‘Supercity’ Select Committee Submissions Workshop
The University of Auckland’s Political Studies Department is hosting a free public workshop presented by Rob Thomas to assist people interested in making submissions to […]
Politics
Posts on government and governence at national and local level, political parties,politicians, and political participation
350.org
This is the latest YouTube clip from 350.org, the international movement planning a worldwide day of protest on October 24 to demand our […]
On referenda and democracy
I have to disagree with the guest post below, which argues that because citizens’ initiated referenda tend to be brought by groups peddling […]
Do citizens-initiated referenda hamper democracy?
It’s hard to argue with the idea of referenda. What could be more democratic than citizens deciding precisely what issues the New Zealand […]
Thursday theorisin’
Great quote from Gordon Campbell: “Faced with the dying embers of the Richard Worth scandal at his press conference John Key reached for gasoline” […]
National still hate women
Despite women being 51% of the population, and it being women who won National the last election, they are still showing their contempt […]
Chauvel on loan sharks
No Right Turn has published an excellent guest post from Labour MP Charles Chauvel about his private member’s bill to stamp out loan […]
Key chickens out
What the hell’s going on with John Key’s leadership lately? He’s just chickened out of answering the traditional question from the Leader of […]
With friends like these…
Judy Kirk claims she didn’t show at Lee’s election night gathering because Coleman had told there was ‘plenty of support’. John Key didn’t […]
‘Crusher’ running scared
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Clayton Cosgrove, but he’s sure got ‘Crusher’ Collins running scared on her cuts to police vehicles. […]
Trust me, I’m the Prime Minister
Some thoughts on Key’s continuing refusal to tell us why he fired Worth. First, it’s tautological to say that a Prime Minister fired […]
Priorities
Noticed this comment in the Dom this morning [offline] about National’s decision to slash funding for night classes in the Budget: Finance Minister […]
Tiring of it?
Duncan Garner said something interesting during the Mt Albert by-election special: “I’ll tell you why John Key came back from overseas… He came […]
Key’s female trouble
Key is obviously lying about having an unavoidable commitment in Taupo keeping him from Melissa Lee’s election night do. He would tell us […]
Has John Key misled Parliament?
On the day Richard Worth was forced to resign as a Minister, Key explicitly told Parliament the criminal investigation into Worth was the […]
Perspective
National’s line is that they are doing ‘everything possible save jobs and keep people in employment’. Are they living up to the promise? […]
Child beating lobby finished
Here’s a tip for the child beaters at Family Fist – if you’re going to whip up a storm of fear and misinformation […]
F*ck tha police…
…that seems to be National’s plan as it moves to cut 10% of the police vehicle fleet (why are so many of National’s […]
Bullsh*t
During his time in parliament Richard Worth has cost the taxpayer well over a million dollars yet John Key won’t even be straight […]
Nice touch
Stolen from the Grassroots Labour site.
Key’s surprise for Aucklanders
Analysis by Rhema Vaithianathan, which hasn’t itself been critiqued but has seen her subjected to the typical vicious personal attacks from National, shows […]
Hooton’s bizarro world strikes again
I think it’s fair to say that David Shearer’s thumping victory in Mt Albert has been widely viewed as securing Phil Goff’s leadership […]
Know when to fold ’em
A string of high-profile stuff-ups. You were too smug and incompetent to deal with them. A disappointment to your boss. Key put a […]
How to write a submission on election finances
The National-led government repealed much of Labour’s Electoral Finance Act and is now asking the public what should be in a new law […]
A bribe is not a plan
As recently posted here, there is a vast gulf between National’s rhetoric and the reality on tax cuts. Before the election National sold […]
After the shake-up
Ever growing numbers of workers aren’t playing the old game any more. Shawn Hattingh has a good piece over at znet documenting some […]
Political capital
John Key invested a lot of political capital in Melissa Lee. She was his hand picked candidate for the showcase Mt Albert by-election […]
Ralston vs Ralston
Two of New Zealand’s top political commentators (it pains me to write that) have gone head to head over the Mt Albert result: […]
Get ready for the spin
63% to 17%. That’s not a defeat. That’s a slaughter. An utter humiliation for the Tories. How will the Tories and their fanboys […]
A disgrace
I’m stunned by National. Their leader didn’t support his Mt Albert candidate by turning up tonight and now nobody will talk to the […]
Mt Albert results – Shearer in a landslide
David Shearer has won a bigger share of the vote in Mt Albert than even the great Helen Clark did just 7 months […]
Dragging myself to the party
The by-election is over apart from finding out the result. So I’m dragging my tired and abused body to the party to find […]
Questionable
I was shocked, shocked, when I pulled up Kiwiblog just now and there wasn’t a long post of quotes by political commentators on […]
Mount Albert by-election
Today all of the hoardings in Mount Albert go down. Tommorrow the many volunteers from all major and few minor parties will assemble […]
Richard Worth has resigned as MP
Breaking news from Stuff / DomPost LATEST Richard Worth has resigned as an MP with immediate effect. Dr Worth, who entered Parliament in […]
Get a padded bicycle seat, save taxpayers money
No Right Turn has been investigating John Key’s baby: Back in February, Prime Minister John Key came up with a bold and radical […]