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The Herald Digipoll released on Tuesday caused some consternation to the Labour Party. With support dropping below 30% I am sure that more than a few MPs took a deep breath. But there is something wrong with the figures. The swing in Auckland was for…
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This post first appeared here at No Right Turn and has been reposted it to allow it to be commented on. From an environmental economics perspective, mining is a wealth transfer, shifting public wealth (in the form of minerals in the ground) into private profits…
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Making sure every rental property is a warm, dry home should be a no-brainer in the 21st century. Parliament will shortly get the chance to vote on my Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill. The vote will sort the parties for whom this is a genuine belief…
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Election years are funny things. The most accomplished of politicians can make mistakes. And amongst National's cabinet there have been a few recent examples. Firstly Crusher Collins self combusts. Her lack of judgment in engaging in activity while on an official trip to China to…
Hekia parata Judith Collins national same old national you couldn't make this shit up
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One of the more irritating traits of National politicians is their bone-headed and short-term obsession about being rentiers selling raw and lightly processed raw materials offshore. Sure it is great in the short-term for the seller of the rights to those raw materials, but it…
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Firstly from David Cunliffe: The next Labour Government will give the forestry and wood products industries the policies they need as part of Labour’s plan for an economic upgrade, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says. David Cunliffe announced new policies today at the ForestWood Conference 2014…
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So Taiwan’s ruling KMT is fast tracking a ‘Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services’ with China in spite of the main opposition party, as well as 70% of Taiwanese according to some polls, wanting the Agreement reviewed line by line. In response, the Parliament building…
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Your New Zealand Herald reports on the latest lie of Judith Collins: Justice Minister Judith Collins' "cup of tea on the way to the airport" at her friend Stone Shi's company in Shanghai involved a 30km detour in the opposite direction, it was revealed yesterday...…
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The crazy thing about Gerry Brownlee is that he is so incompetent because he never seems to study anything that he is responsible for. And yet people on the inside of the National party appear to rate him? I guess that says more about their…
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The original of this post is at No Right Turn. What will climate change do to human civilisation? According to the IPCC, war, disease, and famine: Climate change will displace hundreds of millions of people by the end of this century, increasing the risk of violent…
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I posted previously on James Dann's analysis of Amy Adams' landholding and issues this raises for her in her role as Minister of the Environment. The post attracted the attention of her Press Secretary Nathan Beaumont who left a pleasant enough comment pointing out that…
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As I've previously pointed out, John Key's National government only serves the privileged elite. But their policy of only favouring the favoured few is not only venal, it's really stupid economics as well. The reason why it's stupid is simple Econ 101, supply and demand.…
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This was No Right Turn's take on David Cunliffe's broad stroke economic policy on Friday. David Cunliffe presented the broad strokes of his economic policy today, under the slogan of an "economic upgrade". Much of it was stuff we'd heard before: capital gains tax, universal kiwisaver,…
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Rob Salmond at Polity looks at the draft Green party list. The Greens have released their draft party list today, in advance of a party member STV vote. The top 20 is: 1 Turei, Metiria 2 Norman, Russel 3 Hague, Kevin 4 Sage, Eugenie 5…
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Simon Collins has a very good article in the NZ Herald this morning: the first in a series planned on closing the gaps between Māori and Pacific people and other ethnic groups. It is a well researched article, with a strong focus on the relative…
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Like Labour, National has a strongly held view of the importance of education. Unlike Labour National prefers that the system is tailored so that market forces operate in such a way that the children of its supporters benefit. When it was first elected National obviously…
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Happy Saint Patrick's day. Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike ...
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I am going to say something unusual for me and praise actions taken by this Government. Its promotion of a United Nation's resolution which states that it is in the interest of humanity that nuclear weapons never be used again under any circumstances is both rational…
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There's a fairly straightforward and informative interview on Stuff today, providing an insight into Russel Norman's outlook on life. Prior to this I had been more familiar with Metiria Turei's working class background - something that has informed and motivated her campaign against child poverty…
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There wouldn't be one of China's billion and a half citizens who thought that Judith Collins' dinner with the Chinese official who was a "close personal friend" of Collins' close personal friend Oravida chairman Stone Shi wasn't about obtaining advantage for Oravida. That's the way…
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I just stumbled across an alternative film club in West Auckland; The Peasants Film Club. On it's Facebook page it says this: The greatest threat to freedom and well-being everywhere is corporate ambition: the greatest threat to corporate ambition is a well-informed public I came…
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OK six months ago Shane Jones’ political career was going nowhere. Watching porn on the country’s credit card is not a good look and people have not forgotten this. He was very entertaining during the Labour leadership campaign and made many people smile. There should…
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Sorry to hear that Tony Benn has died today, at age 88. When I lived in England, I never quite understood why he was considered such an (unacceptable) "radical". With his distinctive sh sound, his animated speech, and lively mind, he always seemed to me…
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Yesterday one woman’s story blew the lid on our government’s treatment of beneficiaries. Sarah Wilson’s post on her ongoing struggles just to get Work and Income to do their job properly and give her the support she needs went viral, and as the comments flooded…