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John Key was unexpectedly forthright today as he said that the high dollar was good - for him. Look, it keeps my petrol prices down, so I can keep the old gas-guzzler turning over. And you should see how many HD TVs I can get…
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It has recently come to the attention of the recruitment team that employees working within the sensitive claims unit may not be fully aware of the expectations of their role and the unit in general. Given our unstated practice of never correcting the behaviour of…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Prime Minister John Key today announced a reshuffle of his Cabinet, as well as a number of changes in the organisation of some government ministries.…
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I spent hours and hours writing a blogpost attacking Labour's various failings, and explaining why the February caucus vote would be a defeat for David Shearer, no matter how it went. I concluded in my post that the party was doomed under its current leader,…
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I went to the supermarket and said "I want your best meat for $9 a kg". They said I could have pre-cooked sausages or the cheapest mince for that. But I wanted good meat! So I went to other supermarkets and butchers. Some wouldn't sell…
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Herald cartoonist Emerson on National's choices:
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This one almost captions itself!
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Looking at the latest poll of polls, it's pretty clear: the Greens have managed to hold on to the massive gain they made during the last election campaign, largely at Labour's expense as it imploded. Labour's back to its pre-campaign level, at National's expense. Lab+Green=Nat…
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David Farrar says:- Tracey Chatterton at Stuff reports: A partner in a Napier legal firm is boycotting the annual Law Society Christmas party because it is being held in a club that will not allow women as members. Alison McEwan, of Langley Twigg Law, recently tweeted:…
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I want to apologise. I was one of the flood of lefties who posted anti-Shearer statements in the week ahead of the conference. I advocated for David Cunliffe as a prospective leader - indeed, the only leader with the potential for success in 2014, by…
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It's like this, people. Last night Patrick Gower emailed me about how the Labour Party Conference was going. See, I'd criticised TV3's coverage on Twitter, where an embarrassing clip of Paddy badgering David Cunliffe to predict the future was spun into "DAVID CUNLIFFE MAKING A…
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I have been busy over the past few days and didn't get around to it. But being at conference is a breathing space so I thought I'd leave a note for the media commentator Gavin Ellis who appears in this piece with Kathryn Ryan about…
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In a bold and exciting move Labour MP David Shearer stood down at today’s Labour conference and handed the reins to mild mannered media commentator Josie Pagani. Shearer said it became clear he had too much parliamentary experience for the role and the public was…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. - A statement from Education Minister Hekia Parata to concerned parents, teachers and children in the Christchurch area I am aware that a lot of…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. I am filled with admiration for our Prime Minister. The latest employment figures are a disaster, and appear to show that this government does not know how…
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Someone tipped me off about this Kiwiblog post where DPF tries to play the wise 'ol political insider: The war against Shearer The Standard has done three posts in two days calling for David Shearer to go, and on who should replace him. While each…
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Jon Stewart's Daily Show on the 7th - the day after the American elections - is a classic. Stewart is having more fun than is seemly or decent! I still can't get video embedding from the Daily Show to work (Lprent?), so all I can…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2xM2oXeDos
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Ever wanted to talk like the esteemed leader of New Zealand's biggest leftwing party? Of course you haven't. But I'm going to show you the secrets of his success anyway, because I think you'll be surprised just how completely flaccid you can make yourself sound…
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I haven't seen a copy of The New Zealand Truth for many years. But I guess that it has been going down the toilet under the impact of modern media channels. But now it has really started heading for the sewer - Whaleoil has been…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZQnyn4XXlA Good work by Glenn Rowlands.
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Should have posted on this at the time - the Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly mock presidential debate - "The Rumble in the Air Conditioned Auditorium" (here if you don't get the reference). Stewart is as funny and as informative as ever - is it…
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Parasitic blogger (Andrew Geddis) takes on Very Important Columnist who does Real Journalism Work to bring to her readers Informed and Insightful Commentary on The Issues That Really Matter (Fran O'Sullivan). I'd like to quote you great big chunks of wit and wisdom, but the…
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I love this picture. First, because of how tone-deaf Key has obviously become that his first tweet from his 'important job creating trip to meet movie executives' that everyone is so cynical about is a picture of him hanging out with a TV star -…
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On Monday I was commenting:- The caucus still isn’t performing anywhere near up to standard, but with the exception of Shearer himself (the house-painter stupidity) the rest of caucus haven’t screwed up in the dumbarse way that I have become almost accustomed to for the…
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