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The international TPP negotiations this week in Auckland are not getting sufficient front page attention in our news media. Away from the front pages of the MSM, there is information about opposition to the negotiations. Aside from the secrecy, it is looking far too complex…
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It's back in the news with Brendan Horan, but what to do in a party-based system like MMP with an MP who is no longer in their party? Many feel it is a problem for List MPs, but in truth most electorate MPs are there…
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Auckland has been hit by tornado's again (last time was in May 2011). Several people are dead. NZ Herald reports Storm brings death and destruction Three people have been killed and seven injured during a storm, including a tornado, that hit Auckland today, with another…
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David Farrar says:- Tracey Chatterton at Stuff reports: A partner in a Napier legal firm is boycotting the annual Law Society Christmas party because it is being held in a club that will not allow women as members. Alison McEwan, of Langley Twigg Law, recently tweeted:…
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Daily life gets tougher for ordinary Kiwis, and the Key government has no answers but to keep on with their failed and bankrupt ideology. Of course, it works for them in their comfortable life-style, but not for the majority of kiwis, young and old. The…
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"It can only get worse from here." - that's the Automobile Association's numbers man on petrol prices. It's quite a revelation because, until now, the AA has been firmly part of the dinosaur establishment that has been insisting petrol prices will 'soon' fall to 'normal'.…
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John Key on whether Brendan Horan has the moral right to stay in Parliament: "I don't think he would do if Winston Peters can really put up the arguments that he is that whatever he (Horan) has done is so bad that he deserves to be…
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So, recent polls have shown a minor upward blip for Labour. A minor downward blip for National. Ergo, David Shearer must immediately appear on TV to extrapolate why and make big sexy claims about how The Gap Is Narrowing and We Will Clearly Return To…
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Robert Krausz looks at the latest scheme for another sell-off of wilderness access with consultation limited to ‘inner circle’, while public input left out While DOC and the Government sit mysteriously on a long-delayed decision about the fate of one developer’s shortcut tunnel that would…
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Sandra Grey from the Tertiary Education Union writes about the competitive model that Steven Joyce is using on funding for foundation courses Many New Zealanders will remember fondly, as I do, their time training at a polytechnic. Remember fondly the hands-on practical knowledge, the great…
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There was a debate in open mike yesterday, on Jacinda Ardern's questions to Paula Bennett on the issue of WINZ paying transition to employment allowances for beneficiaries to travel to Aussie to get jobs. xtasy raised a very good question about which Labour MPs, especially…
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Last month, new Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler told Parliament that our banks aren't excessively profitable - middle of the pack internationally. He was lying. Russel Norman asked the RBNZ for its evidence. The graph they supplied was a desperate attempt at deception. It omitted…
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Brendan Horan has been booted out of New Zealand First's caucus over the scandal involving his late mother's estate. Legally, he can now remain on in Parliament as an independent MP, or join another party. But he ought not. He has no claim to represent…
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Remember when Bill English signed a Ministerial Warrant on behalf of John Key in a last-ditch attempt to stop the GCSB's illegal spying on Kim Dotcom from becoming public? Remember how, laughably, GCSB, Key and English said they didn't know the spying was illegal when…
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So last night I went to the Fabian's lecture on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (currently having a negotiation round in Auckland) with Prof Jane Kelsey and Lori Walloch. It was enlightening to say the least. I was already very concerned about the secrecy of the…
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Normally I find Mary Wilson's 'do you feel guilty for letting that murderer kill your children' style all a bit much, but her dogged questioning of Phil Heatley today produced some comedy gold. As she destroyed him over the complete failure of the Government's 'jobs…
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The Nats' position on climate change constitutes willful negligence of our obligation to the world and to our children. They continually delay, and weaken, and obfuscate. Here's Tim Groser, at it again: Groser defends ditching of Kyoto Climate Change Minister Tim Groser has defended New…
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There's a fabulous win for consumers and a Government good news story out of the Commerce Commission yesterday - significant cuts in the cost of broadband for consumers. You. As prices keep rising and wages don't, finally we might get a fair break. But John…
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Paddy Gower looked fit to burst with excitement over 'Greens and Labour fighting over Finance portfolio' last night. Of course, the actual quote not so exciting - just Russel Norman saying it was one portfolio that would be the subject of negotiations in the formation…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has announced a new testing regime for political party pills, after concerns were raised about the testing of animals. Mr…
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Dear Jack, It's been almost a century since your major contribution to NZ well-being, and many still see you as an inspiration for a left wing vision of community and solidarity. Unfortunately, we are having to fight the same old battles once more. The struggling poor…
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TPP Out of the Shadows – What they won't tell us and why we should be worried about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Tonight two of the world's foremost critical voices on international free trade and investment agreements — Lori Wallach and Jane Kelsey — will deliver…
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Russel Norman's taken advantage of the gap in Labour's economic skills and vague positioning to cement the Greens as the main alternative voice on economics. Labour lacks any strong economic voice now Cunliffe's on the outer, and they don't know where they stand - they…
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Today a small group of protesters have been outside the entrance to Sky City Convention Centre, where a round of secret international TPP negotiations started to day. The big concerns about the TPP are the secrecy with which it is being developed, the potential to…
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It's got to be enough to worry you. If you were Key, you would be looking at the polls and thinking you're taking too much self-inflicted damage. Sure, National is still in the mid-40s and Key will back himself to crucify Shearer in the debates,…
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