In case we just missed it, New Zealand really has picked a side. Prime Minister Hipkins will shortly head to the NATO summit in Lithuania together with Australia, Japan and South Korean leaders. Also Vladimir Zelinskyy is intending to go as well. We didn’t need…
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We are mature enough to have our own leader. Own our own shit. And with most major claims done we are mature enough to turn the outstanding Maori redress claims into standard appeals against the state for compensation, past and future. Like everyone else does. 2040 would…
Last minutes of this parliamentary term and all teams are subbing out. At 24 minutes to go Labour’s Gaurav Sharma developed a pain in the neck, argued with the coach, tried to get reselected, but then played poorly in the playoff never seen again. Labour’s weakest…
This is unfortunate. Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election. From Craig McCulloch at Radio New Zealand: Under-fire MP Elizabeth Kerekere has resigned from the Greens after…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's blog On Saturday, the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will take place. The last coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 and was one of only five such events in the 20th century.…
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Prime Minister Hipkins has put Labour on course to win a third term. Here’s how. Mr Hipkins has been in the job just four months and has put Labour back on track. Unemployment headline rate is at 3.4%, continuing Labour’s run as keeping everyone going…
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Meka Whaitiri has quit Labour and confirmed that she will stand for the Maori Party in this year's election. She intends to stay on as an MP and sit with the Maori Party. This is quite a coup by the Maori Party. John Tamihere's aide…
Recent days have provided a further example of why Aotearoa's response to climate change has been compromised by politics. Labour's clean car discount policy, where purchasers of gas guzzlers subsidise the purchasers of fuel efficient and electric vehicles has been an outstanding success. It has…
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Judging by recent events we are in for a hell of a year. Yesterday I posted about National's redidential tenancy policy. I could not believe the degree of spin applied to their language, especially when their claims of landlords leaving the rental market en masse…
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