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Latest Roy Morgan is out and it's a shocker. Labour has dropped below 30% and the Nats are now over 50%. Dropping into the 20’s is a very bad sign for Labour and will no doubt renew speculation about David Shearer’s leadership just at a…
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So, what’s with all the negativity toward the Labour Party? Why so many comments on the Standard rubbishing the leadership, running down the party’s prospects at the next election, putting the boot in to the only party with enough mass support to bring an end…
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Tomorrow we will deliver our Submission on the Legislation implementing the recommendations of the Pike River Inquiry. Despite the PM saying all the recommendations would be implemented - the legislation falls well short on the issue of tripartism for the Governance of the new agency…
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Key's loyal retainers are trying to keep him out of the Vance spying scandal. Naturally David Farrar is the most pathetic - Imperator Fish has the last word on that subject (a must read). Turning now to actual journalists, here's Audrey Young: Key stands clear…
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http://youtu.be/xRtfaHia19o Yesterday in parliament I watched question time being used to its best effect. Russell Norman nailed John Key by asking him a series of questions trying to find out why his chief of staff had demanded metadata about Andrea Vance. Not only metadata about…
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Labour will be pleased at the reaction to its Latest housing policy. Vernon Small - perhaps the best neutral commentator? - had this to say: Homes for Kiwis plan may be a winner It has to be said from the outset, Labour's newly minted "foreigner…
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I know many of the liberal left don’t like or can’t accept the thought that banning non-residents from speculating on residential property in NZ is in any way xenophobic. Thankfully, from my perspective at least, the liberal left doesn’t speak for the whole of the…
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No this is not a new post by the Civilian ... This just in from Stuff: Speaker David Carter has confirmed three months worth of phone records for Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance were handed over to a ministerial inquiry. Carter today apologised to Vance and…
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Perhaps someone with a lot of patience and a big blue crayon would like to take Collins aside and explain to her that the difference in security measures for a nothing website versus a bank. The irony is of course, that the Nats are the…
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An NZ Herald (anonymous) editorial, spells out the problem for Shearer in the way opponents of his policy will attempt to brand it as racist. For once the usually Nat leaning Herald exposes some of the Nat spin, albeit with some backhanders and hits against…
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Why is it acceptable to his government that, under the current law, Kiwi families can be outbid for Kiwi houses by overseas speculators who have no intention of living here? What good to the New Zealand economy is created by non-resident foreigners buying existing New…
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The Herald is reporting that more that 51% of Kiwis are in favour of giving beneficiaries with kid the Working for Families tax credit. That's right, just over half of New Zealanders polled wanted to give beneficiaries more money despite twenty years of active demonisation…
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At the moment there are plenty of racists trying to accuse Labour of racism. I might put together a post on the Iwi/Kwi Orewa Nats later on, but in the mean time I give you - John Banks: ACT leader John Banks is accusing Labour…
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Patrick Gower's report on TV3 6pm News tonight, shows what is wrong with commerical TV news (in contrast to public service TV). He gets tonight's award for Jonolism. Here's hoping the Campbell Live tonight will show Gower how it should be done. However, in contrast…
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So, TVNZU is closing down, because it was running at a loss. It will be replaced by TV2 plus 1. It was a youth channel aimed at linking TV with social media: Some valuable expertise had been gained from the TVNZ U operation, particularly in…
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If you're playing at home, here's the rules according to National: Passing a law to whip up fear that hordes of Asian refugees are soon going to be landing on our shores, despite no evidence = not xenophobic Repealing Part 6A of the Employment Relations…
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One of the many criticisms of John Key's spying Bill -- to enable further GCSB spying on us all -- is that it isn't needed. It's a disproportionate response to a non-existant threat, or worse, a sell out to America using "threat" as a cover…
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You know it by now, Key, English, and Joyce have said it often enough - National's formula for the economy is more mining, selling assets, and convention centres. We're actually making less money from mining now than 5 years ago. Asset sales have been a…
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On Thursday last week hundreds attended a public meeting in Mt Albert, and on Saturday thousands of people marched in 11 centers all round NZ to protest against John Key's spying Bill. More marches are planned, and the next ones (with more time to organise)…
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We know now that the Army spied on a New Zealand journalist while trying to find his sources exposing actions the Army wanted kept quiet. They got their spy data from the Yanks. We also know that Key's man tried to get Andrea Vance's phone…
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Yesterday on Open Mike we had a bit of a discussion about contactless ("tap and go" or "wave to pay") credit and debit cards as the result of an article linked by Dv, about technologies used by thieves to pilfer small amounts from unsuspecting people's…
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David Shearer on Q+A just set out new Labour policy on housing. I haven't found a write-up yet, but from what I can gather: • there will be restrictions on non New Zealanders buying houses in NZ • Australians will be exempt (because of reciprocal arrangements there)…
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A Sunday feature - each week a random section scanned from a copy of The Standard, September 15th, 1938. Find out more here. Click on the image for a bigger version.
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For democracy to thrive, there needs to be open and accessible arenas where government, politics and all related issues can be openly debated and critiqued without interference from state or commercial interests. It particularly needs a robust "fourth estate", academic independence and means by which…
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Following R0b's post here are some photos from the Auckland protest. There were thousands in attendance and there was a passionate and angry mood to the protest. All due credit to Martyn Bradbury, Mana and Global Peace and Justice for doing all of the heavy…
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