April 2009
Entrenchment back on the agenda
Good to see Labour pursuing a private member’s bill to entrench the Maori seats. Mita Ririnui, who’s lodging the bill, says it “will […]
The Obama of the South Seas
The bizarre project to try to portray John Key as the Obama of the South Seas continues. Garth George today writes: “The new […]
Lane Walker Rudkin
I see poor management and a bitter marital tiff have put the jobs of 470 workers at Lane Walker Rudkin on the line […]
Public holidays
If a Public Holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, we should get the day off on the following Monday instead, like […]
Fox firing at will
From Finsec’s blog, …the gossip: Fox TV is taking television to a new low with a new show with the working title Someone’s […]
Israel and Gaza on a Summer Mind
I think I can safely credit Israeli foreign policy with ruining my summer. If you’re the empathetic type it’s hard to go to […]
When liberals become illiberal
Much as I disagree with those who oppose the freedom of same sex couples to marry, I also can’t stand those that attack […]
Jarring
Today Phil Goff’s question to Key is: “Does he agree with the statements in the House by his Minister of Finance on 16 […]
On that Trevett piece
Continuing with today’s media criticism theme, I’ve got to disagree with my comrade Eddie’s post this morning about the Claire Trevett piece in […]
We deserve better
Duncan Garner on TV3 News According to the poll, 52.6 percent of voters agree the cuts should be cancelled, 37.9 percent say they […]
As bad as it gets
Clare Trevett grow up. You write a piece congratulating Key on making diversionary statements when he is asked serious questions about the supercity? […]
It’s good enough for Wanganui
Rodney Hide refuses to give Aucklanders their referendum on the supercity and one of the excuses he offers is the cost: “The difficulty […]
Gordon Campbell on the MoU
Gordon Campbell’s latest Scoop column takes a very critical view of the Greens’ Memorandum of Understanding with National. While the Greens’ strategy is […]
Focused on what matters
So John Key has set his taxpayer paid researchers onto David Shearer. The best they can come up with is that 11 years ago […]
What a joke
This shows how meaningless tax cuts are. From last night’s TV3 poll: When you receive tax cuts this month [they began on April […]
Imagine.
Inspired by a forwarded e-mail about Obama’s speech to the NAS with this line in it Imagine Key committing to invest 3% of […]
The Backlash Begins
We’ve been warning that John Key faces a backlash in Auckland if he doesn’t rein in Rodney Hide and present a democratic supercity […]
Meeting tonight on Super City
From Just Left: Tonight – Freemans Bay Community Centre – the Western Bays Community Board is holding a meeting from 6.30pm to discuss […]
Another one bites the dust
And so another of John Key’s “big ideas” is shown to have been costed by monkeys. Treasury study suggests fibre plan will fall […]
Random media comments
Is there any point reading the NBR now Ben Thomas has left? Losing New Zealand’s most promising young journalist and getting Hooton, it’s […]
Drinking Liberally Auckland – the future of Auckland governance
Join all your favourite lefty liberal drinkers at Drinking Liberally Auckland When: 7pm, Wednesday 29 April Where: London Bar – corner Queen and […]
Strike at MIT
Members of the Tertiary Education Union at the Manukau Institute of Technology are striking. A TEU member explains the dispute: Basically lecturers at […]
Finsec petition: Make jobs a condition of bank guarantees
Does it strike anyone else as odd that at a time when taxpayers are guaranteeing the banking system with public funds, banks have […]
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An illiterate from another age
I see that Michael Bassett has written about this site. However he doesn’t bother to check his facts or to keep up with […]
New Left blog
Life and Politics, a centre-left blog by “post-grad politics student, coms freelancer and a former press secretary” Jake Quinn.
Budget 2009: Why not tax the rich?
With the Government openly preparing the public for spending cuts in the upcoming Budget, No Right Turn reminds us that there are alternatives […]
Don’t fear the reaper
The Government’s response to the recession so far has been to curl up in a ball and hope it will go away. Incredibly, […]
David Farrar on referenda and consultation
rOb comments on David Farrar’s sudden conversion to not needing a referendum on the Auckland super-city, when DPF’s previous history is to always […]
Right’s excuses fall flat
David Farrar, head of the Free Speech Coalition and renowned democracy fighter, has outlined the Right’s reasons for opposing letting the people of […]
Mount Albert Labour goes active
On the way to the Question & Answer session for the Mount Albert Labour selection candidates, it was clear that the campaign has […]
Denigration of public service
There was a great turnout at the Mount Albert War Memorial building this morning, both inside the hall and people outside waiting for […]
Fran gets it
Fran O’Sullivan shows that she gets it – National-Act’s supercity is designed to serve the interests of the business elite by taking democracy […]
Hide says no to referendum
Rodney Hide says Aucklanders shouldn’t have a vote on whether or not they want his supercity. He uses one of the weaker arguments the […]
Greens join call for referendum
The Greens have joined Labour and an array of groups calling for Aucklanders to get a referendum on the supercity. Great stuff. Sue […]