Brown picks up momentum
It’s interesting to look at the trend behind the headline 11 point poll lead Len Brown has opened up over John Banks as […]
Social issues
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Drinking Liberally – Auckland
The final Auckland Drinking Liberally takes place NEXT TUESDAY upstairs at THE KINGSLANDER and features political commentator/national campaigns director for Finsec/all round nice […]
Dear advertisers, ditch Paul Henry
Rather than start facebook groups and make complaints to TVNZ or the BSA about Paul Henry, someone has decided to hit them where […]
Shipley to knife Banks?
There is a very revealing article in this month’s Metro magazine (not online) that takes a look at the strengths of the campaigns […]
Goff at DL – a socialist review
Below Omar of Socialist Aotearoa gives his impressions of Phil Goff at Drinking Liberally in Auckland earlier this week. On an unrelated note, isn’t […]
Reminder – Drinking Liberally Auckland
Just a reminder the next Auckland Drinking Liberally features Labour Party leader Phil Goff discussing his political values and the challenges facing the […]
With friends like these…
John ‘Mayor for Remuera’ Banks would’ve been gagging on his morning gruel after reading this headline on page two of Monday’s Herald: Jeers […]
Poll closes up in Britain
The latest poll in Britain has Labour within 6 points of the Conservatives. A hung Parliament is in prospect. One poll is not […]
Big brother is yarning to your boss
The Sunday Star Times reports that police have been passing private information about staff members onto Air New Zealand via the official information […]
The stench of corruption
No, I haven’t abandoned my resolution to be less political on Sundays quite so soon. This post is about smells. Specifically, the effect […]
F**k, an end to profanity?
A reader alerted us to this petition that was presented by National’s Paul Hutchison to Parliament on Tuesday: Petition of Nathan James Ngatai […]
Government of Fantasyland
This is Nick Smith in Parliament yesterday, replying to a question on Treasury’s re-calibrated $50 billion costs of Nationals ETS Bill: Hon Dr […]
Drinking Liberally: Phil Goff on the Sixth Labour Govt
The next Auckland Drinking Liberally features Labour Party leader Phil Goff discussing his political values and the challenges facing the Sixth Labour Government […]
Is there anybody out there…
OK, this has nothing to do with NZ politics, but I’m trying to stick to my resolution not to rant as usual on […]
Political Jurisprudence
There’s no question that Hone Harawira’s comments were stupid, but I don’t believe they were racist. For a start, the white mofos reference […]
Remuera mayor discovers there are other parts of Auckland
Lord Mayor of Remuera John ‘barking mad’ Banks has (mis)fired the first shots of his campaign by producing some strip advertisements outlining the […]
We are New Zealand
Hattip: tumeke
Banks’ leadership takes battering
Fresh from pulling the pin (then blaming others) on a Queen’s Wharf redesign competition he himself conceived, led and championed, Remuera mayor John […]
Destroying Auckland city
Yesterday the Auckland Transition Agency (ATA) released its draft structure for the new Auckland council. Fortunately for the staff, and service levels in […]
The slippery standards of Mr Key
Yesterday, John Key cleverly tried to reframe his ministers’ failure to obey his standards on use of perks: “You don’t want 120 Members […]
Ashcroft out of Belize into New Zealand?
‘Lord Ashcroft of Belize’ facing eviction as country turns on him. This is the heading in an article in today’s Observer. It’s worth […]
Good Old Fashioned Solidarity
Matt McCarten writes a fine opinion piece in today’s Herald. He hits four main points: 1. The neo-liberal dismantling of NZ’s egalitarian society […]
Double-talk from Dipton
Here’s what Double-Dipper Bill English had to say about taxpayer-funded advertising before the last election. National has raised fresh concerns about Labour cashing […]
Banks threatens your council services
John ‘in your guts you know he’s nuts’ Banks has isolated himself out to the right of Rodney Hide when it comes to […]
Signs of Labour Weekend
Spotted in a shop window. Says it all really about what this weekend is for.
National/Citrats abandon Tamaki-Maungakiekie
Last night C&R councillor and National Party MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga ended his double-dipping charade and quit the Auckland City Council. By way […]
Farrar right on electoral administration
I agree with David Farrar on the National Party’s proposed law combining the Electoral offices. These appointments are far too important to be […]
Recalling John Banks
John ‘barking mad’ Banks’ cheerleader WhaleOil has called for Rodney Hide to introduce the power of recall into the legislation for the new […]
Fart tax Mk II – they fart we pay
I’ve thought for some time that some of the best political writing in the Herald is to be found on the business pages. […]
ACC deja vous
Here we go again. July 1st 1999 and Prime Minister Jenny Shipley opens ACC to competition. I’d forgotten it was one of the […]
What really wins elections
John Key at CTU conference
Heard over the lunch time news that John Key was the keynote (oh how he must never tire of that) speaker at the […]
Reminder: Drinking Liberally – Auckland
Drinking Liberally is returning to the London Bar for a session with Greenpeace Executive Director Bunny McDiarmid. When: 7pm WEDNESDAY 21 October Where: […]
DL Wellington – Celia Wade-Brown
Wellington’s Drinking Liberally speaker is Celia Wade-Brown. Celia is a sitting Green member of the Wellington City Council, and one of the first announced […]
Kicking the tyres at ACC
The Sunday Star-Times details hitherto secret proposals from the John Judge-chaired ACC to cut back entitlements and increase user-pays. The hidden agenda: Introduce […]
Reflections on Aisling
Two readers offer their reflections on our collective reaction to the Aisling Symes tragedy: The Best of Us, The Worst of Us, revealed […]