Trans-Tasman picks Power
Some of you will get the Trans-Tasman emailed to your work each Thursday. For those of you who don’t know it, it’s a little rag […]
Politics
Posts on government and governence at national and local level, political parties,politicians, and political participation
Shame on you, TVNZ
I’ve just seen in the Herald that TVNZ has been using one of their TV ‘psychics’ in the Aisling Symes case. It’s bad […]
The bizarre world of sensible sentencing
Stabbing a kid to death is OK because it’s: “expressing frustration over [tagging]” Taking away people’s access to the most effective ‘flu and cold […]
The Bridgeman Concrete lockout ends successfully
The Bridgeman Concrete workers locked out for nine days hardened their picket last week. Two concrete trucks couldn’t leave the depo, costing the company $3,000 […]
Labour needs to get beside the workers
You know, if you look back to all the elections since 1957, there’s only three you would say the Left lost outright – […]
Infratil / NZ Bus striking for more profits
Well the intransigent owners and managers of Infratil / NZ Bus finally went on strike this morning in their quest for higher profits. […]
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Bus drivers solidarity picket – Wgtn
There’s a solidarity picket tomorrow outside Infratil’s HQ in Wellington to support the locked out Auckland bus drivers. If you’ve got a moment […]
Samoa Relief Concert
A leopard doesn’t change his spots
There is a very revealing quote from John Banks in the weekend’s Dominion Post where he talks about his campaign strategy: Uptown, Auckland […]
Six years jail for Field
Taito Philip Field has been sentenced to six years jail for bribery and corruption. Field is a prime example of the ability of […]
Half the population
Poor DPF must feel like he’s through the looking glass these days. He’s got to defend a government that flip flopped on tax […]
Wee gripes: loose thinking/loose slots
This the kind of garbage isn’t usually worth my time, but that’s what wee gripes is for: Why are Key, Henry and Watkins so […]
Parliamentary staff begin industrial action
Low-level industrial action has begun at Parliament after workers rejected an offer from the employer that would have slashed redundancy provisions and kept […]
Put away the champagne, Paula
Paula Bennett: “The number of people needing an Unemployment Benefit has slowed significantly over the last month, says the Minister for Social Development […]
Twyford and the idiocy of pacifism
I have to agree with Tim Selwyn in his criticism of Phil Twyford’s peace about Moriori pacifism. Twyford writes on Red Alert: Moriori […]
Bill vs Greens
I love that, after studiously ignoring Bill English’s housing rort, Farrar’s now got unending questions for the Greens. Pretty desperate stuff too – ‘sure, […]
Key’s speeder-gate
When they’re struggling to defend Bill English’s housing rip-off, or John Key’s clowning, or Richard Worth’s dodgy dealings, or Anne Tolley’s incompetence, or Paula […]
Dipton Watch
Greetings to the good people of Dipton. Must be fun to be so much in the news lately! I hope some local entrepreneurs […]
English could learn from the Greens
The Greens have a superannuation fund. That’s fine. It has investments in a couple of houses. That’s fine. The Green MPs have to […]
It’s full of stars
Maybe it would be good for my blood pressure to try not to be grumpy about politics on Sundays. So here is a site […]
It’s not about Dipton, it’s about corruption
Colin Espiner: “To start with the ironical, Acting Prime Minister Bill English had no sooner hauled his protesting family back to Dipton for […]
The walking dead
Fran O’Sullivan has laid out the business elite’s preferred successors to Bill English: At this stage English is not mortally wounded. But his […]
Closing time for Banks
There is an astounding editorial in today’s business newspaper The Independent (not online) titled Foolish idea spirited away. Commenting on the recent 11pm […]
LKJ: If I was a Top-notch Poet
For my old mate Mercurius. I hope things are looking up.
I live in Dipton!
That last post was probably a bit dull for a Friday morning, so now for something completely different. I was a little surprised […]
Pecuniary interest 2
Bill English keeps claiming that he has “no pecuniary interest” in his family trust. What does that mean? A while back John A […]
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Corruption must never be tolerated
I have to disagree with my comrade Zetetic’s post arguing that it’s best if Bill English stays in office. Yes, this scandal has […]
Crime leaps along with unemployment
The Police statistics out today show the crime rate continues to follow the unemployment rate. With unemployment on the rise, so is crime. […]
He’s good where he is, thanks
Around the media, they’re talking about the growing odds English will be sacked. The other day, my mate Marty asked ‘who would replace Bill?’ and I said […]
The Cindy effect
National in opposition irresponsibly fanned the flames of all kinds of unrest, from the divisive Iwi / Kiwi campaign, to the nanny state […]
Pulling together
I think I can safely speak on behalf of all of the Standard when I offer my condolences to those who have lost […]
When you wake up to the fact your paper is Tory
Hilarious reading through the Herald’s Your Views on election funding. Seems the Herald’s meek acceptance of the Government’s electoral funding plans has alerted […]
Carter, do your job
One area where I agree with Fran O’Sullivan is the dairy industry. Today she covers the Crafars: CraFarms’ bankers should do the decent […]
Johnnie’s Boys
subversifpoet sent us this song about our corrupt government: