Chloe Swarbrick’s first words as new Green Party Co-Leader
In her first speech as Green Party Co-Leader, Swarbrick brings the party’s Charter to the fore, and talks about mobilising citizens to be part of democracy.
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ACT’s performative FedFoke virtual signalling
Take your dirty boots off at the door ya numpties.
We need a better class of right wing troll
Newbies, moderation, the purpose of the Standard, how things work here.
Dirty Politics 2024?
Some of the usual suspects… how would we know what is really going on?
Why are the Greens so happy?
The trad left/right spectrum people are wondering why the Greens are so happy. Didn’t the left just lose?
Why can’t National answer straight forward questions about the Council of Trade Union’s critique of their tax policy?
National’s tax policy doesn’t add up, and they’re trashing election and media conventions to avoid accountability. UPDATED.
Why won’t Winston Peters answer straight forward questions about NZ First policy?
Jack Tame vs Winston Peters.
A Green surge and fighting for the election
Don’t share defeatist bollocks. It tells swing, undecided and habitual non-voters to not bother voting left. Instead, there are still actions that will make a difference over the next three weeks.
Labour’s Women’s Manifesto
“A re-elected Labour Government will continue its proud tradition of advancing women’s health, employment, and legal rights Spokesperson for Women Jan Tinetti said.”
Last night’s ASB Finance Debate (updated)
Jack Tame hosts the debate between Labour’s Finance Minister and Finance Spokespersons from the Greens, NZ First, National and Act.
The report of our death has been grossly exaggerated
Now is not the time to give up, now is the time to work harder at winning.
Eugenie Sage’s farewell
As always, if you want to understand green politics, listen to what the Green MPs say themselves. This speech is no exception.
Fifteen Green MPs, or more
The political courage of the Green Party is paying off.
The other cost of living crisis
Our descendants will curse us
Climate weirding: the climate wild cards
“Unpredictable change is the new status quo”
Moderation notes in election year
Some guidelines about current moderation.
The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on
“No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”
With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.
Hoki Whenua Mai/Landback
The term landback appears to induce anxiety in some people, but whether one agrees with the details or not, there’s nothing in this Green Party policy to be afraid of.
A government looking at the climate challenges, not with fear but with hope
James Shaw’s speech to the Greens’ AGM is showing us this is the party with the actual plan for how to get through the crisis.
New curriculum: science to be taught in the context of the great challenges of our time
“science would be taught through five contexts – the Earth system, biodiversity, food, energy and water, infectious diseases”
The Green Party’s Pledge to Renters
“Right now, the rental market more closely resembles a game of monopoly than a public good – and it’s landlords who hold all the cards. This didn’t happen by accident. For decades, governments have made rules to prioritise those who own property and failed to protect people who rent.”
Twitter and commenting on The Standard
“Something went wrong”
The Women’s Rights Party
“We are the only political party in New Zealand that puts women first”
This is what *ending poverty* looks like in New Zealand
Poverty is a political choice, and the Green Party is choosing to end it. – James Shaw
The Case for Restoring Regional Rail
How does regional rail fit into the biggest story on the planet?
Green Budget Day 2023
“All of these things were impossible, until they weren’t” – Chloe Swarbrick
The patriarchy is not inevitable
One of the prime tasks of feminism is to teach women that the patriarchy is not inevitable.
Extinction Rebellion: The Big One
XR are back. New strategy, same smart and bold action.
Letting women speak in Aotearoa New Zealand
A progressive online space for discussion about the Let Women Speak events this weekend.
Did bacteria exist before we had microscopes?
So much of the ongoing debate about Mātauranga Māori is based on belief, and often unevidenced belief about what Mātauranga Māori is and how it is being used.
The government needs to understand that climate mitigation and adaptation are twins
James Shaw and Greenpeace on why mitigation and adaptation need to be paired.
Protecting poor people: the call for a rent freeze in Auckland
As property investors indicate an intention to raise rents, Renters United and 20+ community groups call for a rent freeze in Auckland.
Why do rationalists position Science against Mātauranga Māori?
Another piece on the internet by a Western scientist calling indigenous knowledge superstitious woo that should be separated from the Mighty Western Science way of knowing. Take that as a content warning either way if you are reading on.
German riot police defeated by some kind of mud wizard
Who said climate action can’t be funny?
Solidarity and ostracism
The mechanism for ostracism destroys solidarity and has serious implications for the left.
What repeat covid infections do to the human body
There’s bad news, but there is also hope and opportunity.