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Lusk papers 2 – selling out to America
Here's the second of the Lusk papers that we were leaked, as was to be covered in today's Sunday Star Times. This paper confirms that factions a faction within National sees New Zealand as a vassal of America, and wants to see American influence (and…
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1938 3
A Sunday feature - each week a random section scanned from a copy of The Standard, September 15th, 1938. Find out more here.
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The National government’s divided society
Fairfax Ipsos pollster, Duncan Stuart, is surprised to have discovered evidence of a highly divided NZ: divided by income inequalities and political allegiance. It's surprising that the pollster is surprised by this, but perhaps this shows where his political allegiance lies. As many on this site know,…
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Open mike 02/06/2013
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Frightened old men
Granny Herald pulled out the wedgie omnibus today with old man Armstrong and old man Roughan both taking their best shot at helping Key's attempts to wedge the Greens and Labour. They've clearly decided they're not gonna shift the greens so instead they're going concern-troll…
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A fighting liberal
New Zealand voters like strong politicians. And today Russel Norman showed he's a strong politician - a fighting liberal. For perhaps the first time since John Key took power, someone has had the guts to stand up and blame him for the corrupt government he's…
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The Lusk paper
This is the first of the Lusk papers, as leaked to us a couple of days ago, and as currently being discussed on The Nation. It's crazy, Tea Party stuff, proposing to sell our politics to business and American interests. The leak itself reveals a…
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Poverty Watch 33
It is fortuitous that this series has just finished reviewing the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCCC) 2012 report "Child Poverty in New Zealand evidence for action". Good timing because this week the government released its response (pdf). How has the government's response been received?…
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Open mike 01/06/2013
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Hollow Men 2 ?
Pop out for an evening of 48 Hour Film heat screenings (etc.) and get back to find that all hell has broken loose! There are multiple leaks coming from within National. To help us all keep track, here are the different stories in play (so…
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Out of the shadows
Well, its not taken long for the counter-strike. After Judith Collins' main brain, Simon Lusk (better known as the cogent Whaleoil) went public last weekend threatening backbenchers that their careers would be short if they didn't back Collins' leadership bid when Key goes. Now, documents…
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Dunne and dusted?
As of this afternoon United Future is no more. That's because the party can't reach the 500 member threshold required to maintain its status as a political party. Which means John Key's government is reliant on a man who has lost his party, a man…
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Weekend social 31/05/2013
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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Green Party for democracy
Yesterday in Question Time in the House, Green MP Holly Walker put a telling series of questions to the Chairperson of the Social Services Committee (Peseta Sam Lotu-Liga). The Questions were about the National government rushing through the submission stage of the Housing Accords and Special…
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The Nisbet cartoons
The Nisbet cartoons (in the Marlborough Express and The Press) caused a lot of fuss yesterday. For the record, here they are: Oh my aching sides. Race relations commissioner Susan Devoy said: Ms Devoy said the Marlborough Express cartoon was offensive and…
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That Lusk article
I've been meaning to write something on Andrea Vance's very good piece on Simon Lusk. It tells us a lot that we already know: Lusk is the brains behind Slater; Lusk was involved in the demolition of Gilmore; and he's very tight with the Collins…
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Last day to submit on Auckland plan
Today - by 5pm - is the last day to submit on the draft of Auckland's Unitary Plan. Generation Zero have made it easy for you with a quick submission form. Live in Auckland? Have your say...
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Open mike 31/05/2013
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Hand Mirror on can’t feed don’t breed
We don't have any particular permission to reprint posts from The Hand Mirror, so here are just a couple of extracts, and a recommendation to head on over there and read the whole thing: A response to the Can't Feed Don't Breed Brigade On Monday…
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Images of our time: ‘shock’ capitalism
In the documentary based on Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Klein stated: We are witnessing a transfer of wealth of unfathomable size. It is a transfer of wealth from the public hands, from the hands of government collected from regular people in the form of taxes,…
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Marlborough Express – disgraceful
What were they thinking? Update: Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy to hold a press conference at 1pm.
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Nats’ drones in trouble
Peter Dunne's already been caught out being inconsistent around the leak of the GCSB report. He said all ministers were interviewed; but only he was. He said the leak happened while he was overseas (note: not a direct denial); but it happened the day he…
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Open mike 30/05/2013
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The Battle of Auckland
"The Auckland that never was" in my view is the most interesting chapter in Chris Trotter's "NO LEFT TURN". It details the Ministry of Works' post-war plan outlined in a document The Shape of Things to Come ...in which the government promised to electrify Auckland's…
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Looking up
You can get all excited over every poll you see from people who poll a handful of times a year. You can try to read meaning into every bump and dip to fit your narrative, even if the 'movements' are just statistical noise. Or you…
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Submit on the Unitary Plan now!
The draft unitary plan, while not perfect, is a key part of making Auckland the most livable city. The plan is a progressive document: we know urban sprawl hurts the poor and creates worse health, social and economic outcomes. Generation Zero have put together an…
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Shocking the people into submission
The documentary The Shock Doctrine (2009)aired on Maori TV last night. It is based on Naomi Klein's book of the same name. This presents a convincing and well-supported argument of the way "neoliberal" have been imposed on countries since the 1980s by capitalising on a…
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Trends
So, the latest Fairfax poll isn't flash for Labour and it's the same old story of leadership. But don't get too excited there's no 'trend' in the Fairfax - they've polled just three times since the election. We also know that most pollsters have been…
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Nats split on food in schools?
Colin Espiner reckons that the Nats are split on food in schools: Prime Minister John Key has already addressed the argument that having the taxpayer fund breakfast for kids lets parents off the hook. He told TV3's Firstline this morning: "There's an argument that's put…