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I'm afraid that I don't know much about Nanaia Mahuta. In fact probably way less than I should have, bearing in mind that she stayed in the Labour and didn't decamp over the Foreshore and Seabed. But there was this post "in support of nanaia" at…
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The two main contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party are attending meetings with members in various parts of the country. On current schedule they'll be in my neck of the woods late in the week. So - if you could be in the…
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So we (apparently) now have a two way race for the Labour leadership. Much of the newspaper reporting on the contest has been at the level of football gossip, so it takes a while to work out which are the gems of truth, and which…
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I ran David Shearer's campaign headquarters in the 2009 Mt Albert by-election. That gave me unique perspective to get a good hard look at a man in a pressure cooker environment. David arrived from the middle east literally a few short hours before the candidate…
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Forest and Bird is pressing strongly on the issue that may soon turn in to Mining March II. From The Herald yesterday: Minister gave word on coalmine, say lobbyists Pressure is mounting on Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson for allegedly breaking her word that the public…
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Party reform is high on the agenda of the ALP conference, being held in Sydney this weekend. While conferences do not ordinarily make riveting television, it is being carried live on Sky TV. Party reform is also high on the agenda of the NZLP -…
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This post is intended to do more than merely generate discussion. It’s a proposition seeking action. Its intent is to lay out or sign post (at least some of) the basic or necessary legal and social structures of a Community Collective comprised of both workers…
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One of the more interesting observations about this election campaign has been the effect of having the rugby world cup on the political process and therefore on our political blog stats. Unlike 2008, we didn't see a steady rise over the whole year leading up…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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A lot has been written in the aftermath of the election. I want to quickly note two excellent pieces that you might have missed in the rush. The first is by Nick Hager at Pundit: I've just been internalising a really complicated situation in my…
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Well we have just moved out of the election month, and we're now getting the gradual fall back of readership and posts heading to xmas. About the only growth around NZ at present is in political blogging. I'm happy to say that we now appear…
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From the CTU media release: Supporters of the locked out ANZCO CMP meat workers will fundraise outside of McDonalds nationwide this Saturday 3 December. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly says fundraising events will be held from Whangarei to Dunedin with locked…
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In May, they were promising growth would be 4.2% in 2012. By October, it was 3.3%. November, 2.5%. December, 1.5% .... with 'downside risks' aplenty. Looks like we're going to be waiting on that brighter future a while longer. Vernon Small points out there's no…
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David Parker has withdrawn from the leadership race of the Labour party according to Stuff. Predictably Kiwiblog, Stuff, and probably the other right-wing media fools are using this as an opportunity to hype up David Shearer as an easier opponent for John Key. It is…
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It worries me that the media and right wing are trying to take control of the Labour Leadership contest. There's no great hurry with Christmas around the corner (no new leader is going to get a lot of traction over the summer holidays), but the…
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Ubiquitous Tory blonde #5 (Jo Goodhew?) was on Backbenches last night. At the factory where these Nat backbenchers are stamped out, they're programmed to say 'John Key' whenever possible. It went wrong, though, when Goodhew said she was proud to be a reelected member of…
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Law firm Chapman Tripp has taken it upon itself to summarise the business community's expectations for National's second term. From a summary in the NBR: 80% 'starting out' wage on the way Further labour market deregulation will be among the 'new' government's policy priorities, according…
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