Style over substance: no real answers
In a continuation of Key’s “style over substance” policy approach, his consultants have found him a new buzzword – “infrastructure”. “Australia’s been more […]
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ODT on the Electoral Finance Bill
Here’s an article from the ODT. It’s by Simon Cunliffe, “a senior Otago Daily Times journalist”. I’m loathe to reprint it in full […]
Bush absent at Bali conference
Al Gore has just accepted his Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy for action on climate change. In his speech he’s lauded Kevin Rudd’s […]
Dole figures at 28-year low
From the Beehive site: Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson said that in December 1999, when Labour came to power, there were 161,000 people […]
Greencabs – Toyota Prius taxi fleet
There’s a new taxi fleet servicing Wellington and (in three days time) Auckland. The vehicles are all Toyota Prius hybrids and the company, […]
Rap battle: Howard vs Rudd
Somehow I missed this when it was originally posted. In case you did too…
KiwiSaver enrolments pass 300,000
I wonder if the Nats still want to bin it? Remember it was only last May that John Key told Morning Report “Oh, […]
Herald censors criticism
From frogblog: The New Zealand Herald has censored part of a 200 word article that the Greens were asked to submit on campaign […]
Key pledges to sack prison and parole staff
I’ve just listened to John Key’s interview on Radio Dunedin last week: powered by ODEO “I also think we need to get a […]
2007 Trans-Tasman MP rankings
So DPF’s given his predictable take on this year’s Trans-Tasman MP rankings (PDF – 150K). Now averages are one thing but more interesting […]
A chat and a cuppa
From Scoop: “Clark first in Rudd queue” Kevin Rudd has pledged to broaden relations with New Zealand after a flying visit by Helen […]
Weekend selection meetings
Two more electorates have confirmed Labour candidates. Rimutaka was on Saturday – Chris Hipkins was selected. Christchurch Central was today – Brendon Burns […]
Key Karaoke
Check out this fantastic karaoke clip from Ali Ikram on Sunrise this morning. Lyrics below: I know this song might sound like “Clocks” […]
From the archives: who said it?
In my work as a constituent MP, I have often been emotionally shocked at the dilemmas that some constituents get trapped in. However, […]
Do your part for sustainability
The PM has launched a new website, sustainability.govt.nz challenging citizens to commit to doing one thing to help contribute to a “sustainable nation”.
Ever wonder why people call John Key “slippery”?
Here he is being interviewed by Paul Henry on Breakfast earlier today. Key tries to slip out of answering a direct question not […]
PopSci award winner: printed solar cells
Popular Science has recently announced its “Grand Award Winner” in the “Green” category: PowerSheet solar cells. ‘Imagine a solar panel without the panel. […]
Gap roughly unchanged in Morgan poll
From RoyMorgan.com: In the second half of November support for the New Zealand Labour Government was up 1% to 35% while support for […]
Huckabee and Obama lead Iowa
USA Today reports that Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama are the leaders for their respective parties in Iowa with the caucuses now only […]
National’s spin doesn’t stack up
National’s attempt to spin its way out of John Key’s DVD debacle doesn’t stack up. Here’s the official line: National’s campaign manager Jo […]
Same song? You decide.
powered by ODEO National needs to come clean and stop misleading the public. The Herald reported yesterday that “National Party campaign manager Jo […]
Lowlight reel: Republican YouTube debate
Watch this clip from yesterday’s Republican YouTube debate and spare a thought for our progressive mates in the USA. I like the idea […]
YouTube Republican debate
Should be on around 2pm our time. Time has a good background piece. The YouTube debate site has currently received around 5000 user-submitted […]
Google invests in renewable energy research
From the NYT: Google, the Internet company with a seemingly limitless source of revenue, plans to get into the business of finding limitless […]
Latest DigiPoll favours National, Clark
The Herald reports that: National has hit its highest rating – 51.3 per cent – in a Herald-DigiPoll survey. Translated to votes, that […]
Will the real John Key please stand up?
Linda Clark: “This is a gimmick, that’s all it is. if people don’t know John Key, well he needs to come to Parliament […]
National HQ deleting YouTube comments?
Just received this from a “concerned reader”: Just wanted to know whether or not you have also been blocked by NZNats? This morning […]
Armstrong reviews Key’s DVD (2 out of 5)
Hold the popcorn. Citizen Kane this isn’t. It’s Citizen Key in a 13-minute epic saturated with more artificial sweetener than The Sound of […]
Blogwhistle
Never one to let the facts get in the way of a little party propaganda Farrar really has become the partyline-parrot. It’s a […]
Labor set to win in Australia
After 11 years of conservative rule, it looks like Kevin Rudd has led the Australian Labour Party to victory in Australia’s elections. All […]
Giving thanks for turducken
We at The Standard would like to wish our US counterparts a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Of course we’d hate to think that […]
Family fist
The Dom reports that “A father who spanked his eight-year-old son… for misbehaving… is one of the first to be convicted of assault […]
Just in: photo from David Farrar’s march
From Kiwiblog: Okay just got back from the march. Didn’t quite go as I envisioned. You see while I have promoted the march […]
Fozzie Bear: John Key’s secret fursona
From Boing Boing: Furries get no respect. Usually, when you hear about people who dress up like life-sized stuffed animals, it’s in the […]
Miro: free, opensource video platform
Miro – a free, opensource video platform has recently been released. It’s a piece of software that allows you to download, manage, and […]
Labour’s website: too smart for its own good?
Someone just sent me this blog readability test. It cl/aims to tell you what level of education is required to read your blog/website/myspace […]