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I haven't read the Nicky Hager's book "Dirty Politics" yet. But I'm not surprised that Cameron Slater is up to his neck in pigswill provided by John Key's dirt merchant Jason Ede. That he has been given information sourced from the SIS is extremely surprising.…
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So the book is an expose of the Slater-Ede-Key Dirty Politics machine, based on data acquired and leaked to Hager. Will Update over the evening I was totally wrong about the topic. The book was introduced and shown on Livestream - best one by 3…
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One of the more intriguing features of New Zealand politics and political debate in recent years is, to my mind, the preparedness of appointed and self-appointed gate keepers to shut down any opportunity for informed political debate. The gate keepers can range from the editors…
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Nicky Hager has certainly got the attention of political circles in NZ, by announcing his (untitled) book launch today at 5.15pm - time to make the 6pm TV news. John Key is bracing for the release, suspecting, like many of us, that the book will relate to…
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Reposted from Local Bodies. As the weeks rapidly rush towards September 20 the campaign is heating up. There is a sense of desperation coming from many parties, especially the smaller ones on the right. ACT is only managing to stand 16 candidates in electorates and…
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What the hell? This isn't an election advertisement. This is someone expressing their views in music and video. The election commission are usually ok in their assessments. But this one doesn't appear to have any real basis behind it. Adam Bennett at the NZ Herald…
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It's been interesting to watch the nats and their busy little helpers working away at branding the election campaign as a nasty one. It's been disappointing to watch the media falling for it so hard. Like every election there's been some nutters defacing billboards across…
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With Nicky Hager's latest book about to be unveiled tomorrow, I have been thinking about his research interests, and his approach to investigative journalism. In his 2012 Bruce Jesson lecture, "Investigative Journalism in the Age of Media Meltdown", Hager said this about investigative journalism: Investigative journalism includes,…
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Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert takes everybody's favourite right-wing spinster to task for his usual misrepresentation and spin: My last Farrar In politics, as in religion, the true believers will never be convinced they are wrong. But I could not let David Farrar away with the…
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(Posted earlier today at Boots Theory) In my previous post where I talked about the diversity of policy on the left as a strength I said: A lot of people are still stuck in a First Past the Post mode of thinking, where we have two major…
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The Kumeu candidates debate last night covered topics ranging from the very local, to the global: local roads and round-a-bouts, through the internet, poverty, health, jobs and education, to climate change, the TPPA, and the GCSB. Roads and rules were a recurring theme. I set…
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This morning Radio New Zealand reported ACT Epsom candidate David Seymour complaining about Labour's supposed dirty tactics in the seat. If Seymour really thinks that trying to persuade voters to vote tactically is dirty tactics then he should reflect on what his party is doing.…
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Reposted from Media Law Journal. For those who haven’t heard, Nicky Hager has a new book coming out this week. It will be launched at Unity Books (57 Willis St) at 5pm on Wednesday. Nicky and others will start speaking at 5:15pm and the book…
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Reposted from Polity. Over the weekend, Steven "Mr Angry" Joyce put out a press release saying: A desperate Labour Party is making promises the country simply couldn't afford as it tries to buy its way into contention at the election, Associate Finance Minister Steven Joyce says.…
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(Posted earlier today at Boots Theory) Mea culpa. It’s a bit of a Buzzfeed-style clickbait headline, but it’s also a political meme which I really wish we could put out to pasture. It seems like every time Labour (or the Greens) announce a policy the…
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A tweet from Philip Lyth states: In 7 days, total enrolled voters has climbed 11,021 to now be 89.17% of (estimated) eligible. http://www.elections.org.nz/research-statistics/enrolment-statistics-electorate … The Stats on election.org.nz, show that: 18-29 yr olds enrolled: 535394 = 17% of people enrolled 18-29 yr olds not enrolled:…
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I am on holiday and I was going to keep posting to a minimum but this particular pearler from ACT's Jamie Whyte is too good to ignore. He has just posted a statement on the ACT website which says this: Winston Peters joked in a…
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You have to hand it to David Cunliffe. He has had all sorts of stuff thrown at him this year but each time he gets back up and gets on with things. The weekend's campaign launch was an example of what he is capable of,…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5srcxBinZyI E rau rangatira ma E te whanau o te roopu reipa Piki mai, kake mai haere mai Te tangi a te pipiwharauroa Te Po Ka Awatea! Whiti ao - whiti ao - whiti whiti Ao Hello Labour Hello New Zealand Today is about you.…
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For those of you who aren't going to be at the campaign launch today. Here is the link to where the live stream will be.. Press the image for the link. It will go live about 2:30pm. Now live. It is going to be fun…
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Reposted from Polity. Here's Stuff's Tony Wall and Kelly Dennett on Labour's boost for primary healthcare: David Cunliffe will today throw down his biggest spending promise of the election, wooing middle income voters with an attractive health package at Labour's campaign launch in Auckland. He is…
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Today is the day of the Labour Campaign launch. Details are here if you are interested in attending and have not already reserved a position. Some of the policy announcements have been foreshadowed in the media. Yesterday the Herald reported that there will be extended…
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There's much to discuss on the two election-focused TV debates conducted over the last 24 hours: Prime TV's new show: Prime Time with Sean Plunket (Prime TV Fridays 9.30pm) TV 3's The Nation: Saturday 9.30am - video here. Part One Part Two Part Three Panel…
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Just over six weeks to go until the next election and we have our first major campaign issue. Not what some young people said about John Key but foreign ownership of our land. With regards to that other issue I am bemused that it is even…
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Not only is National the party of preference for those who reject the science behind human induced climate change, it is also the party for poverty deniers. For them real poverty only happens in Africa and in New Zealand poor kids are just the result of bad…