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Open mike 02/10/2014
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The Standard’s last two months
I've just been digging through the statistics for the last couple of months here at The Standard on Google analytics looking back over the last 7 years (a lifetime in blogging terms). We did pretty well for a crew who are all volunteers doing this…
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Maori support for Labour
One of the few bright spots for Labour in the election was the renewed support of Maori. Labour now holds 6 of the 7 Maori seats. Only Waiariki was retained for the Maori Party by co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell. Combined with a party vote of…
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NZ troops to Iraq?
John Key before the election: Key rules out sending troops to Iraq Prime Minister John Key has ruled out New Zealand military intervention in Iraq, barring an unlikely United Nations Security Council mission John Key after the election: Key: SAS could join Isis fight on…
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Open mike 01/10/2014
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Parker as interim leader
According to early reports (Twitter) David Parker is interim leader of the Labour Party, with Annette King as deputy. In my opinion a safe set of hands. Their first task should be to make sure that the leadership contest is positive and constructive, as the…
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NRT: A model for unaccountability
Reposted from yesterdays No Right Turn. National signed its confidence and supply agreement with ACT today. The headline news is that David Seymour get more patronage from National, in the form of being appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Minister of Education and Parliamentary Under…
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Slater capitulates
In a significant development Cameron Slater has brought his application for an injunction and for return of his personal information from various media outlets to and end and has opened himself up to a potentially significant order of costs against him. From Radio New Zealand:…
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Grooming Bennett
Labour's leadership process involves the members - democracy in all its participatory, messy glory. The Nats prefer to do things the old fashioned way - smoke filled rooms, their members content to be dictated to. Speaking of leadership, Key is clearly grooming Bennett for succession:…
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Open mike 30/09/2014
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Join now to elect a leader
Labour's leadership rules state that if you want to have a vote in this leadership election you need to be a paid-up member by Wednesday 1 October, 11.59pm. https://www.labourparty.org.nz/join If you want to have your say in who we hope to be the next PM…
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Point of Order
Trevor Mallard is known for frequent intervention with points of order in Parliament at Question Time. Mind you, I have sometimes felt when watching that he has derailed one of his colleagues who is in the process of asking a carefully constructed forensic set of…
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The Monkeywrench
Helen Kelly made a point on the Nation the other day when asked what went wrong with Labour this election. She pointed out that whereas in the 1930s the labour campaign spoke directly to people and their immediate concerns, this campaign was too abstract. She…
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Labour – a rock and a hard place
Following Labour's disastrous electoral defeat, most journalists are having a fine old time putting the boot in. The party is tearing itself apart, the leadership contest reveals deep divisions, the various camps are plotting against each other, and so on and so on. If Labour…
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Open mike 29/09/2014
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RAW SHARK……THE CAFE, (a new t.v. pilot series) Episode One – “Shark Off”
After TV Two's successful series of 'allo, allo, allo, allo based at the Whale Oil Cafe, a pilot series "Raw Shark - the Cafe" will be screening on TV Two in October. Written by cadet reporter, Tracy Whatshite each episode stars two left wing celebrities…
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Jackal: The truth will out
Reposted from The Jackal It's unfortunate that those involved in the Dirty Politics scandal have taken National's election win as some sort of vindication of their devious tactics. However, the business as usual approach people like Cameron Slater and David Farrar are taking, so soon…
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Hello National, bye bye breaks …
Yet another election, yet another National victory. Despite all the scandalous allegations (some proven) levelled at the incumbent, the King of Teflon reigns yet again. John Key must be secretly grateful to the big gabbling marshmallow from Germany for poisoning the left and for taking…
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Pick up the ball
Yes the Left have taken a drubbing, but never mind, time to pick ourselves up off the floor, patch up our wound pride, dust ourselves off, cast around for our friends and allies, and re-enter the fray. Lots of work for us to do, no…
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Robertson announces that he is standing for leader
From Facebook last night: This evening I announced my intention to put my name forward for the leadership of the Labour Party. Now is our opportunity to revitalise our party and to renew our connection with New Zealanders. We must be relevant to their lives, hopes…
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David Clark on Dunedin North
One of the few bright spots for Labour on election day was Dunedin, with both North and South returning Labour candidates (David Clark and Clare Curran respectively, congratulations to both). Dunedin North (provisional results) even gave the party vote to Labour by a narrow margin,…
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Surveillance in Australia
Latest developments in Australia are relevant in the context of the recent focus on surveillance in NZ. The entire Australian web can be monitored Australian spies will soon have the power to monitor the entire Australian internet with just one warrant, and journalists and whistleblowers…
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Open mike 28/09/2014
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Labour has a leadership contest
David Cunliffe will not go quietly. Although he has resigned as Labour's leader he intends to stand again for the position. He has made the following statement: I have today decided to resign the leadership of the Labour Party, effective from the end of caucus…
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Cunliffe’s statement
Labour's Council is currently meeting. David Cunliffe is expected to make a statement today at 2:30. It will be covered live by RNZ, 3 News and other outlets. Update: David Cunliffe has announced his resignation from the leader's position but will contest the vacant leadership.…
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Boots Theory: Creepy behaviour from David Farrar
This post by Stephanie Rodgers originally appeared at Boots Theory. You can follow Stephanie on Twitter. It wasn’t at all surprising to me that David Farrar is scathing of students who have to seek hardship grants to pay their bills, categorising them as bludgers who “say yes…
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What will Kim Dotcom do next?
National's attack on Kim Dotcom during this election was as viciously personal as it was effective. Nice to see one Journalist speaking up about it: Dita De Boni: Kim Dotcom - the unwanted entrepreneur ... The National Party spin doctors have been hard at work,…
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National education
So National will continue their rorts by giving ministries to their tame poodles, Rimmer and the Hair. Despite each making the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party look like it has a serious electoral mandate. I guess it makes it look like National has friends, and Act…
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Local Bodies: Greens Immediately Become the Opposition.
I admit that I was disappointed and slightly gutted that I wasn't part of the new Green Caucus this week, the way we were polling the week before it looked as though I had a real chance. It never happened and the celebratory feeling at…
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