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I was just reading Vernon Small on Phil Goff's reconfirmation today and I saw these sentences on Labour Its activists on websites and blogs are openly questioning the party's direction and Mr Goff's judgment. Its union backers and foot soldiers need to be motivated but…
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According to The Standard's spies in Dunedin, the Labour Party front bench meeting has just concluded. Goff's leadership has been confirmed, with unanimous support. Goff attributed the leadership rumours to the work of "political opponents", and said that the controversy had only strengthened commitment to…
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A few weeks ago I posted a blog called A Reassuring Rebuild: The Freiburg Parallel about the sensitive rebuilding of the city of Freiburg, in the German state of Baden-Württemburg. Now I see that the Greens have won control of the Baden-Württemburg state government, ending…
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The $6.8 million package for businesses offered last week by the government was an insult: business mentors and export junkets - just what people who aren't allowed to access their businesses need. Now, Key and Bennett have announced they are slashing wage support and and…
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The next Fabian Seminar at Connolly Hall Thursday 31 March at 5:30pm will feature economist Geoff Bertram examine how the high level of New Zealand's overseas debt that figures prominently in much policy discourse is largely an increase in foreign-currency liabilities voluntarily taken on by…
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I don't think Goff is going to go just yet but it's certainly not off the cards. It's not exactly a secret that nobody wants the job (or perhaps it's simply that nobody can get the numbers) but one more scandal, or an addition to…
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Gerry Brownlee is well past his use by date. He made an utter mess of trying to sell mining to the country -- that of course was a good thing. But he's also in the process of making a mess of the rebuilding of Christchurch…
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I've been checking out some of the amazing footage and photos from friends who were in the London 'March for the Alternative'. 500,000 people turned out to show the depth of feeling against the slash and burn budget of the Conservative-Lib Dem government. As the…
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The latest piece from recently enlightened Bernard Hickey is a despairing warning on the subject of borrowing: We are borrowing ourselves into permanent poverty New Zealanders learned this week that our output did not increase in the second half of last year. Yet our spending…
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Normally, we get 3.65 millisieverts of radiation a year. Increased cancer risk is associated with 100 millisieverts per year. Nuclear workers are only meant to get 100 millisieverts even in an emergency with protective clothing. Previously, radiation at Fukushima has hit 100 millisieverts per hour.…
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Auckland Transport Blog is a great resource on its topic. As you read through its numerous posts, you become quite aware of how much of a old fossil Steven Joyce (and NZTA under his direction) is in his thinking of Auckland's transport priorities. They are…
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One for the grown-ups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe3Ou9xBAlI&has_verified=1
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Fran O'Sullivan makes some pertinent remarks about John Key's recent performance. The fact is, he wanted to be the Party PM, head clown presiding over good times, but times aren't good and his heart just isn't in tackling the hard issues. However, while saying these…
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Two weeks ago, Matthew Hooton started pushing David Parker for the Labour leadership in an NBR article. WhaleOil picked up on it and gave it some air-time, as did Farrar and a speaker at the ACT party conference. Then Darren Hughes' police investigation was leaked…
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The revolts around the Middle East are still heating up. The coalitions air strikes are dealing havoc to Gaddifi's heavy weapons, giving the rebels a fighting chance. In Bahrain, the Shi'ites are brooding as the country remains under de facto Saudi occupation, Saleh looks gone…
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STOP DEEP SEA OIL IN NZ "Local iwi Te Whanau a Apanui have called on New Zealanders everywhere to join them in defending their precious marine environment. We are now uniting to respond to that call." Greenpeace With the ink barely dry on the agreement,…
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It's been a dreadful week for Labour. So out come the oft repeated rumours of a coup against leader Phil Goff. Usually this is just the ever predictable right wing blogs stirring. But this time the excellent Scoop news site is making the claim: Hughes…
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Darren Hughes has resigned as an MP Labour leader Phil Goff has announced that Darren Hughes is resigning as an MP. The move comes after two days of speculation following a complaint made against Hughes. Goff said: "It is just too difficult for him to…
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Let's try a new experiment. 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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Where does a year go? Tomorrow is Earth hour 2011: Earth Hour 2011: It's time to go beyond the hour At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that…
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Some are for this bill, some are against it, but I think what I am seeing is inaccuracy, xenophobia and hysteria around the bill in general by a few loud voices who are being listened to and believed as if they were Jesus Christ himself…
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As we brace for this year's budget it's important to remember that no change is a cut. A dollar today buys nearly 5% less than it did a year ago and there are 1% more New Zealanders. Not every piece of government spending is affected…
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Yesterday, John Armstrong wrote "Goff's management of the crisis has already begged a major question." Apart from making me wonder if the question is 'is it OK for the Minister of Police, Judith Collins, to go leaking stories about ongoing police investigations for political gain',…
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Japan's ongoing nuclear disaster is spreading radiation over an ever widening area. After contaminated spinach, milk, and other foodstuffs, the latest advice is that water in Tokyo is unsafe for babies. If it's unsafe for babies now, how long before it is unsafe for children,…
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