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If you haven't seen Pundit's New Zealand election quiz you should head on over and take a look. It's based on the award-winning US version and provides a pretty quick and accurate measure on how your views line up with each parliamentary party. I got…
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Despite the recession, wages have continued to grow at a record rate and, crucially, faster than inflation. The average hourly rate was up 5.5% over the past year. The percentage of the economy that goes to workers (rather than to the capital owners) continues to…
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The Advertising Standards Authority's decision that Labour's Kiwisaver ad is inaccurate is ridiculous. 08wire's vid shows why. The ASA admits in its decision that is has no power over TV, radio, or Youtube ads so what gives them the right to cast judgment on an…
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Labour's new ad is one of the best political ads I've seen. It's just a really well written script: acknowledging the success of the Right's 'time for a change' meme and undercutting it, getting in some positive points on Labour that are forward-looking, and getting…
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I have my doubts about the veracity of Meurant's statements as he is well known for bigging himself up as a hard man and all of this "politicians in our pockets" stuff certainly fits that description. But the media is treating them as potentially damning…
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The revelations in today's Dompost that Peter Dunne's United party took a donation from the Vela family shows again what a messy business donations can be. The Vela family opposed New Zealand following a new UN fishing agreement. Ross Meurant, acting for the Velas met…
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The PSA have put together some interesting numbers on the size of the public service. They appear to tell a different story to the one we've been hearing about from Mr Key who wants a" razor gang of cabinet ministers to trim state sector fat".…
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Six days to go. Here are the five big issues that I am finding can turn swing voters to the Left. There are others as well (see our Standard line series) but these have been effective points in my experience. Over the next few days,…
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In today's Herald six prominant NZer's nail their political colours to the mast: Sir Paul Reeves: electorate vote Maori party, party vote Labour; "Labour will still get his party vote, and he would prefer that the Maori Party formed a government with Labour, rather than…
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Each of the Maori seats presents an opportunity for tactical voting for a left-wing voter. If you favour the Maori Party candidate in your seat, and you think you can trust them to support working with a Labour-led government, then go ahead and vote for…
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From this mornings SSTimes: New research has revealed a dramatic reversal in financial fortunes for the average Kiwi family, which is now $60 better off each week than it was six months ago. Falling mortgage costs teamed with the government's October 1 tax cuts and a…
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Last election, 7,000 people gave their votes to very small left-wing parties that never had any chance of winning a seat in Parliament. That's 0.3% of the vote; a small but not insignificant amount. If those votes to the Alliance and Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis had…
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A week out from the election, Granny Herald has still yet to do any proper coverage of the effects on individuals and the economy of National's four flagship policies: privatising ACC, gutting Kiwisaver, reducing work rights, and weakening the RMA and ETS. Yet, they can find…
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The Dominion Post has published some pretty damning evidence indicating Winston Peters' connections with the Vela family. According to the Dom Winston's right-hand man, Ross Meurant, was telling the Vela's that their donations to New Zealand First would give them "input" into the party's policies.…