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Daily Review 31/08/2017
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The first debate
Update: Good news for Ardern going in to the debate. TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll puts Labour ahead of National 43% to 41%, and Ardern ahead of English for preferred PM - Labour rockets ahead of National in stunning Colmar Brunton Poll result. The first debate…
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Regeneration Minister’s Mysterious Non-appearance
Nicky Wagner couldn't "make it" to the debate about Canterbury Regeneration in Christchurch last night. The former Minister and local MP, Gerry Brownlee, had time on his hands and stepped in. If it were a personal emergency I am sure they would have said? In…
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The Green Party plans to protect marine mammals and ecosystems
https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/902405785765810177 https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/902332321545601024 The sanctuary will protect critically endangered Blue whales and 37 other species of marine mammals. Gareth Hughes explains what this is about: https://twitter.com/GarethMP/status/902424428427878400 Local support: https://twitter.com/GarethMP/status/902344045157949441 Some of the media coverage: https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/902625476824285184 https://twitter.com/robellcampbin/status/902445371384664064 https://twitter.com/wanganuishout/status/902609729351974912 Press release: Green Party announces plan for largest-ever marine…
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Tegg Talk – Second Climate Change Report Withheld By Government
Republished with permission from Denis Tegg's Tegg Talk. Embarrassing Climate Information Kept Secret until after the Election Earlier this year I reported on how a major Ministry for the Environment Guidance Report on climate change and sea level rise has not been released even though…
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The making of National’s campaign ad
National used to be ambitious for New Zealand. But if you look at what it did to create its campaign video (h/t Simon Wilson) it seems that this ambition is no more ... I understand this is the instructions handed out to people who took…
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Horizon poll shows 10% shift from Nat to Labour
The Horizon methodology (online sample) is of questionable real-world validity, so take this with a bag of salt: Ardern drives vote switch: nett 10% leave National for Labour Labour’s leadership change has potentially shifted 11% of the 2014 National Party vote to Labour, while 2%…
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Shameful poverty – why we must elect a Labour led government
Two excellent but very disturbing pieces in The Herald yesterday. Kirsty Johnston: Damp, overcrowded homes bigger threat to kids than car crashes Diseases linked to cold, damp, overcrowded homes are killing more New Zealand children than car crashes or drownings. An average 20 children die…
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Rachel Smalley stop telling lies about Labour
I know I shouldn't sweat the small stuff, but this piece by Rachel Smalley is full of lies about Labour. On the tertiary education policy: It's straight out of Helen Clark's book on how you win an election. Her last minute decision in 2005 to…
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Open Mike 31/08/2017
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Daily Review 30/08/2017
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Scottish Labour. On the Cusp?
Kezia Dugdale is gone. That's very good news. Depending on how the next leader of the Scottish Labour Party is chosen, they may be on their way back. Correspondingly, the SNP may well be about to take a serious dive. Dugdale was a Blairite, a "Third…
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Is Justice Binnie vindicated by the Teina Pora decision?
I have read the decision of Justice Ellis on Teina Pora's compensation. Andrew Geddis has also done a great analysis here National's recent Justice Ministers (ex lawyers) really do struggle with interpretation of the Law. Ms Collins doesn't understand conflict of interest and later got…
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“All I can do … is tell the Truth”
Bennett made a number of statements today in her interview with Jack Tame which may or may not be of interest. I note Tolley remains silent. The full interview (and full view of Bennett in righteously indiginant mode) is here She made several comments: Why…
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Vote for NZ Labour if…
NZ Labour have said they will seek to renegotiate foreign sales before accepting the TPPA. They've been silent on the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions (y'know, the mechanism whereby legislation around the likes of environmental protection or social welfare can be a cash cows for…
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Dear Winston.
When you ain't living on the bread line and stressing over the smallest financial outgoings, there's absolutely no excuse for not responding honestly to letters like this.
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Mike Hosking feels used and wants to take a shower
It seems National's most passionate and vocal cheerleaders are no longer feeling the love. Clearly they see the writing on the wall and understand that a change of Government is looking more and more likely after every error filled day of National campaigning. Bill English…
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Real video from National’s campaign launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVl0mZefDSM
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How to vote from anywhere
Simple rules and instructions on how NZers can cast a vote in the general election from anywhere in the world. https://twitter.com/golrizghahraman/status/900935890171592704
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No one can have any confidence in a Nat NZF coalition
The Peters super story looks like a clumsy dirty politics hit by National. Rachel Smalley: Winston Peters super saga: I smell a rat I smell a rat. I think a few people do. You've got to ask yourself, who benefits from this? If Peters takes…
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English coverup of Barclay scandal gets worse
David Fisher in The Herald has more on the Barclay scandal - Bill English fought to have his police statement over Todd Barclay affair withheld Prime Minister Bill English fought to have his police statement over the Todd Barclay affair withheld from the public despite…
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Open Mike 30/08/2017
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Public Event in Christchurch
Thursday August 31 Cardboard Cathedral at 7pm Meteria Turei speaks about the importance of addressing poverty, for all of us. See you there.
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Daily Review 29/08/2017
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Caption competition
Photo: Tracy Watkins
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National announces free house for everyone!
Effective 2020. Terms & Conditions apply. House may or may not resemble the one pictured. Must prove you voted National in Election 2017
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National does u turn on paid parental leave
https://twitter.com/jjpalethorpe/status/902311945096765440 The sense of desperation and cynicism here is strong. After vetoing Sue Mooney's Paid Parental Leave bill last year using wrong data and cooked up excuses National has announced its own policy. It is like Labour's but only 22 weeks not 26 weeks. Typical…
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Labour announce affordable tertiary education
As the Nats stand exposed in another apparent dirty politics hit, Labor gets on with the job of winning the election. Jacinda Ardern today announced new policy: Making tertiary education and training affordable for all ... Despite Labour’s interest-free loans, cost remains a major barrier…
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Tourism and Conservation Fund policy from Labour
Labour has announced a Tourism and Conservation Infrastructure Fund. In a land of just over 5 million people, we get more than three million people a year from all over the world visiting. International tourists spent $10b here last year, supporting more than 300,000 jobs.…
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National is telling fibs on housing
It seems to be a practised technique of this Government when asked an embarrassing question to make as much positive aggressive noise as possible and to hell with the facts. Such was the housing debate that occurred between Phil Twyford and Amy Adams on Q&A…
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