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On the 1st of March a community group called Ohariu People's Power established a Citizens' Select Committee. This committee wants to hear the opinions of the New Zealand public on the asset sales debate and the international trade agreement called the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement…
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Treasury has repeatedly proven itself incapable of forecasting its way out of a paper bag but, for some reason, that doesn't stop it trying to tell everyone else how to do their jobs. Currently, they're pushing for larger class sizes in the reduced education budget.…
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3 years ago, even 1 year ago, there would be no doubt what would happen next. John Key's political instincts then were sharp. He would have sized up Nick Smith weighing his value as a minister - he failed to find a way to let…
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Here is an interesting video clip from Essential Media, an Australian opinion research company with a track record of developing effective campaign communication. They followed up Wayne Swan's recent speech to the National Press Club attacking vested interests in the mining industry, following on from…
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So, from a 300 police raid and headlines screaming 'Police foil paramilitary plot' to, 5 years later, 4 people convicted of half a dozen firearms possession charges each. I'll admit, the SIS and Police carved a compelling narrative from their video footage but the evidence…
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Barack Obama will be breathing a sigh of relief after David Farrar gave his endorsement to the President's call to end oil subsidies. It seems the 3rd oil price spike in five years is getting the attention of even the Right. Something, they've got an…
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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. So a woman has problems with ACC, and just happens to be a personal friend of the ACC Minister at the time. The said ACC…
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There's no rental properties in Christchurch. Impossible for builders to move there and for families to move while their houses are being repaired. Who warned of a mass housing shortage a year ago and called for action? What did the government provide? A few over-priced…
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Nick Smith, while Minister for ACC wrote a letter in support of the claims of, um, close personal contact Bronwyn Pullar last year after Pullar threatened to embarrass him and ACC. He says, this was in his personal capacity, even though it was on parliamentary ministerial…
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Surprising title given the discussion of here and elsewhere? Yeah, I know. But I want to contribute two things to the discussion. First, Shearer's speech did not signal a shift in policy to the centre. Second, Labour does not need to shift to the centre…
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Tapu Misa has an excellent article in today's Herald. She hopes those predicting the demise of Labour's pre-election promise to extend Working to Families to the children of beneficiaries are wrong. So do I. Election 2011 might seem like a long time ago, but I…
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Many of you will know the perilous plight of Maui's & Hector's dolphins. Maui's are now as low as 55 adults, so we can't lose another moment. The government are consulting on emergency protection for Maui's right now. While what they're suggesting doesn't go far…
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Danyl at Dimpost had a good post the other day about benefit numbers and showing that they go up in relation to hard economic times - not because people these days are a bunch of lazy solo parents who just need a kick up the…
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Imagine, if you will, taking your children down to the park to find an overseas' owned company had set up a dairy farm in one corner. Over time the shit builds up and flows onto the play ground. You complain, but are told the farm…
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David Farrar has had a go at David Clark for supposedly blaming (or crediting, Farrar can't make up his mind) National for the revenue loss resulting from Labour's 2008 tax cuts after Clark said that National's tax cuts have sucked 2.5% of GDP out of…
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Labour moving to the right would be a disaster for the left. It doesn't need to, in order to lead a winning coalition at the next election. The last time a small cabal in Labour tried that strategy was in 1984 - it proved to…
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