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National Party pollster David Farrar must be seeing some numbers he really doesn't like because he's veered off on another weird attack on David Cunliffe. This time he's falsely claiming Cunliffe's photoshopped himself into an event he didn't attend. The slight problem with Farrar's breathless…
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Russel Norman and David Cunliffe have asked about John Key's government's record in Question Time today. They referred to this census evidence, as reported on RNZ, that the inequality gap on NZ is growing. In 2006, the median income for someone in the Orakei area,…
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Moira Coatsworth recently announced that last year's party membership was the greatest in 30 years - that is, it is higher than even before the 4th Labour Government did such damage to membership numbers. This is a sign of rude health. Media commentators (I'm looking…
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As has been (long) anticipated under current conditions the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt with a more than average 3 metre rise in world sea levels. The only remaining question is how long it will take to melt. No Right Turn explains the slowly…
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Rob Salmond at Polity points out the extraordinary way that the speaker let John Key get away with lying to parliament Last week, struggling to defend Judith Collins' meddling in an official trip to get private gain for Oravida,John Key told Parliament: The [MFAT] paperwork shows right…
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David Cunliffe will be online after 5:30pm today to clarify any points people care to raise. The comments will be fully moderated. Check the rules below before commenting. This is Budget week and the government is already trying to tell us that the measure of…
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It's 4 months to the election, the election year budget, and political parties are in full sledging mode. John Key will throw out some ridiculous spin / outright lies, so we can expect journalists to challenge that right? Provide some balance, clarifications around what they've…
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This morning the Green Party will do a pre-budget economic policy launch live on line: livestream here 11am 11.30am - 12.30pm. [Edit: my mistake - got the start time wrong] While relatively low key, this is an innovative approach to a policy launch. However, they…
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A really nice piece from Campbell Live tonight. It's useful to see the leaders of political parties at home. It gives a better sense of who they are than the stage-managed set pieces and soundbites we usually see them though. And from the Campell Live…
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Rob Salmond points to the reality of the to different approaches to the economy. Labour looks at increasing jobs, wage growth, and having the government run surpluses. National looks at a 1% wage growth after inflation after years of falling real wages and no drop…
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No Right Turn shows that John Key has no real understanding of the economic and political history of this country. Probably because the last time another economic illiterate from National said that the prospect of reducing unemployment in NZ to below 6% was "a hoax",…
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Update: Due to a communications failure, this has been rescheduled for Tuesday evening. David Cunliffe will taking some time to write a post and engage on comments about it tomorrow evening. The topic will be about David's "vision for New Zealand and how we get…
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When luck is running against you it is running against you. John Key yesterday was filmed handing out free sausages from a National branded stall. It appears that the effort has hit a bit of a snarler however and the PR effort has left the…
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I guess I'm not the only person on these pages who looks on Mother's Day as so much sentimental, commercial junk. I've been of the persuasion that the roots of Mother's Day lay in some religious commemoration that had been gazumped by commercial opportunities. That's…
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Judith Collins has her back against the wall. Weeks of intense scrutiny finally took its toll which culminated in her crazy attack of journalists last week. And the very last thing John Key wants in the lead up to the election is a damaged relationship…
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Last night 3 News picked up on the information provided from an OIA request by Phil Tywford. It shows that Key's government is planning to sell off a significant number of state houses in provincial locations. Many of these houses have been empty for way…
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Rob Salmond highlights some of the drug-laden smoke waffling out of National and greedily getting snorted up by some of the more credulous media. Claire Trevett's sources have told her porkies about Labour's internal polling numbers. She reports: List MPs were doing the numbers as internal…
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The very impressive Ginny Andersen topped a strong group of candidates at yesterday's Wellington list conference. She's worked for the police for the past eight years in policy and community work, is married with four children, one very new. She is also Labour's candidate for…
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Yesterday's and today's Heralds have a fascinating collection of articles all suggesting that patience with this Government is running thin. Firstly more questions relating to Donghua Liu's extraordinary treatment by Maurice Williamson were raised. Adam Bennett reported that Williamson had in the past lobbied three different Ministers…
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER FROM DAVID CUNLIFFE, LABOUR LEADER Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister Executive Wing PARLIAMENT 9 May 2014 Prime Minister A PROPOSED RESPONSE TO FLOODING No-one could have foreseen what Cantabrians have and are still facing. This is made worse…
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Today the District Court of Rotorua gave the CTU leave to take a private prosecution against the employer of forestry worker Charles Finlay for failing to take all practical steps to keep him safe. Charles got home at 6pm the night before he was killed…
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Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder was voted NBA Most Valuable Player by 119 votes to 6 for LeBron James who had won the award in the previous three years. If you want a lift, his acceptance speech is well worth a watch -…
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Whether or not the National Party has done anything illegal with its Cabinet Club/s fundraisers, there are wider issues about values, who the National government represents, and how they insert themselves within networks of influence. A major part of the opposition and media focus has…
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As Judith Collins enters her second day of lying low it's instructive to look at the wider picture of National's internal politics, in particular the careful way in which the establishment Nats are slowly and strategically removing Collins' influence so they can ditch her safely.…