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Reposted from No Right Turn. Yesterday the government announced that it would be spending $284 million on subsidising a privately-owned convention centre in Christchurch. The lucky beneficiaries of the government's largesse? “Today we’re pleased to reveal that Plenary Conventions New Zealand, a consortium of proven international…
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There are sobering and harrowing stories coming out of Auckland Action Against Poverty's Action Impact at Mangere this week. Yesterday's press release from AAAP, states: “The number of people in need standing outside Mangere Work & Income early this morning was almost beyond belief,” says…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. The Greens announced their transport policy today: a massive re-prioritization from roads to public transport: The Green Party's policy would prioritise getting people out of their vehicles and onto public transport by building better networks, increasing the amount of services and…
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Labour has announced its water policy. It can be accused of being aspirational, as if that is a bad thing, but they are goals which most people would support. The headlines are that a Labour Government will: ensure that all our rivers and lakes…
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Reposted from Polity. Opinion columns are leading indicators. I have noticed a modest shift int he political climate in recent days. The perception is that sticking a fork in this election may be premature, something I have been saying for a while. You see it…
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I was sad to hear of Dave Hereora's death - another Maori man like Parekura who has died too young. Dave was a good man, a gentle man, and a strong man. He knew where he came from, he knew what he stood for, and…
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This press release from the Greens pretty well sums up the situation that National have left the economy in. Once you remove the rebuild effects from the Christchurch earthquakes, our increasingly undiversified economy is looking in pretty poor shape for the decade ahead. Falling…
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Our Friends in the North It's been an interesting few days in the battle for Te Tai Tokerau. There are significant implications for the wider election campaign as well. First Annette Sykes from Mana made an unsubstantiated and absurd claim that Labour have done a…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. The latest Household Labour Force Survey was released today, showing a drop in unemployment. But while its an improvement, there are still 32,000 more people out of work than there were when National took office. And Treasury doesn't expect unemployment to return to…
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From Stuff: Politicians who want to share the stage with John Key at his only multi-candidate electorate event have been warned they shouldn't even mention his name. Candidates vying for the safe National seat of Helensville include Laila Harre, leader of the Internet Party, who…
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How much longer do we have to live with this"neoliberal" nightmare?! It should have died with the global financial crisis, caused by the unfettered greed of the banksters, their enablers, and the socially callous. It promised so much - raise the life-enhancing boats for all…
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David Cunliffe is officially launching Labour's campaign in Auckland this Sunday and you're all invited. It's at the Viaduct Events Center in Auckland and kicks off at 1:30 PM on Sunday the 10th. If you weren't able to be there for his spectacular speech to Congress in Wellington here's…
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Reposted from Polity. I've noticed recently that National likes to talk a lot about everyone else's ideas, but it prefers not to discuss its own. Steven Joyce's shout performance on The Nation is a good example. Why would that be? First, National would rather point backwards to…
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Māori Television's Native Affairs program and Mihingarangi Forbes are developing well deserved reputations for being amongst the forefront of current affairs news programmes and as a reporter. Last night's interview of ACT's Jamie Whyte will have enhanced that reputation. Because Forbes quietly and efficiently showed that Jamie…
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The Green Party is launching their "Election Priority for Students" at Auckland University today from 2-3 pm in the Auckland University Quad. Russel Norman and Metiria Turei will be presenting it together, indicating it will most likely have a financial ficus, and considerations of individual, social and…
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Below is a post from Tracey, showing the result of her OIA requests in response to a published comment from Bill English. English's quoted statement is a bit odd. Is he claiming to have found a way to reduce the numbers of single NZ women…
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As the government and the media start their crusade to sell off the council's assets, the Press has also found time to champion one of the Right's other pet causes: council amalgamation. One council could well be the answer - but it depends what the…
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Reposted from Imperator Fish. #453121610 / gettyimages.com A spokesperson for the IDF sets the record straight. I wish to address on behalf of the Israel Defence Force the growing international outrage over what are perceived to be Israeli war crimes. We are astounded and dismayed by the…
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Other than fixing child poverty, there's probably no more important policy than this. Labour will commit $183 million to a comprehensive Youth Employment Package designed to reach 24,000 young New Zealanders. Labour will get young New Zealanders off the unemployment benefit and into apprenticeships by…
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Reposted from Polity. So ACT - party of liberating the poor, don't you know - has a new plan to liberate the poor by slashing taxes on company owners. Sure, company owners tend not to be poor themselves but, you know, trickle down. Naturally, National-backer David Farrar…
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Live News is reporting that 40,000 people have been removed from the electoral roll because they have moved address. Their enrolment update packs were returned to sender with the message: "gone no address". So the message we all should be passing on to as many people…
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The Epsom seat may be the difference between National winning or losing the next election. So the recent announcement that Christine Rankin will be standing there adds an extra degree of chaos which National may or may not appreciate. She declared confidently this morning on Morning…
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