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I am a keen fan of reviewing campaigns to work out what worked. That way next time you know what to do to ensure that the country has progressive leadership. Labour's overall gain in the election was significant, up 10.7% points. But which parts of…
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As part of getting to know the way local political parties operate other than Labour, I've been to a couple of NZ First conferences as well as several Green meetings of various types. But I also tolerated decades of reluctantly turning up at many Labour…
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Before we get into it, can we please start with this reminder about what it's all about? https://twitter.com/MJWhitehead/status/911583536171311104 The election, not what we had hoped for but not an unmitigated disaster either. We've got a few weeks of limbo to see what settles out, but…
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While the election didn't get us the result we hoped for, the fact that we could even hope for a Labour Green win is remarkable - was inconceivable just 2 months ago. The mood for change was there, it just needed a spark, and the…
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An election campaign can be judged by the election night party and I have been to a few. For national elections the 2008 party was tinged with sadness, not only because Labour lost but Helen Clark decided to go. The 2011 night was worse. Labour…
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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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Regarding when we should know a result. It depends on how close it is. If it's close then the Special votes will be crucial (the Greens have been known to pick up an extra MP from the Specials for instance). Advance votes where the person…
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There are two sorts of election nights. The good sort is where you cheer and celebrate and can be satisfied that your country is in good hands for the next three years. The bad sort is where the barbarians gain or regain control of the…
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The Electoral Commission's website will be updated from 7pm. Official New Zealand election results. The 2017 General Election will be held on Saturday 23 September 2017. Preliminary election results will become available here progressively from 7:00pm on election night. Targets for release of the preliminary…
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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). And as this election day, the comments will be fully moderated as the Electoral Act limits what you can say as well. Step…
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From weka:- National do a last ditch dirty politics effort. A few hours before it becomes impossible for anyone to refute this, Tracey Watkins publishes an opinion piece, “It has been assumed NZ First will hold the balance of power if neither National or Labour…
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https://www.facebook.com/fata.tuialii/posts/1846134032066858?pnref=story
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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 …
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You can still enrol online up until midnight Friday, and then all enrolled people can vote on Saturday at a polling booth. Details here. I wrote a post about the reasons for voting Green. This one's the shorter version: https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/910290853045735424 https://twitter.com/NewsroomNZ/status/910990184103194624 https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/909269172776968193 https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/910966469428633600 https://twitter.com/Miss_Whanau/status/910043285602803713 https://twitter.com/frankthegremlin/status/910417564588687360 https://twitter.com/MattTaylor/status/906805302619652096…
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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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https://www.facebook.com/darrenwatson.nz/videos/10213704648798212/
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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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