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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is providing National strategists with a rather large headache. He was elected on the basis of being Mr Fixit, he ran a policy platform that was really light and during the campaign he was relentlessly negative. He also suggested his professional…
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There will be no respite for any of us this year; it’s a politics and a society of endurance. 2023 will now be about Auckland’s recovery much as 2012 was about recovery for Christchurch. Daily travel will only recover slowly. For approximately 24 hours Auckland…
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Chris Hipkins has announced his cabinet reshuffle and there have been some dramatic changes. Here is the list showing changes in ranking. Hipkins 4 Sepuloni 4 Davis 0 Robertson -2 Woods -1 Tinetti 9 Wood 9 Verrall 11 Jackson 5 Allan 6 Nash 1 O'Connor…
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This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National. ' From Radio New Zealand: Two political polls tonight have Labour regaining lost ground against National, with leader Chris Hipkins more popular than the opposition's Chris Luxon. Both are the…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's blog Labour in the UK currently has a double-digit lead in polls ahead of the Conservatives. The Polls immediately after the Truss/Kwarteng mini budget gave Labour their biggest lead ever, with a lead of 33% over the Tories. This has…
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As Auckland slowly recovers but readies itself for further storms there is some attention being given to review Council’s response to the super storm. The initial impression, and this is held widely is that the response was sub optimal. This article by Kelly Dennett at…
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Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in Auckland, leading to evacuations, power outages, and high risk warnings of sewerage on beaches. More rain is expected overnight. People are being urged to stay home if safe, and stay off the roads. Please also check on neighbours…
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National has always claimed to be the party that is really good with the economy. This is an undeserved reputation. Historical analysis shows that the economy performs better under Labour Governments and that ordinary wages and employment rates increase at a greater rate under Labour…
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Originally Published on Nick Kelly's blog On October 25 2022 Rishi Sunak became the fifth leader of the Conservative Party since they came to power in 2010. Having lost the membership ballot in the summer, Tory MPs having seen the polls after the Mini Budget…
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National Party strategists must be worried. Because Christopher Luxon keeps displaying this innate ability to open his mouth and then insert his foot. The latest example concerns Co Governance. Luxon has this pattern of behaviour where he asks a million questions and then hints darkly…
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Another piece on the internet by a Western* scientist calling indigenous knowledge superstitious woo that should be separated from the Mighty Western Science way of knowing. Take that as a content warning either way if you are reading on. *The term Western Science refers to…
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In as perfect an example of mansplaining you could ever imagine yesterday AM host Ryan Bridge said this in response to the claims that misogyny had a large part to play in Jacinda Ardern's decision to stand down. "Some of the headlines have been ridiculous.…
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog Last week people in New Zealand and around the world were shocked to hear that Jacinda Ardern had resigned as Prime Minister. An unexpected end to her extraordinary five years in this role. Her exit, like everything else she…
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