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Remember Key's great innovative cycleway project that was his great idea for creating more jobs? Well it seems it's been limping along with some pretty poor planning, and inadequate government oversight: if they really cared about it, they wouldn't be suddenly needing to look for…
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Should be the name of a group from a bizarro version of the 1960's. But no, it is what passes for the governance of the Auckland City Council these days. There is our mayor with his wet dick. Then we have the five perverts who…
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First came the consumerist perversion of an (allegedly) Christian festival, leading up to the 25th December. During this period, the original *Christian message related to the birth of Jesus ("peace and good will to all men") was marginalised. As Wednesday approached, the MSM kept tally…
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It is that time of year where you are expected to gaze at your navel and reflect on the events of the past 12 months. I thought that a post of the Standard's ten most popular posts would give a feel for the events that…
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The 25th of December is a good day for traveling around Auckland and visiting a historic site or 2. Yesterday I went to the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial on Auckland's waterfront, next to Bastion Point. So much political history in one small area! Like Richard…
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Exactly 40 years ago to the day I was having a white Christmas - on the summit of Mr Fyfe overlooking Kaikoura. Today I celebrate another Christmas, high on another mountain, in another part of the world - with a light dusting of very dry,…
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In 1977 the Huddersfield fire fighters were in the midst of a bitter strike and families had been without an income for some time. Christmas was looking bleak. But the Sex Pistols stepped in and played a legendary benefit gig for the families. It was organised…
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To the people working today, tomorrow and other public holidays to keep needed services running: transport, hospitals, retirement homes, emergency services, and all others working today To the people who will be providing meals today at various city missions and other places To the parents…
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No Right Turn nails what National means for Christmas. Long term costs for our society because they choose to deprive kids of an even chance. Instead they prefer being the government for the rich, and those less affluent can bugger off overseas. National's New Zealand:…
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As we close the year I’d just like to wish you and your loved ones a happy, safe, and relaxing holiday season. Around our beautiful country, Kiwis are getting together with their families and friends to celebrate special times, rest and relax. But for too…
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In keeping with the dominance of political game playing that has been prevalent since the 1980s "neoliberal revolution" recent focus on personality politics has diverted from, and masked the very real structural problems of Auckland Council. These problems relate to the limitations in local democracy,…
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R0b posted these suggestions last Christmas and they are still very relevant. Merry Christmas to one and all and may you and your families enjoy your time together and may your christmas celebrations go light on the planet yet improve the plight of humanity. "Merry…
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No Right Turn is annoyed at having a deliberate liar for a Prime Minister. Who wouldn't be pissed off with the incompetent lying slimeball.. So, it turns out that John Key lied to our faces when he said that no decision had been made on when his government would…
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David Cunliffe has now been leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party for 100 days and I thought this to be an appropriate time for reflection on how he has performed so far. A bit of perspective is helpful and as someone with an insider's view…
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Today's Herald editorial gets one thing right - a media pack has turned on Len Brown. But it's not gutsy journalism - it comes straight out of the Rupert Murdoch playbook. David Lange famously compared media in his time to reef fish - darting hither…
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The inequality divide in New Zealand is not the brighter future for all Kiwis that John Key promised back in 2008. It's a bright future for some, and struggle street for others. I was planning to post about this article, showing how the summer season…
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The Fairfax Political Team has awarded prizes for the best and the worst in political life in New Zealand for 2013. Most of the awards were somewhat predictable although I thought that John Banks was a shoe in for Wally of the Year. This was…
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People are winding down for a bit of a summer break. I'm looking for some fun videos and images to add to this post. However for now, take a look at this. How the media report the apocalypse. In early 2014, a series of devastating…
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These days even the polls that have traditionally biased towards the right are moving left. Rob Salmond at Polity has a look at the latest NZ Herald poll. It is no wonder that National's PR people including Audrey Young are spinning randomly like tops on…
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It's looking like Team John Key is trying every PR media spin trick in the book to try to gain an advantage for the election next year. Does he have anything to offer Kiwis other than bash, spin and photos ops? Show us the policies,…
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Cameron Brewer has been touted as a potential National MP for Epsom and also possibly the next Mayoral candidate for the right in Auckland. He has also spearheaded the attacks on Len, particularly over Len's failure to disclose the complimentary hotel nights and upgrades that…
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