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from Beck Vass: "With an average jury trial taking at least 12 months, and judge-alone trials taking just six months [that's actually from charging to end of the case, not the length of time in court], trial times would be halved, reducing the trauma for…
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Rumour has it Melissa has been banned from giving formal interviews by National's leadership but what's the harm in answering a few questions from a reporter? Let's see: Garner tries to tempt her into repeating her motorway comments but she doesn't need the help. She…
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When a Government are having to defend their actions they are not setting the agenda, Given it is a week before National's first budget the 'Rankin' situation is not what they will be wanting. But as the previous Government illustrated, it's not getting into a mess…
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So, Agriculture Minister David Carter finally creaks into action on the brutal and inhumane treatment of factory farmed pigs, then spends most of the press release attacking the animal rights group that brought the issue into the public light. He's obviously covering for his abysmal…
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So what is this Transition Board thing that National and Act created by ramming through legislation in a huge rush last week last week and only to get cold feet over appointing its members? Basically, it gives five people (rightwing businessmen) who are appointed by the government…
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Time: 54 days Jobs created: 0 Built (km): 0 out of 1500 Cost thus far: $50m (Budget 2009) Govt estimated cost (English): 'Not $50m this year, next year, or the year after' Country status: In recession Eddie wonders aloud: "Who's more deluded, John Key for…
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The Herald recently ran an excellent piece by Dr Emma Davies and Elizabeth Rowe (from the Institute of Public Policy at AUT) - Super City's social well-being in danger: We risk losing sight of the fact that the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance's recommendation for…
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Simon Power talking on Q+A on Sunday showed a abysmal ignorance about how matters operate in his own portfolio. He blamed lawyers and juries for slowing the court system down. My experience in courts says that he is wrong - it is usually the police…
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Why is the National government delaying its announcement of the Supercity transitional agency? The Rankin Effect. That's the flinch you get when your rampant arrogance becomes a bit too obvious. But despite the Rankin Effect, it looks like most of Rodney Hide's picks for the…
auckland supercity democracy under attack national/act government
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When Mike King, comedian, celebrity, and front-man for the pork industry's advertisements for the past few years found out the truth about the industry he was promoting, he says he was "deeply ashamed". What worse news could there be for an image-conscious industry who doesn't…
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The Herald are currently running a poll asking '[s]hould people facing charges punishable by less than three years imprisonment be able to be tried by a judge alone?' The only problem with this question is that currently unless the defendant elects otherwise all such…
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Join all your favourite lefty liberal drinkers at Drinking Liberally Auckland When: 7pm, Wednesday 20 May Where: Galatos, 17 Galatos Street, Newton (just off K road) Who: you and like-minded left-wingers. All welcome. NOTE: THE CHANGE OF VENUE WE'VE MOVED TO GALATOS - more room,…
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John Key's performance at this afternoon's 4pm Press Conference was impressive. I've never heard so many, 'don't knows', denials, 'I can't tell yous', prevarications and equivocations in a press conference before. You wonder why he bothered to even turn up, he could've just sent along…
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Stuff is reporting that cabinet has failed to approve the make up of the Auckland Supercity transition agency. In case you're out of the loop, that's the unlected oligarchy that will now effectively govern Auckland without any democratic accountability, running roughshod over the results of…
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The tactics used by Rodney Hide to ram through the Auckland SuperCity legislation without reference to a select committee or referendum should not surprise anyone. Rodney's just a puppet - the master is the man who sits behind him in Parliament and beside him in…
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Spotted on Labour's "Grassroots" supporters' site.
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This morning Radio NZ ran a report on the increasing grassroots opposition to the Government's supercity plans. In the interview that followed it Rodney Hide was asked why the Government won't let Aucklanders have the final say on the proposal through a referendum. His answer?…