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As widely reported today, Key made several comments on student loans this morning. The news that they will remain interest free will be very welcome of course. Key is refreshingly honest about the naked political opportunism in this - he'd like to bring back the…
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Reprinted from No Right Turn. Judith Collins' brazen cronyism Last month, Justice Minister Judith Collins appointed former National MP Wayne Mapp to the Law Commission. It looked like a crony appointment, so I submitted the usual OIA request, seeking information on whether the appointment process…
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There's been much wailing and gnashing of teeth over Pengxin Shanghai's attempt to buy the Crafar farms. Justified too. I want to take a step back (fuck, I'm starting to talk like Key) and look at the strategy that China is executing and the imperatives…
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Key to Mike Hosking: "New Zealand either needs to borrow more or earn more, and I'm in the camp that we need to earn more" sourced from stats infoshare and the PREFU if you want to see the long-run. Just makes Key's look even worse.
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It's easy to attack the extra remuneration that diplomats get while on posting as 'perks' that can be cut. But they serve an important purpose. Diplomats and their families have to up-root their whole lives to go on posting. For diplomats' partners, that usually means…
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Just a reminder that Auckland's first organisational review meeting is tonight. Please encourage as many Labour members as possible to come along and contribute to the discussion. TONIGHT: 6.30- 8.30pm Ngatapuwae Community Centre, Buckland Road, Mangere. David Shearer and I will be there and would…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. -- A guest post from the CEO of For the Sake of Our Cakes Trust I picked up the newspaper today, only to immediately regret…
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It's been encouraging seeing a bit more of David Shearer recently. His leadership is slowly taking shape. His proposed bill on foreign ownership, putting in place a stricter test on benefits to NZ, will be very popular - "Shearer's law would close door on most…
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I have been looking for an online copy of a article that was in one of the sunday papers (see below), which curiously doesn't appear to have made it online. However the important points as far as I am concerned are: It wasn't a report…
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After months on the side-line, David Shearer and Len Brown have been forced to choose a side in the Ports of Auckland dispute by the irrational and unreasonable behaviour of the Ports management (not to mention a fair amount of public pressure). Shearer has come…
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David Shearer's private member's Bill on foreign investment is pure common sense: unless foreign ownership actually adds something substantial to the economy that cannot be supplied by local owners then all foreign investment brings is higher land prices, locking out Kiwis from ownership. Overseas buyers…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike...