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Jobs? In Oz…
I saw this story on Friday saying about how the number of jobs available on seek.co.nz is up (no doubt a press release ensuring seek free advertising...). Paula Bennett and John Key regularly come up with stories about how many jobs there are out there…
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ImperatorFish: Next Week’s Q&A
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. - Shane Taurima again interviews John Key Shane: Prime Minister John Key joins us now. Prime Minister, you've taken a lot of heat over your decision…
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Iwi want no part of sham talks
Only 12 people turned up to Key's first sham talks with iwi. He might have gotten a better turnout if he had come with cupcakes or, you know, a genuine intention to negotiate in good faith. That turn-out - its Tainui's way of saying 'see…
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Prophylactic ignorance
Notice how the only people who "believe" John Banks are the ones who haven't (and won't) read the police report? Key: But Prime Minister John Key is clinging onto Mr Banks – a crucial vote that keeps him in power. In fact, Mr Key refuses…
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Journey to Planet Key
In the House yesterday, Metiria Turei threw National's 'Planet Labour/Planet Green' line back at Key, asking if ordinary people get to break the law too or if that privilege is reserved for ministers on Planet Key. Like all little bullies, Key couldn't take it back.…
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Open mike 19/09/2012
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Welfare ‘reform’
Paula Bennett's 143-page second welfare changes bill is out - with a nasty added sting in the tail. Anyone who refuses a 'suitable' job will be blocked from getting a benefit for 13 weeks. 'Suitable' means any work with 20-40 hours per week for the…
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How to lose an American election
How to lose an American election. Tell America that you don't care about 47% of them: [M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. Plenty of other gaffes in…
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Go read Gordon Campbell
Yesterday the 'sphere was all a-twitter with reaction to John Armstrong's rant at "parasitical bloggers". Edwards and Campbell, the targets of Armstrong's misguided spleen, have both replied, let's hope that's the end of the celebrity gossip angle. But Campbell, who is in my opinion the…
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Asset Sales, Water & Maori claims – an ‘elegant solution’
It seems that whenever a matter arises that involves some claim of collective ownership or control by Maori, John Key comes up with what he describes as an 'elegant solution'. If Key can come up with a string of such solutions I thought maybe I…
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Banks/Key – water on a stone
Get ready for a week of farce - but important farce - in the House. The Opposition will be peppering Key and Banks on the numerous holes in their position. The lies and contradictions pile on each other every day. Key will play dumb and…
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Sam Lotu-Iiga for mayor?
Slater/Lusk are spending a hell of a lot of time talking about how the Key Government's one-seat majority is at stake if a dissatisfied, bored backbencher decides to quit (and, in the ongoing Collins v Joyce leadership jockeying, the blame is always put on Joyce).…
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Sham consultation begins
The Nats are beginning their sham consultation with a handful of tame 'Iwi Leaders' today. The hui will be by invitation and will not include the Maori Council, which iwi have appointed to lead for them on the water rights issue. Tainui and other iwi…
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Port transparency Bill read tomorrow
Darien Fenton's port transparency Bill is due for its first reading in the house tomorrow and, as far as I can tell, it's got a pretty good chance of passing. Right now council owned ports are exempted from the Official Information Act. This appears to…
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Open mike 18/09/2012
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Red zone ride
Went for a ride through the Red Zone yesterday, and I am feeling it today. Not so much in the legs, as it wasn’t a particularly long ride. More in the heart. 14 years ago we were looking for a house after moving back to…
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Waiting for the other shoe to drop
The Collins Faction is tooling up again. While Judith Collins herself has been trying to present a more reasonable face in the House, her Slater/Lusk campaign team is trying to undermine her challenger, Joyce, and the incumbent, Key. Upping Tau Henare's ridiculous run for Speaker…
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My 2 cents
It must be pretty sweet when your full-time job is to write 4 500-word columns of opinion a week.* It's even sweeter when you can use those 500 words to have a whinge at your critics rather than write about things that your audience, you…
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None so blind
So, this is what Key is reduced to: refusing to read the Police Report on John Banks so that he can avoid answering questions on it. Key's circular position is that Banks will remain a minister as long as he has Key's confidence. The test:…
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Abdicating our global responsibility
A sampling of recent headlines: "Arctic sea ice shrinks to smallest extent ever recorded" "The staggering decline of sea ice at the frontline of climate change" "Arctic sea ice melt 'may bring harsh winter to Europe'" "Balkans Suffering Worst Drought in 50 Years" "Drought in…
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Open mike 17/09/2012
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