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Daily Review 30/06/2017
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He’s baaaack
One of the worst kept secrets in Politics has now been publicly confirmed. Shane Jones, former Labour Front bencher, will stand for Parliament in this year's election in Whangarei. But not for Labour, but for New Zealand First. He was elected to Parliament in 2005…
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Employers don’t like Labour’s new employment relations package
In shocking news, it turns out that employers don't like Labour's new employment relations package. They (and the usual suspects) are running lines about a return to the 1970s: Strikes every Xmas under Labour, claims Judith Collins 'One-size-fits-all' workplace policy doesn't cut it for employers…
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The NRA declares war on reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGOQFf9VCE Not many words are required for this. Above is a video the National Rifle Association released recently (h/t Russell Brown). The sense of removal from reality is extreme. And America must be a scary place right now. Imagine if Hunting and Fishing in New…
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The MP that Clutha-Southland could have had
It's week 2 of the tape that may not have existed and that no one could have known was illegal and that English forgot until he remembered. Now it turns out that a minister may have listened to it, but not in a "ministerial capacity".…
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Open Mike 30/06/2017
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Daily Review 29/06/2017
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Labour’s new employment relations package
Announced today: Backing fair pay and conditions After nine years of National, working people’s share of the economy is falling. Less than 40 per cent of economic growth under National has gone into working people’s wages. If working people’s slice of the economy hadn’t shrunk…
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Thiel shows commitment to New Zealand by spending 12 days in it
This must be bring out your dead week. The ongoing Todd Barclay saga is such that there is almost no news that could replace it. But this particular release will I am sure will attract a lot of attention. I blogged about the grant of…
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The view from Southland
A Southland Times editorial has a pretty blunt assessment of the PM: English wasn't there for us ... In what he has done and in what he has failed to do, English has himself become a party to the deception of the public. For months…
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Manus Island operator seeking to buy and manage Housing Corporation Homes
The Government is in the process of selling Housing Corporation houses throughout the country. In Christchurch it has shortlisted applicants to buy 2,500 houses. One of the applicants is partially owned by a company involved in management of the Manus Island Detention Centre. I am…
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Open Mike 29/06/2017
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New information on Glenda Hughes?
On 20 June after Melanie Read's Newsroom interview Andrew Geddis blogged about possible obstruction of justice by a National Party Board member. That was based on new information in the Barclay case, and may be why the Police have since re-interviewed Glenys Dickson. We now…
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Daily Review 28/06/2017
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Brighter Future Delivering the Cusp of Something Special for New Zealanders
We've had the Brighter Future. We've had the Cusp of Something Special. And it seems that National's soundbite this year is Delivering for New Zealanders. No one guessed that in our sweepstakes, possibly because it's so boring. Certainly it sank without trace in the cacophony…
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National’s Dirty Politics Machine Attacks Complainant
' While Bill English has "nothing to add" except the "this just an employment dispute" lie, the National Party's Dirty Politics Machine has been fired up. Yesterday it was feeding its social media troll army a nasty talking-point to pass around in order to discredit the…
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Sarah v govt climate litigation – perspectives from court
What to Do When Your Future’s at Risk and Your Government Doesn’t Care (Huffington Post) New Zealand is the latest country to be sued for its failure to act on climate On June 8, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken observed, “I have no doubt that…
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Health professionals support legal challenge against government’s climate policy
Press release from Ora Taiao the NZ Climate and Health Council Posted by Rhys Jones 34sc on June 27, 2017 MEDIA RELEASE 27 June 2017 New Zealanders’ health is at stake in a court case challenging the government over its failure to tackle climate change.…
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Eleven questions about National, English and the Barclay affair.
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Open Mike 28/06/2017
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Daily Review 27/06/2017
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Debarclay gets sordid
Oh lord. Really? Parliament officials knew details of Barclay tapes Exclusive: Intercepted discussions in the Clutha-Southland MP's electorate office included talk of "sex and drugs", a source tells Newsroom Despite the lede it is of course a very informative piece, with details of negotiations around…
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Police have reopened the Barclay investigation
Press release Re-investigation of allegations begins Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 11:00am National News Attribute to Assistant Commissioner (Investigations) Richard Chambers: Police has commenced a re-investigation of allegations that the private communications of an individual were intercepted by Mr Todd Barclay MP. This follows assessment…
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On winning the America’s Cup
We’re winning too much. Winning is the seratonin on top of adrenalin. Winning in sport is putting on the foundation before the blusher; smooths over life’s little imperfections before you show the real highlights. We’re winning too much to be angry. Anyone who says “Fuck…
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Gower is correct – police must reopen Barclay case
The Spinoff has a great list of the contradictory and inane comments that Bill English made during the debarclay affair. It makes for pathetic reading. No wonder English is now trying, far too many days too late, to shut up about the scandal in his…
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America’s Cup win
Congratulations to Team NZ and supporters. That was a very convincing win, and a testimony to Kiwi design skills, sailing skills and tenacity. Everyone involved has a right to enjoy the victory! I found Advantage's post Why the America’s Cup is better than Rugby pretty…
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Jesse Mulligan owned Bill English on national television
I love it when people of privilege stand up and do the right thing awesomely. It started when Le Jeff did this on twitter - "This fucking country in two tweets": https://twitter.com/pmbillenglish/status/878761294181969921 https://twitter.com/whaeapower/status/878493849722564608 Which got to RNZ and TV3 host Jesse Mulligan, https://twitter.com/JesseMulligan/status/879205800526336000 Who then…
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Open Mike 27/06/2017
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Daily Review 26/06/2017
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Climate litigation NZ-style
https://twitter.com/sophiedelaluna/status/879115574248316929 Coverage from Newshub, The New Zealand Government is being sued over its climate change policy. A three-day hearing starts in the High Court at Wellington on Monday, where Hamilton law student Sarah Thomson, 26, is taking a judicial review against the minister of climate…