any way its role in politicising Kiritapu Allan’s issues National has stated that politics is a blood sport.

  28. Future Green Wins Will Be Hard

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:47 am, July 25th, 2023 -  5 comments
    Categories: Conservation, Deep stuff, Economy, Environment, farming, greens
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    It does not mean they are not worth trying; it means they will be fights against entrenched power.

  29. The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:05 am, July 24th, 2023 -  66 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, james shaw
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    “No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”

    With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.

  30. Prime Minister Hipkins on the Trade Price of Everything

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:19 am, July 9th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Deep stuff, International, politicans
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    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spoke this week on how the Government is acting to protect and advance the safety and security of New Zealand and New Zealanders while dealing with those countries that have most influence over us.

  31. A government looking at the climate challenges, not with fear but with hope

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:10 am, July 9th, 2023 -  69 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, james shaw
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    James Shaw’s speech to the Greens’ AGM is showing us this is the party with the actual plan for how to get through the crisis.