Narratives out of noise
Another poll, another round of narratives out of noise.
elections
election 2017
Peters posturing
As usual in election year, Peters is posturing left and right.
Green Party announcement: charging on water bottling and a moratorium on new plants
As part of their water policy the Greens intend to charge bottling companies for water take, and to put a moratorium on new bottling plants until NZ decides what is the best way to protect our water. They also want to improve regulations across the board to make drinking water safe.
The Game
If a Rugby series was an election campaign.
This Bloody Vote.
Disentangling the veritable plate of spaghetti that’s been set before us this election.
Does the left do more of the same or does it get radical this election?
Andrew Dean has written an opinion piece for Stuff where he suggests that to win this election Labour and the Greens have to become more radical.
Politics in the Age of Populism
Bryce Edwards, Stephanie Rodgers and Rob Egan. Connolly Hall, Guildford Street, Wellington, 5:30 pm Friday 7th July.Fabian society, all welcome.
He’s baaaack
Shane Jones will seek to reenter Parliament and has been selected as the candidate for the Whangarei seat. But for New Zealand First.
The MP that Clutha-Southland could have had
The debarclay rumbles on. The Nat’s deploy the Game of Hats gambit. The vultures circle over the remains of Todd B in Clutha-Southland while his zombie vote is exploited to squeak through legislation. It could all have been so very different if the electorate had chosen the best candidate in 2014. Their loss is Invercargill’s gain – Liz Craig in 2017!
Brighter Future Delivering the Cusp of Something Special for New Zealanders
That’s a mish-mash of Nat soundbites past and present. For the reality underlying it all, check out the excellent RNZ series “Is this the Brighter Future?”
On winning the America’s Cup
Ad explores the implications of the Americas Cup win for this year’s election.
Labour clarifies position on irrigation and bottled water
“We remain committed to setting a resource rental for large water take for irrigation at a fair and affordable price.”
National’s conference – no policy – drowns in Billshit
National’s conference was supposed to be a tour de force, setting them up for the home stretch to the election. Instead it was empty of policy or vision, and coverage was drowned in a rising tide of Billshit.
The left bites back
A little bit of feel good for a Sunday morning (plus a very clever cat!).
New Zealand First
New Zealand First could have a pivotal role in the next Government. What are their principles and what are they committed to?
Greens to contest Nick Smith’s seat in Nelson
Nelson city councillor Matt Lawrey is to run a two tick campaign with the full backing of the party.
Labour to invest in public transport for Greater Christchurch
A 21st century city simply has to have integrated, multi-modal public transport at its heart.
National release their Social Media Policy
How not to be a twit.
100 Days
It’s 100 days to the election!
Young voters have the power…
Getting Corbyn
“An extremely large portion of the British people, particularly the young, are utterly disenchanted by the sclerotic and self-perpetuating political class that governs them”
The Freshwater Rescue Plan
Seven steps to reclaiming our lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers.
We’ll see.
There’s the heel of a boot, and then there’s the lifting of it.
Trying to wedge the Greens
The political right try it on every election year, in an attempt to sow a bit of discord. I expect this sort of obvious and clumsy wedge politics from Hooton and the like, but I was a bit surprised to see Duncan Garner having a go.
Andrew Little – Last Labour PM of NZ?
A wee bit of speculation for a long week-end.
Green Party List announced
Climate change, human rights, indigenous rights, Māori and Pasifika, and fresh, young faces on the 2017 Green Party List.
Green Party position on National’s 2017 Budget
“The Budget is what allows National to govern. If National failed to pass the Budget, all its legal ability to tax and spend would dry up and the Government would fall apart. There is no way we would vote for the Budget, because that would be supporting the National Government and its agenda.” Metiria Turei and James Shaw, Green Party blog.
NZ and UK political spectrums
Politics as a compass not a line.
Gangs to vote – a hopeful sign for turnout?
Is this an isolated case or is it representative of a change of mood in the non-voting electorate?
The Greens and voting on the Budget
Wondering about what the Greens are voting for? It might not be what you think.
The Greens on record
Despite rumours to the contrary, the Green Party was highly critical of National’s Budget.
White middle class male privilege
Rohan Lord this week pulled out from being a Labour candidate because he thought his prospects of being elected were remote because he was a white middle class male. His comments displayed a complete lack of understanding of how the Labour Party works and ignores the fact that having a truly representative caucus is a virtue.
Roy Morgan poll (please no not Winston)
The chronically erratic Roy Morgan poll is out again, with Nat vs Lab/Green in a dead heat.
The Greens respond to the Budget
James Shaw on National as the masters of the shell game.
The Labour lite budget
From pre announced budget initiatives it is clear that today’s budget will provide National the opportunity to announce watered down insipid versions of current Labour Party policies.
Strong and Stable – guess National’s campaign slogan!
We’ve had the Brighter Future (it sucks). We’ve had The Cusp of Something Special (it wasn’t). What will National’s soundbite slogan be this time?
The looming battle over property
Housing may be the issue that decides this year’s election. And if Labour wins Andrew Little will have a major crisis to deal with, one that he has to solve.