Daily Review 31/08/2017
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notices and features
The Green Party plans to protect marine mammals and ecosystems
In Government the the Greens will create a blue whale sanctuary and a local ecotourism industry – to replace seabed mining and oil and gas.
Tegg Talk – Second Climate Change Report Withheld By Government
Denis Tegg reports that the Government is hiding a second critical report on climate change until after the election.
Horizon poll shows 10% shift from Nat to Labour
Take it with a bag of salt, but it certainly isn’t bad news for Labour.
Open Mike 31/08/2017
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Daily Review 30/08/2017
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Real video from National’s campaign launch
The Standard has received real video from National’s campaign launch
How to vote from anywhere
The Greens have produced a video on what you need to do to vote internationally.
Open Mike 30/08/2017
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Daily Review 29/08/2017
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Labour announce affordable tertiary education
As the Nats stand exposed in another apparent dirty politics hit, Labour gets on with the job of winning the election. Jacinda Ardern today announced new policy: Making tertiary education and training affordable for all.
Open Mike 29/08/2017
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Daily Review 28/08/2017
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Open Mike 28/08/2017
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Greens announce plan to turn trash into cash
The Green Party today announced a progressive plan to protect our oceans and the places we love with a ban on plastic bags, refunds on drink containers, a phase-out of plastic packaging, and a commitment to sending zero waste to landfill by 2050.
Open Mike 27/08/2017
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Greens commit to Zero Carbon Act in first 100 days
“The Act will mean that climate targets are legally binding, and the Government will be obliged to have a detailed plan about exactly how it will meet those targets, detail that has been desperately missing under National. This is what real action on climate change looks like.”
Garner on Nats’ brighter future fail
Duncan Garner reviews National’s record, and is not impressed: “Because the list of blind spots for National is too long. If this is success then our standards have slipped.”
Open Mike 26/08/2017
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Daily Review 25/08/2017
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The Green Party’s Wellington Transport Plan
The Green Party will save families and students money, reduce pollution, and make it easier to get around Wellington.
Open Mike 25/08/2017
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Daily Review 24/07/2017
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Hosking to apologise to Maori Party
Was it stupid or was it malicious? Either way, Mike Hosking is to apologise to the Maori Party.
Open Mike 24/08/2017
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Daily Review 23/08/2017
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PREFU
Today is the day for Treasury’s Pre-Election Fiscal Update (PREFU).
Labour’s new campaign ad as Nats go negative
Labour’s new campaign ad is great! Compare and contrast with Nat attack ads…
Open Mike 23/08/2017
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Election Aotearoa Leaders Debate tonight
The most interesting political parties debate on Māori Television (and livestream), tonight 8pm.
Daily Review 22/08/2017
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Greens will finally close property speculators’ tax loophole
The Green Party in government will end the tax advantages property speculators currently enjoy under National by implementing a comprehensive tax on capital gains
Giovanni Tiso: Speaking Power to the Truth – The Political Assassination of Metiria Turei
Giovanni Tiso writes on New Zealand media and the swimming of sharks.
Open Mike 22/08/2017
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