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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Also in the email from a few days ago. As people will have observed I have been more notable by my absence than my presence in the last few days. But I finally found some time to read back in my email today. Weka particularly…
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For many decades Galbraiths has been a local watering hole for some of the unionists, academics, and commentariat on Friday night. I have been known to go along to stir participate in the bemoaning lofty debate and to spend a few coppers (well, quite a few…
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Workers' rights, including the right to tea breaks, are under attack from National. Labour has a petition to save our tea breaks: The Government's currently trying to rush through a law to stop workers from having the right to a tea break.For thousands of working…
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One of the features of recent weeks has been the remarkable success of the fund to allow Nicky Hager to legally challenge the police raid on his house and the seizure of equipment and documents. That is currently sitting at a very impressive $56,656.84 from 1168…
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Over at Public Address, Herald reporter David Fisher has written a long and fascinating piece on his experiences in getting access to public information. Short form - NZ has over the last 25 years gone from a good place to a very bad place indeed.…
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I wasn't at the first of the hustings meetings - I'm waiting for the show to come down south - but after talking with members who were there it sounds like Andrew Little made the biggest splash despite being on Grant Robertson's home turf. I'm…
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Grant Robertson picked up a heavyweight endorsement yesterday. You can read it on what appears to be another new blog, Fundamental. Cullen writes: Why I believe Grant Robertson is the best choice to lead Labour. ...I have many positive reasons for supporting Grant whom I…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Question time this year isn't going to be much fun for Dirty John. Here's today's Question 3 as told by Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParliamentNZ/status/524731325559742465 https://twitter.com/norightturnnz/status/524731637053939713 https://twitter.com/toby_etc/status/524732122049703936 https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/524732280141393920 https://twitter.com/toby_etc/status/524732368771235841 https://twitter.com/norightturnnz/status/524732660539604992 https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/524732724251066369 https://twitter.com/mcquillanatorz/status/524731983188865024 https://twitter.com/norightturnnz/status/524733487387906048 https://twitter.com/DavidClarkNZ/status/524733691608580097 https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/524734752884936704 https://twitter.com/DavidSlack/status/524734984192421890 https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/524735954678849537 https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/524735284152238080
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With the commencement of Parliament we are into maiden speech season. The most talked about speech so far is that of ACT's sole MP and under secretary for Education David Seymour, but for all the wrong reasons. Where do I start? Steve Braunias has described the…
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Jason Ede has resurfaced. Perhaps it was the force of the market and some recognition of his innate communication abilities. Perhaps it was a sweetheart deal to look after him so that he kept quiet. But he now has a job at Teamtalk, a Wellington…
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The Nats know all about the importance of monitoring and goals when it comes to effecting change. For example, when it comes to beneficiary bashing: Mr English said the valuation [of benefit costs] was an important "performance tool" and would change the behaviour of the…
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David Parker is reported in The Herald this morning with some comments which seem likely to provoke a strong response! Like a cult and too red - Parker on Labour As usual the headline is the most dramatic interpretation possible of what Parker actually said:…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Marvelously efficient. Look what turned up in my email today. I mainly put this up so people who don't receive one of these in the next week or so will have a reverence to phone numbers and email links. Greetings Lynn Prentice This is your electronic voting paper…
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Reposted from No Right Turn A year ago National passed the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013. In his speech introducing the bill, then-Housing Minister Nick Smith laid down some clear targets: It is an ambitious agreement, and sets out a plan to…
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I remember Aussie in Gough's time as PM, when I visited on holiday. It was a time when people were looking forward to a more inclusive, caring, and egalitarian society: a time of hope. That was all ended with his controversial sacking by the governor…
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The fallout from National's dirty politics is going to be extensive as it unfolds over this parliamentary term. So many questions, so many inquiries, so many individuals running for cover, so much dirt. It's a depressing prospect, but we can't clean up politics without a…
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RNZ had an excellent weekend piece on the cost of crime: Economic crime costs up to $9.4bn Economic crime is costing New Zealand up to $9.4 billion a year according to a draft Serious Fraud Office (SFO) report obtained by Radio New Zealand. At the…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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There's a new blog in town - On The Left, with an impressive lineup of authors. Check out the welcome post - We have lift-off!: Welcome to On The Left! We’re happy to be here. OTL was born when a couple of lefty comms people…
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Announced this morning: The National Executive of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union unanimously endorsed Andrew Little for the role of Labour leader, at a meeting held yesterday. “I have been speaking to our workplace delegates at forums across the country over the past two…
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The Labour leadership campaign is up and running. Yesterday there was the first televised debate amongst the leadership candidates on Q&A. The debate was rather messy, too many candidates and too little time. It is hard to work out who won and who lost although I…
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A detailed analysis of voting patterns in the election is now out, and no doubt there will be plenty of analysis and discussion coming up. The Herald this morning notes some obvious points: Nats' strategic voting vital for Act Nearly two-thirds of National supporters voted…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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David Parker will be joining us here live on Sunday at around 3pm. As usual all comments / questions will be strictly moderated. David writes... Thanks for the opportunity to join a Standard Q&A. Really looking forward to hearing from you. I'm happy to chat…
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The ideal of the news media as fourth estate is to provide a means for democratic debate about issues of social and political importance. It is a means through which journalists can hold those with power to account. Some journalists continue to try to fulfill…
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There was an interesting article in yesterday's Herald where Len Brown's future was discussed. Bernard Orsman raised the prospect of Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse having a tilt at the top job. He said: Auckland mayor Len Brown has returned from a month-long overseas holiday to a…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…