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Watch Grant Robertson's question to Key today; Robertson to Key on Radio Live Key didn't know his office was involved in the show that breached the Broadcasting Act, even though he personally chose the guests? It was a matter solely between the Electoral Commission and…
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Making Mojo Mathers pay for the tech she needs to participate in debate is bad enough. She is a democratically elected member and the people who put her there deserve effective representation. Saying that deaf people don't count as 'disabled' is outrageous. More bigotry from…
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You may have noticed the ads about The Standard for the MMP Review that the Electoral Commission announced yesterday. MMP won last year's referendum with 57% of the vote, so now's your chance to have your say on what MMP will look like in the…
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The four new Labour MPs make their first ("maiden") speeches today in Parliament, starting at 5pm. Details on how to tune in are here (audio only instructions here). The speaking order is: David Clark Andrew Little Megan Woods Rino Tirikatene I'd expect to hear some…
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A number of terms are bandied about to describe both John Key and the John Key Government. Using such terms and trying to reconcile their seeming contradictions can prove confusing. Indeed, from time to time we have seen such confusion manifest itself on this blog…
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The Bankers' Crisis is hurting people all over the world. From the deepest, darkest austerity in Greece, to the continuing foreclosure tsunami in the US, to cutbacks and job losses here, it's the ordinary people suffering the hangover for the bankers' wild decades of unbridled…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here Rumours are swirling of an imminent leadership challenge within the All Blacks camp. Speculation began that Richie McCaw may face a challenge to his captaincy…
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Not everyone in the Beehive is thrilled that National is throwing away its chance at a third term for the sake of asset sales which make no sense, economically or politically. The Standard has obtained a copy of the generic column that National MPs are…
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Capitalism is good. Globalisation is good. These are pretty much givens in "Western" countries. Certainly they are taken for granted in mainstream New Zealand politics. The two major parties tinker with the parameters, but they're both playing in the same ball park. But it's good…
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vto made a comment that he thought that the number of comments was diminishing at kiwiblog. Now I have no idea because I usually avoid the sewer that is the comments section there. However it did remind me that I should have a look at…
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Andrea Vance and Lois Cairns of The Sunday Star Times report A new UMR Research poll of 750 people shows the prime minister's favourability rating dipped by 9 per cent between October and December of last year to its lowest level since January 2010. The…
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Authors here have been saying for a while that Key may well quit during this second term. Even John Armstrong can see the writing on the wall: Grim reality has taken its toll on cheerful Key So it's goodbye Mr Smile and Wave, and hello…
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People are waking up to National's plan to remove the democratically-elected Christchurch City Council and replace it with its own hand-picked commissioners, who will then give a green light to Brownlee's developer mates and the sale of council assets. You can already see the vultures…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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New Zealand schools achieve excellent results and they are very cost effective. (There are kids who fail at school in all countries but this is largely for socioeconomic reasons.) The Nats are determined to break our excellent school system. For purely ideological reasons they are…
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When National decided to seize control of Canterbury Regional Council to remove roadblocks for unsustainable irrigation by their mates in the dairy industry, they didn't do it overnight. They spent months creating a crisis. The same thing's happening in Christchurch. There are real issues with…
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Armed Police assisted by the Eagle helicopter, the counter-terrorism unit, customs officials, and the police launch towed on its trailer have raided Prime Minister John Key's Parnell mansion, executing warrants relating to the illegal 'DJ Key' election ad. Simultaneously, a joint Police-SAS taskforce has stormed…
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After the PM's office received the Electoral Commission's advice from the the day before Radio Live's PM Hour broadcast, an internal memo says: So the Electoral Commission has replied, and basically said they can't make a judgment on a radio show without seeing a transcript.…
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Radio Live and the Prime Minister pushed the boat out in the PM's hour programme, broadcast on September 30 last year. Radio Live asked the Commission for advice two days before the programme was run, although they had been planning it for months. When Key's…
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There's a few interesting threads to the Kim Dotcom saga. At the base is the question of copyright and the internet. Should merely providing a tool that can be used for piracy be a crime? Isn't it time copyright law evolved to the reality of…
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Yesterday, the opposition parties worked together to hammer John Key on asset sales. He faced questions from four parties during one question; the breadth of opposition showed, and Key was stumbling. Some say Shearer should be taking a more leading role but, for mine, this…
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I/S at NoRightTurn writes - Fresh from his attempt to censor programmes likely to embarrass the government during the election, National's hack on the NZ on Air board, Stephen McElrea, is now actually selecting the topics of political documentaries to receive NZ on Air funding:…
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The Electoral Commission's decision on the 'DJ Key' hour on RadioLive has been leaked. It shows that Key's hour-long DJ spot was an election ad. It's the only sensible decision. Key was clearly on the show to promote his brand to win votes. He made…
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Steven Joyce (Minister for Economic Development etc.) had an interesting piece in The Herald on Tuesday: Steven Joyce: Each time we say 'you can't' it carries a cost Most of us agree that for New Zealand to be successful longer term, we need more and…