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John Key has confirmed he intends to slash Kiwisaver to the bone by cutting the up to $1040 a year government contribution you get as a member. Of course, this is the savings budget according to National's spin. They're going to 'encourage' savings by taking…
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Water is precious. It's also getting scarce. A lot of people are looking at ways to get hold of it or make money out of it. Colin James in today's DomPost (not on-line yet) tips National's plan in an article titled "Eyes on New Zealand…
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Len Brown and the Auckland Council want ordinary Aucklanders' views on their 30 year plan to make Auckland the world's most liveable city. The more Aucklanders who have their say on Auckland Unleashed, the less chance of corporate interests getting their way, and the bigger…
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"Inequality in New Zealand" with David Craig Venue: St John's Church Hall, 176 Willis St, Wellington Time: Wednedsay May 11th, 5:30 PM
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Patrick Gower has more on the helicopter flight that John Key took in 2009 after opening a walkway that Key says was necessary because of mystery 'security meetings' that were supposedly arranged that afternoon. The flight cost us $2,000 when Key learned the helicopter was…
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This is what National have been doing since they came to power, systematically stealing our democracy, from the super city in Auckland, to Ecan in Canterbury. They (National) have been corporatising and centralising New Zealand. Instead of strengthening our laws and legislation, they have been…
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News this morning that (as predicted) the Maori Party will be standing a candidate against Hone Harawira if he forces a by election in Te Tai Tokerau: Maori Party: 'We are not going into byelection to come second' The Maori Party has announced it will…
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John Key once described DPB mums as "breeding for a business". The Nats don't like beneficiaries in general, and their welfare working group (led by Paula Rebstock) has cooked up a good old fashioned batch of Tory welfare bashing. Fortunately these extreme views have not…
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There's a strange story in the Sunday Star-Times today. The premise is rumours that Don Brash has a love child but that seems to be baseless. The real point of the story is the Brash-ists trying to kill off Rodney Hide now, rather than wait…
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Over at scoop, Selwyn Manning, has revealed that sources inside National are admitting John Key is considering not sticking it out through a full second term. Even if National win the election. John Key is tiring of being prime minister, he feels restricted by the…
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Some thoughtful reading for a Sunday morning: It goes against our nature; but the left has to start asserting its own values The progressive attempt to appeal to self-interest has been a catastrophe. Empathy, not expediency, must drive our campaigns So here we are, forming…
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The National Government has relaxed the rules for so-called business migrants, those who can get easy access to a passport by investing in New Zealand. The Minister is proud that the scheme has now raised $562 million. He says it is part of the government's…
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The week that was 30 April - 6 May Written by The Jackal at 11:21 AM New Zealand has the third-highest rate of children living in single-parent homes, an OECD study says. This means nearly one in four Kiwi children are growing up in single-parent…
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"We see you on TV a lot. What else do you do?" - schoolkid to John Key at yet another photo-op. In other news, Key was lying when he said he doesn't have any choice over his DPS entourage. Helen Clark dismissed her DPS cover…
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John Key got caught out on the blow out in costs of his nice to have diplomatic protection. So the Nats have been spinning a line about extra security for Key because "at least one person" (i.e. one person) has been "charged for threats" in…
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Hard to feel terribly sorry for Britain's Liberal Democrat Party: Liberal Democrats have taken 'big knocks', says Nick Clegg Lib Dem leader admits party taking brunt of anger at coalition amid worst local elections performance in 30 years The Liberal Democrats appear to have suffered…
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The semi-hysterical responses of some of the unreconstructed left and pseudo-left about some at the Standard supporting Hone Harawira and the Mana Party has really been quite revealing. They seem to think, with a clarity of logic Garth George would surely envy, that refusal to endorse a…
hone harawira labour mana-party racism rodney hide Shane Jones The Standard
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Results are coming in for council elections in England and for the Welsh and Scottish Assemblies. The most interesting result will be the referendum on Alternative Vote for the whole UK. It is likely to go down according to the polls. David Cameron came out…
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John makes fun of the help (that we pay for): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQXfj1t-Ejo&feature=player_embedded
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Bonus question for a week's supply of kudos: what is the link between a Roman official's ceremonial bodyguards, like the ones in front of the emperor in the picture, and a major 20th century political ideology? And why?
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In a few short replies, the Nats said so much this week about their out of touch, entitled worldview. The stories have been rolling out almost too fast, in fact. Each needs following up, each minister needs to be hounded, but there are so many…
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What a massive sense of entitlement these Nats have. Bill English rorting the taxpayer for tens of thousands in accommodation allowances by pretending that he lives in Dipton. (After Key "reformed" the allowance system, and just as we predicted, ministers are claiming even more cash.)…