Daily Review 21/08/2017
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Open Mike 21/08/2017
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Jacinda’s campaign launch speech
The text of Jacinda Ardern’s campaign speech delivered today.
Labour closes gap to 3%
Labour rising, National falling in the latest poll. Greens steady at 8%. Jacinda Ardern buries Bill English in the “favourability” rating. Will Labour overtake Nats before the election?
Update: Live Labour launch video.
Open Mike 20/08/2017
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Messages to vote for
Open Mike 19/08/2017
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Daily Review 18/08/2017
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That 5% threshold and recent polling
Matthew Whitehead on MMP and the threshold, along with some commentary on the current polling situation.
Jacinda Ardern helps fix Nat billboard – classy!
Greens commit to Tauranga – Hamilton – Auckland passenger rail service
National has let regional rail services rust away but the Greens in government will restore rail as the backbone of New Zealand’s transport system, for freight and for people
Open Mike 18/08/2017
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Daily Review 17/08/2017
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Hager: Dirty Politics three years on
In an excellent piece on The Spinoff, Nicky Hager reflects on three years after Dirty Politics.
Time now to sweep the party of these disgusting tactics out of office and #ChangeTheGovernment.
Open Mike 17/08/2017
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Daily Review 16/08/2017
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NZ Super Fund divests from high risk fossil fuels
350 Aotearoa and the Green Party on the $950 million removal from high-risk fossil fuel investments.
Open Mike 16/08/2017
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Daily Review 15/08/2017
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Hope for Pike River families
Most major political parties apart have agreed to a commitment which would set up a government agency to take over Pike River Mine and reclaim the miners’ bodies. Naturally the exception is National – isolated on this issue prior to the election….
Equal pay week of action 12 – 20 August
A week of action to support all Kiwis getting a fair go at work.
NRT: National resorts to racism on water
I/S at No Right Turn: ”
This isn’t a “Pandora’s box”. The model for an easy, full and final settlement to resolve this exists, and iwi are keen. What is lacking is goodwill from the government to sign it. And Finlayson knows all this – so he is actively trying to mislead the New Zealand public about it, trying to appeal to the racism of rednecks in order to protect the stolen “rights” of a privileged few”.
Open Mike 15/08/2017
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Daily Review 14/08/2017
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Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit
“Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit will help students learn to drive, understand practical budgeting, be equipped with workplace skills, and learn how our political system operates through civics education at school. Every secondary school will be resourced to provide these courses.”
Leaders in the progressive government-in-waiting
Jacinda Ardern at the chippy and James Shaw in the House.
Open Mike 14/08/2017
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Dunne over
On current polling the Nats are going to be short at least one of their puppet parties after the election.
Green Party campaign relaunch 1.30pm Sunday
The Green party resets its election campaign.
Open Mike 13/08/2017
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Great (Aussie) video on the gender pay gap… [twitter_video id=”895540259642986497″]
The subversive power of joy
The subversive power of collective joy is maximised when it occurs in public, politicised spaces as an affirmation of collective identity.
Dylan Horrocks cartoon fundraiser for the Greens
…the original black & white art for page 152 of Dylan Horrocks’s graphic novel Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (published 2014, nominated for an Eisner Award)
Open Mike 12/08/2017
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Daily Review 11/08/2017
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Open Mike 11/08/2017
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