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The Standard promotes itself as the voice of the New Zealand labour movement. We certainly heard one such voice in Parliament last night, with Darien Fenton's powerful valedictory speech, followed by the waiata "There is power in the union" from the Speaker's Gallery. Darien was…
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This week the Green Party has been continuing it's election focus on reducing poverty and inequalities (with a strong focus on its impact on children), and developing sustainable communities. This brings into focus two current crises that we need to put every effort into tackling:…
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The Electoral Commission has released enrolment figures as at June 30. The figures are not good. Overall 88.6% of the population is enrolled but amongst 18 to 24 year olds the figure is only 68.9%. The figures then gradually increase until they max out at…
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The Rugby News's latest cover features John Key wearing an All Black jersey and being proclaimed as the All Black's number one supporter. My first response was amazement at the lengths National will go to win this election. The timing is extraordinary. I wondered at the cooperation of…
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What should Labour do about Gerry's Airport security breach? Nothing. It was a mistake. There are more important things to discuss like child poverty, unemployment, our polluted rivers, our malfunctioning ETS, the loss of civil and political freedoms, our appalling domestic violence statistics, burgeoning crown…
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I’m not sure it really warranted being front-page news (Gaza? MH17? Anyone?) but the announcement of Mike Hosking as the anointed moderator for TVNZ’s political leaders’ debates was always going to lead to a bit of head-scratching. Hosking’s political leanings are pretty clear, and very…
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There is a story developing which is much more important than the colour of scarves that David Cunliffe wears. It involves the potential gross misuse of public funds and the refusal of John Key to tell us or even to find out how much is…
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David Cunliffe has announced Labour's ICT Connectivity policy. The digital revolution presents huge economic opportunities for New Zealand, but too many New Zealanders are being left behind. One in five Kiwis doesn’t have regular access to the internet. That’s not good enough for the 21st…
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Reposted from Polity. Andrea Vance at Stuff reports: The Labour Party is in a standoff with TVNZ over plans to use presenter Mike Hosking to moderate the live televised leaders' debates. The state broadcaster is refusing to budge, declaring: "Mike is our man." Leader David…
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The Silveroaks v Westpac test case on mis-selling of interest rate swaps in 2008 is going under cover after a judge last week granted Wespac's request to "prevent public access to the court file, attendance at hearings and any reporting of interlocutory decisions." (DomPost story…
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Like many of you I am struggling to imagine what David Cunliffe will be accused of next because so many of the current allegations are, well, a little bit naff. So I asked some Facebook friends to suggest what allegations will be made next about…
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As a young MP in the British House of Commons in the late 1970s, I rapidly became aware that half the political stories in Fleet Street originated with the Press Association’s indefatigable political correspondent, Chris Moncrieff. I was regularly button-holed by Chris as I crossed…
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Today's DomPost carries a story (not on Stuff but reprinted from the Sydney Morning Herald) showing Russian Air Force officers claiming that a Ukrainian fighter was close to Malaysian MF17. It was described as a "SU-25 fighter jet, which is typically equipped with air-to-air missiles."…
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It has become very clear in the run up to this year's election that we need better broadcasting and news media coverage of politics. The Campaign for Better Broadcasting has organised a series of public debates (with MPs from various parties) throughout Aoteatora, beginning this Friday…
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Unfortunately for the Government the Tania Billingsley story refuses to go away. As people will be aware she is the young woman who is the complainant in the Malaysian diplomat assault with intent to rape case. She bravely requested for suppression of her identity to…
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"The amazing occurrence is the sustained achievement of party unity, not just for a season or a year but for an entire parliamentary term." In Britain. This follows British Labour's National Policy Forum which was also addressed by Tony Blair. Ok it was written for…
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Bank-paid economists are predicting the Reserve Bank will again raise benchmark interest rates on Thursday. This may be good for the banks and the currency markets but it is bad news for New Zealand farming exporters and for high-end manufacturing jobs. Our interest rates are…
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National list MP and Kelston candidate Claudette has announced that she is resigning from politics. In a tersely worded press release she has confirmed that she will not stand again and that she will not make any further statement. This morning as I drove around West…
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Reposted from Polity. An interesting idea out of the US for how to fairly tax multinationals around the world: First, have them declare a worldwide profit, netting off worldwide sales and worldwide qualifying expenses1 Second, find out where they made their sales. Third, apportion the profit to…
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David Cunliffe has announced Labour's Regional Development policy today. Labour will work in partnership with regions and put $200 million into a Regional Growth Fund fund to resource regional projects that will create jobs and drive local initiative. David Cunliffe said in his speech to…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. The political weekend: the Greens announce serious, sensible, and popular policy, Internet-Mana packs out another public meeting, andLabour's self-mutilation continues: However, Labour MPS are disgusted by Cunliffe's skiing holiday just two months before the election and will question his work ethic at…
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Reposted from Polity. The poll of polls is up to date, including all four of this week’s snapshots. As readers know, I don't like to sugarcoat this stuff, so to start with the obvious: The picture ain’t pretty if you want positive change in New…
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The Herald's use of sub headings needs a real rethink. It ran a Cameron Slater sourced smear this morning and talked about Cunliffe meeting a prominent New Zealander who had been given name suppression on charges of performing an indecent act. The juxtaposition of the photo to the…
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Voter turnout has been falling steadily across the western world in recent decades, and not least in New Zealand. We have a proud record of high turnouts in general elections, but even here, we dipped below 80% in 2008 and fell further to a post-war…
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On Sunday mornings a group of dedicated activists and I attend Avondale Market in Auckland. We hand out material, give Labour balloons to kids and talk politics to anyone who wants to. We ask if people are on the electoral roll and fill out forms…
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