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Roy Morgan
Roy Morgan's latest poll is out. It shows a big drop of 6.5 for National and a corresponding swing to Labour and the Greens, up 3 and 2.5 respectively. Here's a small version of their graph of the trends:
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Getting ALL the facts right
This contribution was sent through by a reader who did some digging after reading that Helen Clark's research is letting her down in terms of the National party's voting record on settlement of historical claims (NZ Herald, Political Diary, 9 Feb 2008, offline). It looks…
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Salvation Army report finds poverty in Godzone
A report out today from the Salvation Army acts as a reminder that despite a suite of policies designed to improve the lives of those most in need there's still work to be done. Major Campbell Roberts says: "As a country we have invested hugely…
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Congrats to the Conchords
Stuff reports that Wellingtonians of the year, "Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who play marginally talented folk singers struggling to make it in New York, picked up the best comedy album Grammy for The Distant Future." While we wait for the second season we'll have…
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Peters ought to stop playing the race card
Winston Peters vexes me. He has a long list of worthy achievements, including free doctor visits for under sixes and crippling the last National government when it tried to sell Wellington Airport. He has also fought for ordinary kiwis against corporate might and those who…
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Rich call for tax cuts for rich
Four associations representing wealthy New Zealanders are saying tax cuts should be in the form of making the top tax rate 30 cents in the dollar. Wouldn't that mean that their wealthy members get huge tax cuts while the 85% of us earning less than…