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Thames Lawyer Denis Tegg has been doing some sterling work in unravelling what the GCSB is up to. He has recently been able to persuade Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Cheryl Gwyn to investigate whether the GCSB is using increased awareness of mass surveillance as a legal…
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I/S at No Right Turn on the way that National is manipulating official environmental reporting to try and conceal the damage... This does not bode well The Local Government and Environment Committee is due to report back today on National's Environmental Reporting Bill. One of the…
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In a world where climate change threatens our civilisation's existence and where the plummeting price of oil means that even the most accessible wells are struggling to be price competitive you would think that a sensible government would refuse to allow deep sea oil drilling…
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One factor so far missed in the acres of coverage of the weekend's by-election has been the behaviour of the main party leaders. Andrew Little was there in Northland with his candidate Willow Prime, owning the call that he made and what he asked of…
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Congratulations to Labour for a very clever strategy in the Northland by-election - lulling and gulling John Key into thinking they were going to run a conventional proxy-partyvote campaign, where National would have the upper hand. Key, the rockstar politician, also thought Andrew Little would…
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You have until 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday 31 March) to make a submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee on their post-election review of our voting system. ActionStation have provided an online submission form and compiled some ideas: Civics education Compulsory voting (with a "no…
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If this is accurate it is good news for the RMA and good news for NZ... Key to 'rip up' RMA plans Prime Minister John Key says there is no doubt the Government will have to go back to the drawing board on its Resource…
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Hey, all you folk angry with Aussie cricket team sledging - how do you put up with John Key PM?
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National made many specific mistakes of course, but arrogance is the thread running through all of them: (1) There would not have been a Northland by election without National's arrogance. They put Sabin forward in the 2014 general election knowing that there were "rumours" hanging…
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Big day for NZ cricket - all the best to the Black Caps! A post for those who want to discuss the cricket. Or if not, I - (r0b) have this theory that right wingers are much more "tribal" about sporting events than lefties -…
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Reposted from Local Bodies. Steven Joyce was interviewed on Q & A about the heavy loss National had experienced in the Northland bye-election. He was challenged by Corin Dann regarding the Government's neglect of the regions. Joyce was adamant that Northland was unique and what…
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The Scoop crowdfunding campaign at Pledgeme has met its initial target, but if you value independent news and investigative journalism there is still 12 hours left to give them a hand: We plan to transform into a not-for-profit media organisation held for the benefit of…
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Stephanie Rodgers has covered the implications of the Northland election result well but I thought I would add a few comments. Firstly I am not aware of such a significant swing ever occurring in a New Zealand election. To go from a 9,300 majority to…
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Just now on TV3's Northland special Patrick Gower and Duncan Garner were saying that Labour had lost all moral high ground on "dirty deals" and Little had done a deal with Winston. Presumably as "that's MMP" and this result stinks likes Epsom. Except... it doesn't.…
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I was planning on posting this in the morning ... but it seems pointless to wait! Well. The only word to describe that is "a pasting". Winston was hugely ahead from the moment the first results dropped on the Electoral Commission's wonderfully sturdy website, and…
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The polling booths are closed and the count has begun. Will National lose one of its safest seats to the man National attacked and ridiculed in 2008? Will this be the beginning of the end of the John Key reign? Will the good people of…
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How are other nations going to react to our spying on them? Key's response when the question arose in Korea was very typical of him - bullshit and bluster: Mr Key says the Koreans simply do not care, "because they wouldn't give a monkey's and…
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Today being buy election day in Northland means that everyone should refrain from making comments about the buy election until polling booths close at 7:00 pm. There will be a post up at 7:01 pm where you can comment to your heart's content. Apart from…
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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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Russel Norman tries to get the truth out of Simon Bridges. Bridges really really doesn't want to admit that NZ's emissions have increased by 20% from 2008 to 2012. 5 minutes and 10 seconds of painful nonsense to get an answer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZGKzr8ZzI
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Tremain in the Otago Daily Times (via comments):
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Danyl at Dim-Post does great work with his tracking poll (average of polls), yesterday updated for the first time since the election. Check out the post for notes on the poll and discussion, but the take-home message is:
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If National lose in Northland (and despite the polls I still find it hard to believe that a party machine that well resourced and that desperate can be beaten) then the main casualty will be the myth of the "Key magic". John Armstrong still believes…
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Courtesy of Claire Trevett:
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Press Release from the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security on Scoop: Inquiry into allegations of GCSB interception in Pacific The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Cheryl Gwyn, will commence an inquiry into complaints over alleged interception of communications of New Zealanders working or travelling…