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Greater Wellington regional Council has tendered their bus service without protecting drivers' terms and conditions. That's going to cost drivers and average of $200 per week. Danny Scotford sent out this email asking people in Wellington to protest at the council's next meeting. I…
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This is really bad news for National. The Todd Barclay story has entered into its sixth day of media coverage. And Bill English is no John Key. He is struggling to deal with the matter. For evidence have a look at this Q&A interview between…
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' On 15 September 2009, Labour MP Pete Hodgson asked the Prime Minister: "Does he believe that in all matters his Minister of Finance [Bill English] has followed that part of the Cabinet Manual that reads: “… Ministers are expected to act lawfully and…
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Newsroom has published another piece of investigative journalism by Melanie Reid on the Barclay affair, this time looking at what the National Party president and board knew. The National Party President Peter Goodfellow and the board allowed Todd Barclay to be selected as a candidate…
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labour.org.nz press release Labour will not resile from royalties Posted by Andrew Little on June 25, 2017 Labour believes cleaning up our rivers so that they are clean enough to swim in is the most important freshwater issue for this election, but that it is…
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National's conference was supposed to be a tour de force, setting them up for the home stretch to the election. But where was the policy? Where were the new ideas? Where was the vision? The only hint of a whiff of a suggestion of an…
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A little bit of feel good for a Sunday morning. https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/878009289935208448 https://twitter.com/jacobjakemo/status/878019727922053120 https://twitter.com/GarethMP/status/877769884448415745 Hughes was particularly good with his life lessons learned under National, If you're having a disagreement with someone, don't secretly record them on audiotape, that's just creepy and illegal. ... For nine…
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Strong piece in The Herald this morning: Heather du Plessis-Allan: 'This rot goes right to the top' ... But Barclay's exit will probably cauterise the crisis. At least that's what the National Party is hoping. ... Except, the most junior National Party member involved should…
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There’s a proposal for a new national park, covering the Remarkables and high tussock country in central Otago including the Garvie Mountains, Old Woman Range, and Old Man Range. It’s been promoted by the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand and supported by Forest and…
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Herald columnist Lizzie Marvelly Marae are not slums. Interns are not slaves. On Thursday morning, a Pākehā right-wing blogger said that foreign students that had been accommodated at a marae were staying in “slum accommodation”. Throughout that same day, the mainly US students who had…
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With New Zealand First now front and centre of any 2017 election outcome, it's worthwhile understanding their policies. Here are their 15 fundamental principles. Here's a few of their commitments: Buy back state owned enterprises, including all the electricity companies, and put them back into…
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McCarten's internship programme (modeled on similar examples internationally) was not a Labour Party initiative, though it does use the party name. It has been in the news, with lots of wild accusations getting publicity. The most useful rebuttal was in The Herald: US intern defends…
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Bill English seems determined to bury the last shred of his credibility in a deep hole forever: Nobody realised Todd Barclay recording of secretary might be a crime: Bill English ... Barclay, who had publicly denied taping her and refused to co-operate with the police,…
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Green Party Run Campaign to Unseat Nick Smith in Nelson Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:27 am Press Release: Green Party The Green Party is today announcing that its Nelson candidate, second term local councillor Matt Lawrey, will run to win the electorate and unseat Nick…
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Much as I am loath to link to them, Hobson's Pledge consists of these fine folk. They have been delivering their pamphlets round NZ for some time now: Peter Dunne appalled by 'racist' propaganda delivered to Wellington homes Here’s some background reading: Audrey Young: Strain…
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Law student Sarah Thomson is taking the NZ government to court over climate change. The court dates are Monday 26 June to Weds 28 June (next week). https://twitter.com/sarah_v_govt/status/875542920706707456 Thomson writes at The Spinoff about what brought her to this, The day it really hit home was…
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Bill's lies are unraveling all over the place - Bill English accused of misleading Parliament Today the Prime Minister admitted he used what he calls "imprecise language" - and it was the police who came to him about the Todd Barclay recording. Mr English was…
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According to Bill English's text message to electorate chair Stuart Davie on 21st February 2016, Glenys Dickson was given an extra payout from the Leader's fund "to avoid potential legal action." Besides English all parties knew at the time that the legal issue involved an…
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Labour Party press release. ____________________________________________________________________________ Labour will commit $100m in capital investment for public transport in Greater Christchurch, including commuter rail from Rolleston to the CBD, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. “As the rebuild progresses, there are huge opportunities for Greater Christchurch, but…
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As a somewhat lapsed catholic I feel sorry for Bill English. He must be reflecting on the content of the eighth commandment. This bans bearing false witness against thy neighbour. The colloquial phrase is lying. Maybe he did not lie about his knowledge about what…
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Meanwhile, back in the real world, https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/876982798527197184 Extreme heat affects a plane's ability to take off. Hot air is less dense than cold air, and the hotter the temperature, the more speed a plane needs to lift off. A runway might not be long enough to allow…
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