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Open mike 29/05/2016
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Labour should front-foot tax
Good advice for Labour from Standard author Simon Louisson, writing on The Spinoff: The left will go on losing as long as it is so muddled and apologetic on tax National gets away with mixed messages over tax cuts because Labour has failed to grasp…
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Screw democracy – Auckland to get the Canterbury treatment
We all want a solution to the housing crisis. But this isn't the way: Key gets tough on Auckland with new policy forcing councils to release land The Prime Minister has come down hard on Auckland saying a new policy will force the city's council…
Abuse of power auckland supercity democracy under attack john key local government national privatisation you couldn't make this shit up
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Open mike 28/05/2016
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Daily Review 27/05/2016
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Housing policy omnishambles
Homeless could be offered up to $5000 to leave Auckland Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett announced in Parliament yesterday that homeless families would be offered up to $5000 to move to empty state homes outside Auckland. $3000 offer for beneficiaries to move The Government will…
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Trump In, Bern Out, Hillary Home and Hosed?
It appears that Donald Trump has finally secured the Republican Party nomination, with the latest estimate of delegate numbers confirming he has achieved an outright majority. Bernie Sanders appears to be on the brink of defeat, with Hillary Clinton only a handful of delegates short…
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The humour and wit of Joanne Hayes
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Key’s powerful speech on the urgent housing crisis
John Key has given a powerful speech on NZ's housing crisis: Today, I want to talk in some depth about the declining rates of home ownership in New Zealand. ... It wasn’t so long ago, in the 1990s, in fact, that New Zealand had a…
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Budget 2016 – F for Fail
As MS has already noted, Deborah Russell has the best summary of the budget: Russell's piece is here: Budget 2016 - How do we look after all New Zealanders? Very quietly, a cut here and a decrease there, a failure to keep up with inflation…
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John Key used to be ambitious about dealing with poverty in New Zealand
The 2016 budget has been delivered. The best analysis has been provided by Deborah Russell. Her conclusion is captured by the opening paragraph of her article published in the Herald. Crosby Textor dreams of having this quality of succinct analysis. The added bonus is that it is…
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Open mike 27/05/2016
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The Mother Budget
All budgets, whether actually implemented by Government, or those of Opposition Parties highlighting their priorities and strategies, are contingent upon the only budget that really matters these days. Oddly enough, from all I’ve read, our leaders and would be leaders, have been assiduously ignoring the…
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Daily Review 26/05/2016
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Budget Live
Live coverage of the budget starts around 2pm. Check out: Scoop: Budget 2016 - Scoop Full Coverage Stuff: Budget 2016: Live coverage as Bill English reveals his spending plan Herald: Bill English delivers 2016 Budget - Live coverage, news updates and analysis Other links and…
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Pre-budget reading
Budget day! Here's a little light reading to get us started. Budget 2016: The risk of not investing in children Budget 2016: An opportunity to put children first Budget 2016: Everything you need to know What we know about Budget 2016 Budget 2016: Can we…
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Paid parental leave bill progress towards anti-democratic veto
Sue Moroney's bill to extend paid parental leave passed its second reading last night - bravo to all those who supported it! Unfortunately the bill is progressing towards inevitable veto: Increased paid parental leave a no-go as Government promises to veto it Getting 26 weeks…
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Open mike 26/05/2016
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Daily Review 25/05/2016
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Bennett’s housing “announcement” is a re-announcement and a lie
"News" today: Social Housing Minister: Homeless could be offered up to $5000 to leave Auckland Homeless people could be offered up to $5000 to leave Auckland and resettle in a state house in the provinces, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has confirmed. The policy was…
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Newshub poll – Key’s government has failed on housing
Quite apart from falling to his lowest level ever as preferred PM, the Newshub poll had more bad news for King John: John Key's Govt has failed New Zealand on housing The verdict is in: John Key's government has failed the New Zealand public when…
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The Government thinks that poverty is the fault of the poor, and some budget advisers
The Government is engaged in a review of budget advice services offered throughout the country and some of the services' funding is threatened. The review involves the use of classic Orwellian doublespeak. From Radio New Zealand: Budgeting services are facing an uncertain future, as the government…
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Bennett admits she was wrong
Paula Bennett sought leave yesterday to make a personal explanation to Parliament so that she could correct an answer that was, how do you say, incorrect. She said this: In response to a supplementary question asked during question No. 5 on 10 May, I said…
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Budget choices – ignoring domestic violence refuges
Budgets are about priorities and choices. NZ is the worst country in the world for domestic violence, but the budget is going to ignore on-the-ground support organisations. Green Party MP Jan Logie calls out the Nats in this piece on Stuff: Govt delivers 'devastating news'…
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Open mike 25/05/2016
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Daily Review 24/05/2016
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Newshub poll – Key falls to lowest popularity
Latest Newshub poll shows little change in the party standings and Winston still kingmaker. It also shows that Key "plummets" to his lowest level ever. Key's popularity plummets to lowest level ... John Key's popularity as Prime Minister has dropped to its lowest point since…
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Apparently the housing crisis surge is a figment of our imagination
Nick Smith is on a roll. Hard on the heels of his success in delivering 0.75% of the new homes he promised for Auckland he has declared that the surge in the housing crisis is a figment of our imagination. Just as well he has…
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Another strong piece from Little
Andrew Little had an excellent piece in The Herald yesterday: Govt's priorities to blame for housing crisis Over the past week, New Zealanders have been horrified to learn the extent to which families are being forced to live in garages and cars because of National's…
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