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The last candidates' meeting is tonight in Christchurch and that means there's less than a week to get your vote in. For those of you who are e-voting (as a good many Standardistas will) the vote is open until the last minute - although leaving…
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I've cast my vote. It was as simple as 1, 2, 3, <submit>. If my first choice doesn't get it, I'm very hopeful that my 2nd preference will. It's my vote, not media pundits that will count. But is that 1, 2, 3 so simple?…
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Last December I reported on the Auckland Action Against Poverty, Advocacy Activism in Onehunga. I concluded: Positive, practical, well-planned, collaborative, good humoured, friendly, inclusive, community-centred action. I like it. There's another one happening this week in New Lynn - starts tomorrow at 9am outside the WINZ…
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Labour yesterday announced the 6 candidates standing for selection to be the Christchurch East candidate in the impending by-election (with profiles). All are locals, and there's no Clayton Cosgrove despite early rumour-mongering. It looks a talented list. The 2 men have been trailed in the media…
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In his post today quoting Shane Jones, Tim Selwyn calls John Key the gorilla in the House: the one that the next Labour caucus leader needs to "take it to". John Key has always been the current National government's greatest strength in using his wily bankster…
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Today the candidates are off to the spiritual home of the Labour Party, Blackball on the West Coast. It was here in 1908 that the local Miners Union struck for better wages and conditions. This was the first strike since the passing of the Industrial…
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Just a few days of hustings to go, and next Monday we'll have a new Labour leader. David Cunliffe looks home and hosed: the polls show he's favoured by Labour supporters and, importantly, the wider public; the only unions to declare a preference have backed…
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Four of the six labour affiliates have now come out in favour of David Cunliffe. Between them they represent a little under nine percent of the total vote. There has also been a second proper poll showing substantial support for Cunliffe both from the public,…
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