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Daily review 22/07/2020
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Winston Peters Names Alleged Super Leaker
In an extraordinary moment in the house, Winston Peters has named the person he says leaked his superannuation details. The NZ First leader, using Parliamentary privilege, has claimed that former National Party press secretary Rachel Morton was the source. Morton, on twitter, says "the claims…
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Reasons to sack a Minister
Ian-Lees Galloway wasn't sacked for an extra-marital affair. He was sacked because he had a sexual relationship with someone at work where there was a significant power imbalance due to his role as MP and Minister, and because as Minister for Workplace Relations it's a…
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ILG Goes
It appears that the Immigration Minister Iain Lees Galloway has resigned. This follows Judith Collins' indiscreet leaking to the media this morning of a claim that a Labour Party Minister had been accused of inappropriate behaviour. More as it comes ... UPDATE: Jacinda Ardern confirms…
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What is the best way for a political party to handle a sex scandal?
It has been a big couple of days in New Zealand politics. Sex scandals do this. There is too much titillation involved. And they are difficult. There are human lives at stake, the victim, the perpetrator, the families of each. Everyone wants certainty and justice.…
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Unthinkable Things
It's time to actually re-found New Zealand. With the government clearly watching the unravelling of Australia's Covid-19 response and putting in place $14 billion in preparation for a second infection wave, we are clearly now in a history-in-making territory of the highest instability outside a…
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
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Open mike 22/07/2020
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Daily review 21/07/2020
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Raymond Huo resigning at election
Amid a bevy of scandals from National, and during a SFO investigation into the Labour Party's donations, Raymond Huo has announced he no longer intends to contest a list seat for the 2020 election. He was ranked 26th on last month's announcement of the Labour…
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Strong team?
Yesterday this crazy election campaign became even crazier. At 3 pm news broke that Andrew Falloon was standing down for mental health reasons. The response by lefties on twitter was refreshing. The general consensus was that he should be given space and there was hope…
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Open mike 21/07/2020
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Daily review 20/07/2020
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Another Nat MP Quits
One term Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon has quit politics, with the National Party saying he is dealing with "significant mental health issues". Falloon says he will not run in September's election, citing concern for his "own health and well being". He's the third MP to…
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Can A Renewed Provincial Growth Fund Save Us?
With the simultaneous decline of Southland's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_6yBSNek8 the retrenchment of Waikato/South Auckland's New Zealand Steel's Glenbrook Steel mill (noting it was our own Sir Woolfe Fisher who cracked the code that would enable iron sand smelting), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LAJ4Awi5A and the near-total shrinking…
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Open mike 20/07/2020
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Wellington Central: Should Grant Robertson Stand Aside?
I posted last week on why it would be in the best interests of the citizens of the Auckland Central electorate for the Green candidate to stand aside to allow the Labour candidate to win. In short, I wrote that the Greens had no chance…
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Tourism: Death and Revival
New Zealand's tourism economy has essentially collapsed, and it is part of a global tourism industry collapse that is so big that it may be permanently smaller. But does it have to be? May overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand dropped by 217,100 or 99%…
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Open mike 19/07/2020
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Trump’s not so bad: the disappearing hospital data during a pandemic edition
There is this idea on both the left and the right that Trump's not so bad. Minimising or being in denial of what is happening in the US risks helping the rise of fascism. You can read the original post here, or the series here.…
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Open mike 18/07/2020
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Daily review 17/07/2020
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National’s next Auckland Central candidate?
So National needs a new candidate for the Auckland Central electorate. It is an electorate that when you look at its socioeconomic breakdown should be safe National. But it is an inner city urban liberal seat so there is a tendency to really detest National's…
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Chloe Swarbrick should stand strong in Auckland Central
https://twitter.com/JulieAnneGenter/status/1283516650239569920? The MMP-savvy Green Party know that campaigning in the electorates increases their party vote. While it's likely that their vote will increase this year as a result of rebuilding trust with voters after 2017, their solid policy platform, and 2017 Labour voters wanting to…
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Open mike 17/07/2020
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Daily review 16/07/2020
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Auckland Central; Should Chloe Swarbrick Stand Aside?
One day the rooster, next day the feather duster. Nikki Kaye has shown her total faith in temporary Tory leader Judith Collins by abruptly announcing her retirement from Parliament. This squarely brings the seat of Auckland Central into play. Kaye won the seat four times…
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Will the last remaining National MP please not forget to turn off the caucus room lights
For Judith Collins that was a short honeymoon. Yesterday she had a good day as all forms of media were dominated by pro National voices talking up how the change of leadership was a very good thing. She even managed to show her crushing ability…
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What Could National Do To Win?
Ok sure, they won’t. You list why. But here’s the top five things National could do to give themselves a better shot. 1. Cut Ardern Down Get as many one-on-one Collins v Ardern matchups as possible. Collins is a highly experienced and combative politician and…
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Open mike 16/07/2020
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