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Apparently the new right wing attack line is that Metiria Turei wasn't really poor when she was a young mum. Because she was in law school, because she had a mother, because she was on speaking terms with the father of her child. Because there's…
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Much has been written about the Ardern effect that has put Labour so enthusiastically back in the game. Just last night for example, Ardern is 'standout leader' of post-Clark Labour, and Ardern: The best thing to happen to Labour in a long time. Anecdotes abound…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Matthew Whitehead cross-posted from lemattjuste.wordpress.com Wow, what is up with this election, right? David Clendon and Kennedy Graham last night attempted to force Metiria Turei’s resignation as female co-leader of the Green Party by saying they would quit if she didn’t, and their bluff has been…
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The missing Newshub poll question has appeared at last, showing that Bill English has been damaged by his handling of the Barclay scandal. 56% of Kiwis (even 36% of Nats) have lost some trust in English. https://twitter.com/NewshubFeatures/status/894453002169339904 https://twitter.com/NewshubPolitics/status/894495189485502465 https://twitter.com/NewshubNZ/status/894484315458854912 Updates: https://twitter.com/NewshubBreaking/status/894685781008146433 https://twitter.com/patrickgowernz/status/894684273482940416?s=09 https://twitter.com/ChangingtheGovt/status/894689346988539905 https://twitter.com/JennaLynchNZ/status/894698336631914498
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I've been saying for a while that to understand James Shaw you need to listen to what he says on his own terms, as opposed to what gets reported about him or the short form interviews you see on tv. For a background to his…
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There are little points of light and heat detectable among social democratic movements at the moment. Chuck Schumer from the U.S. Democratic Party starts out some messaging today by setting it out in good old social contractarian terms: There used to be a basic bargain…
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There was a great deal of attention on the policy announcements of the major parties this weekend. One announcement was forward looking and a firm statement that business as usual was not working. The other was somewhat ho hum and involved an extension to Auckland’s…
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The desire to see Metiria Turei assume the role as NZ's next Prime Minister is a serious one. That doesn't mean it's expectated come September. I call it pragmatic idealism....here is the ideal, while over here are the limitations of reality. Part of the limitation…
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Update: Press release from the Green Party: scoop.co.nz James Shaw on Kennedy Graham and David Clendon Monday, 7 August 2017, 6:43 pm Press Release: Green Party 1-2 minutes Statement from James Shaw on Kennedy Graham and David Clendon “Kennedy Graham and David Clendon have this…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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A major piece by Jessica McAllen in The Listener out today. Here's a summary from The Herald: Hardware store tools used in surgeries Cash-strapped hospitals are using equipment from hardware stores in operations, putting patients at risk, a Listener investigation has found. Leaked documents and…
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The crowds are turning out for Jacinda Ardern. The media coverage is enthusiastic. The social media stats are through the roof. The donations are still rolling in ($400k and counting). A week is a long time in politics, as the saying goes. The election has…
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"Prime Minister Bill English is asking National voters in Ohariu to support National with their Party vote and Peter Dunne with their Electorate vote as this year's General Election." https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/893939921442013184 https://twitter.com/TOPjennycondie/status/894016919396728832 Some discussion.
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Update May 3 2018: Dirty Politics operative Matthew Hooton is desperately searching The Standard looking for some kind of false equivalence with the filthy lies about Clarke Gayford. As you will this post contains nothing that was not being publicly commented on in the media…
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The Labour Party policy for transport in Auckland is the likes we have never seen in New Zealand. Aucklanders have on average three cars per household. They are a massive national cause of pollution, CO2 and monoxide, waterway killers from tyres, and of course crushing…
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National had some bad luck this week. Its Auckland transport policy found its way into Bernard Orsman's hands and was published prematurely. Normally there would be a joint Auckland Council Government negotiation with Phil Goff getting some well deserved credit but this opportunity was destroyed…
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Back in May the Nats chose Nikki Kaye as their vehicle to attack Jacinda Ardern. It didn't work so well - Patrick Gower: National's attacks on Jacinda Ardern look desperate, and - National's attack on Labour's deputy suggests concerns more than skin deep. Having learned…
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I had a gratifying experience last month, a late night conversation on twitter about the left and the NZ election and what the Greens are up to. There were maybe half a dozen people in the conversation, and all of them were left wing. The…
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This Guest Post is from The Standard commenter and occasional guest author Kōrero Pono. _______________________________________________________________________________ Everyone is acting like Metiria committed the crime of the century, both her accusers and defenders. I know that most of her defenders believe they need to bow down to the sensibilities…
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We've had plenty of coverage of last weekend's Newshub poll: Poll: Labour crumbles, falling towards defeat (happily overtaken by the Ardern effect) Newshub poll: Jacinda Ardern overtakes Andrew Little again as preferred Prime Minister Newshub poll: Winston Peters cements position as kingmaker Newshub poll: The…
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Consider the sharp contrast between the lies and dirty politics that the Nats have brazened out in the last 9 years and the way that Metiria Turei fronted up and took responsibility for decades old youthful mistakes. Gower is right that it has headed off…
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This post by Matthew Whitehead is reposted from lemattjuste.wordpress.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Metiria Turei announced today that she does not intend to resign as Green Party Co-Leader, but that she would deliberately rule herself out for ministerial positions due to media scrutiny. It’s good to hear the first…
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Toby Morris' latest cartoon, Full cartoon is here, https://twitter.com/XTOTL/status/892537083855724544