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On a day when I've heard of 3 smaller businesses shutting down due to National's economy, Big Business too is waking up to the flaws in National's ways. TelstraClear have realised the undemocratic ways of this Government. The push through, don't consult, override the wishes…
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The headline! Key increases lead over Goff as Preferred PM The lead in: Our first 3 News Reid Research poll in the election year sees Prime Minister John Key continue his commanding lead over Labour and its leader Phil Goff. "Continue" his commanding lead? What…
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"Hunger and malnutrition are stalking New Zealand families. Hundreds of thousands are just one shock - whether an illness, or a large bill - from not being able to afford basic food. This is not good enough in our land of plenty. The Sunday Star…
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Whitcoulls (or its earlier incarnation Whitcombe & Tombs) has been here since forever. I don't know how many hours I spent browsing books in their shops as a youngster, or how many Christmas and birthday presents I brought there - not to mention the school…
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The limo issue reveals everything wrong with the Key government in microcosm: greedy, elitist, hypocritical, liars. Against the background of the failing economy, it's one hell of a bad look. But in monetary terms, it pales in to comparison beside their decision to cancel Cullen…
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Over at Dimpost, Danyl wrote an interesting piece after seeing the video of John Key in the House saying that if Kiwi families find themselves needing to go to foodbanks it is their fault. That nasty moment was, Danyl thought, an eye-opener to the disconnect…
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Reprinted from No Right Turn: Back in September last year, South Canterbury Finance went under due to mismanagement. Its investors were bailed out, no questions asked, despite the fact that it was in violation of its government guarantee or that some of those investors had…
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Another 1,000 Kiwi jobs at risk - this future... it's too bright New right Reform NZ Party forms - will big names join? Old man Douglas thinks Parliament rises at 9pm - It's 10pm Nats preparing to legislate away more workers' rights $2 petrol now…
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Yesterday, the Government had something of a panic moment. Under fire for its failure to deliver jobs, for its plan to sell assets to pay for tax cuts for the rich, and the gross hypocrisy of the BMW debacle, it released five press releases less…
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At a surprise press conference this morning, Prime Minister John Key announced that the National Party was imposing a media ban on itself until the BMW limo affair, already labeled Beemer-gate by the terminally unimaginative, dies down. "We got the idea from the Maori Party,…
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Last night's TV3 poll confirmed what we knew - Kiwis are strongly against selling our public assets. National's policy is opposed by 60% and supported by just 30%. That's more opposition than the mining proposal. There'll be no back-down from the Nats - pillaging the…
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John Key and his government have told us a series of lies over the new BMW fleet. One by one they have been disproven. No, we weren't locked in to a three year contract. No, there was no penalty payment if we didn't go ahead…
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Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has accepted Disability Minister Tariana Turia and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples' challenge to a street race to settle the Supercity Maori Advisory Board dispute. Standing beside his customised Crown limo, the Kupapa II, Sharples said "we called on Rodney…
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Even the most optimistic lefty can't deny that National are continuing to dominate the opinion polls. That must be quite a source of pride and confidence for the Right. But I wonder, is there anything that rightwing voters believe this National-led Government has done wrong? A…
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Remember all those unanswered questions over the abuse of public money by Pansy Wong and her husband? So does Campbell Live, which has uncovered the story of Sammy's former business partner Steven Priest, who claims that Sammy ripped him off with Pansy's help. It was…
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There's long been doubt over the quality of David Farrar's Curia polling company. Now, Tim Watkin has produced a first-hand report of Curia's questioning. The tone of the questions is biased, which is really dumb if you're trying to get useful data. It's not really…
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John Key says if you're having trouble getting by on your income it's due to your 'lifestyle choices'. Key has given himself at least $23,000 in tax cuts and had a $7,500 rise on our borrowed money. He has the worst economic record of any…
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What is happening to this country? Milk's on the luxury list The country's biggest supplier is warning milk prices are about to go higher, and medical experts fear the cost of a daily glass is already out of reach for some. Dairy giant Fonterra today…
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When people talk about the rugby world cup as if it will buoy the spirits of voters across the country regardless of whether the all blacks win or lose, I find myself asking why. For a start the whole thing is going to throw infrastructure…
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Key says he didn't know about the BMW purchase. Funny cause on Tuesday, English was taking responsibility: "we could go out and buy second-hand cars but one way or another cars need to be maintained". The Nats try to blame Labour but the contract Labour…
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Under Labour, when there was effectively full employment, there were still 1,700 people who had been continuously on the dole for over 4 years. I was prepared to accept most of these were 'bludgers'. Turns out I was too cynical. Paula Bennett found only 658…
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As you know, National has been trying to justify selling off our assets and cutting our public services to pay for tax cuts for the rich by saying that debt is at dangerous levels and we risk a credit downgrade. Numerous commentators have shown that's…
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Because it's failed ideology prevents it from leading job creation, National came up with 'Community Max'. Pointless make work schemes have flourished. At the end, more participants are back on the dole than would have been if they had never left. A waste of time…
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The Maori Party handling of rebel MP Hone Harawira has been a complete mess. Harawira and the Party leadership have been fighting a public war for the heart and soul of the party, a struggle which the Party now portrays as Harawira's "incidents of ill…
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