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John Key says he wants to "give Epsom voters a choice." Some choice. First a crook, now a nutter. More like Hobson's choice, and a broken-down nag at that in both cases. Colin Craig was a bridge too far for Key, but Jamie Whyte sounds…
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I know at the Standard we rarely post about individual polls and there is danger in relying on a single poll and caution should always be exercised but the latest Roy Morgan poll gives a reason for lefties to smile a bit and it has been…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. Today is the last day of Parliament for the term. After spending the morning on non-controversial legislation - including apparently the anti-slave-fishing bill - the House will have its last Question Time and then an adjournment debate. And then they'll be off…
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National may have some problems with its desire that Malaysian Diplomat Muhammed Rizalman bin Ismail return to New Zealand to face trial. I had initially thought that Mr Rizalman was going to be ordered to return and would simply comply. It seems however that it will not be that…
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Reposted from Local Bodies. This National led Government is strong on ideology, weak on process and reluctant to accept responsibility. The Novopay debacle exemplifies all of these well. When questioned about Novopay, National Ministers will never accept full responsibility. Initially the Government blamed Labour because they had…
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Everyone's favourite National Party blogger Cam Slater has posted a sneaky candid shot of Metiria Turei in which he mocks her for gasp wearing a hat. (Donotlink) This kind of creepy shit isn't unusual for him but it raises a couple of questions. If it wasn't…
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Labour has today released its Work and Wages policy. An immediate lift in the minimum wage to $15, and a raise to $16.25 in April next year. 90 day free sacking option for employers to go in first 100 days. Core public service to get…
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So Key's announced his deals, without so much as a cup of tea. Epsom's National voters who can bear the smell of the serially corrupt ACT party are to hold their noses and ignore Goldsmith. Ohariu's National voters who are looking for an outdated model with…
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As expected, Fonterra has dropped the milk solid payout from $7 per kilogram to $6. The dairy giant announced farm-gate prices sliding to $6 per kilogram of milk solids for the 2014-15 season, after an initial $7 prediction in May. South Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy…
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Nick Smith can get away with bullying and intimidation. Gerry Brownlee can break the rules he's meant to enforce. Murray McCully can have his department try and hide Malaysian sex criminals. Jonathan Coleman can lie about what he knew about the FBI and Dotcom while…
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Reposted from No Right Turn Last month the government announced it would be spending $212 million on regional roads. Every single one of the priority projects (and eight of nine lower priority projects) is in a National-held electorate, which suggested immediately that this was pre-election…
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It's not been a good week for Gerry. First he walked through the wrong door and caused a major security issue at Christchurch airport, and offered to resign to the PM - and offer that a number of commentators said the PM should have accepted.…
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Peter Dunne has been thrown the lifeline he has been begging for - National voters have been given the nod by Key to keep him on. One has to ask why would they bother - I can't see him going back as a Minister after…
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Rob Salmond at Polity has a real scoop that clearly shows how National Politicians think that running the country should be done for the benefit of themselves and their ilk. Remember Key's announcement at the National Party conference of a $212 million package for even…
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Scott at Imperator Fish kindly allows us to syndicate his material - the original for this is here. I originally posted this back in September 2013. The passage of time is relentless, but some things, and people, don’t ever seem to change. Gee I’m a bit…
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Porcupine farm has a 'real" front page of the Herald - what they'd like to publish if they only could. See also Frankly speaking: When the mainstream media go feral: A tale of two holidays The Jackal: Vacuous ravings in the Herald
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Nick Smith's got it wrong - again. In a severe insult to irony he threatened bully-boy legal action against anyone who might call him a bully. And he did try and bully Fish and Game out of their statutory obligations - the papers released to…
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The National Party list is as it ever was - far too many white men with old-hat ideas. Apparently it's that they're "so democratic" that more than half the population can't get good representation. Methinks there's a flaw in their democracy. When their apologisers run…
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Typical Nick Smith... Conservation Minister threatens legal action against Fish and Game Conservation Minister Nick Smith is threatening legal action against Fish and Game council members who accused him of trying to gag the organisation. The defense rests, Your Honour.
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Reposted from Local Bodies. The National led Government are desperate to present the good news stories to promote the success of the past six years of their governance. They have increased the budget and the numbers of their spin doctors to ensure that it is…
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John Armstrong 28 July: The 'gotcha politics' disease is afflicting all It sure ain't pretty. It sure ain't enlightening. It is most definitely insidious. It is a creeping cancer of the New Zealand body politic. [...] "Gotcha politics" is all about focusing voters' attention on…
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Reposted from Polity. National has all-but confirmed today that there no deal for Colin Craig in East Coast Bays, or for any other Conservative. This was the right thing for them to do, for one simple reason. I posted back in December 2013 that this decision came down…
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We are entering an interesting phase of the election campaign and a number of recent events may have a critical effect on the eventual outcome. Firstly nothing is more important in politics than momentum. The latest Colmar Brunton poll result 1 suggests that Labour may…
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