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Labour has done very well with its advertisements in the major papers over the last couple of days. https://twitter.com/bryce_edwards/status/910955704915070976 A closer look at page 2: National's effort, like their whole campaign, was odd. Bill English in a hole in the ground. It's a real hole…
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The rumours have been going round for a while - but this is an interesting development... https://twitter.com/tomdom76/status/911041235766276097 https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/911057792684797953
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Arguably, what we've had is an internal party coup followed by Jacindamania hype. And NZ Labour Party fortunes have bubbled and risen on the fuzzy warm updraught of it all. But it is a bubble. The question as to whether or not we're seeing that…
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Firstly I'd like to say that if you are reading this and want a change of government but think your vote doesn't matter, it does. The polls have been all over the place, but it's entirely possibly that this will be a very close election,…
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Reason #4637 why we need to change the government - Midwife reprimanded after speaking out about abuse and neglect in South Auckland Hart-Murray's Facebook post explained that although she grew up in a low decile school in Tauranga and worked at a hospital in Vanuatu…
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Today is the last day you can enroll to vote in the election. You can enroll if you are 18 years old or over and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident (and you have lived in New Zealand for one year or more…
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R0b and Bill have declared their political preferences, R0b going with Labour and Bill with the Greens, two ticks both times. I thought I should do the same. I will not surprise anyone by saying that I am ticking red both times. Why? Well electorate…
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On current polling the next government could be Labour + Green + NZF. That would annoy a lot of Nats if they have more votes than Labour alone, but that's how MMP works. English lied about this in the last debate, but apparently has since…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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There is a lot to be angry about at the moment. And it seems like in the week or so leading up to the election we've been overloaded with news that is both shocking and more of the same from the government and the MSM.…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Graphic courtesy of the outstanding @nzsaysfun
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Newsroom has a short, powerful piece by Dame Anne Salmond. It's hard to abridge because it's so compact. You should read the whole piece on Newsroom, but this is how it ends: Dame Anne Salmond: A final, brief election thought ... Jacindamania isn’t about personality…
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Four Three days to go and this election is going down to the wire! Turnout is absolutely vital. Don't forget to remind your whanau and your friends that every vote is vital and if they want to have a say in the way our country…
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Matthew Whitehead has been doing a series of tweets showing possible outcomes based on various polls. Below are the ones for the Colmar Brunton poll from yesterday. I'm posting these because I want lefties to see that there is still quite a range of possible…
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For the second time this week Patrick Gower calls National on their campaign of lies: Patrick Gower: National playing 'post-truth politics' The National Party is deliberately spreading misinformation that Labour is raising income tax - when it's not. Bill English is sticking by the claim,…
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It was the line of the debate: Bill English 'discovered poverty last week' - Jacinda Ardern Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has heavily criticised National's Bill English's response to poverty, accusing him of only recently putting it on his agenda. In the final TVNZ Leaders Debate,…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. Also for discussion of tonight's poll and the last Ardern English debate on TVNZ 1 at 7pm.
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The organisation Federated Farmers continued their fear campaign today in a Herald editorial. Their anonymous spokesman made their demand that "Farmers should know they are still appreciated". Of course, in the Federated Farmers usual style, their unsophisticated propaganda managed to avoid actually discussing the underlying…
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Have to say that normally my eyes would glaze over at the term 'fiscal plan'. But listening to Shaw's speech on this, I was drawn into a compelling story of why the Greens should have a large influence in the economic management of NZ by…
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Way back whenever this election campaign began, I said the election, at least for those on the left or progressive side of politics, was far more about The Greens and NZF than it was about National and NZ Labour. And so yesterday I threw my…
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I voted yesterday. The electorate vote was simple. Dunedin North - Labour's David Clark is a great MP and a lovely guy, very easy to vote for! I struggled with the party vote. I happen to be a Labour Party member, but that's mainly a…
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Gower on the Nats and their lies - Patrick Gower: National guilty of biggest campaign lie My verdict is in: National is guilty of the biggest campaign lie. It has been deliberately spreading misinformation that "Labour is raising income tax". This is not true. But…
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Stunningly depressing piece by Kirsty Johnston in The Herald yesterday - Number of New Zealand children hospitalised with malnutrition doubles as food costs bite Malnutrition is putting twice as many kids in hospital compared with 10 years ago, as food prices continue to bite into…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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The Climate Debate organised by the WWF. We know it’s 100% possible to unlock a safe climate future for all New Zealanders. Climate action is bigger than politics – but it’s election season right now. Will political parties come together to set a course for a 100%…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Graphic courtesy of the outstanding @nzsaysfun
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Deliberately pitting Kiwis against Kiwis so he can retain power may be his worst action so far. Worse than engaging lawyers and accountants to rort $900 a week. Worse than deliberately lying about the "hole" when he ran zero budgets himself in 2014 and 2015…
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Ignore deny ignore deny ignore deny crisis! Rinse and repeat. Herald graphic.