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The policy wonk, the ambitious change-maker, or the no-bullshit bullshitter - the contenders for National Party Prime Minister set out their stalls yesterday with John Campbell. Just like the Kaikoura quake, their pitches exposed some complex fault-lines. It'll be a long week in politics. Bill…
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Just in case the misery of 2016 was presumed to be the preserve of the bourgeoisie left like myself, or music-lovers, its misery has hit the conservative side as well with John Key's resignation. Good news. The world will be redeemed one barbecue at a…
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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. 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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I was tempted to just have an empty post, but John has of course had his achievements. There are the 3 election wins, and enduring popularity, that was only now starting to decline (only 36%!). But what he's done with that popularity, that mandate, for…
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Life must be tough as a Nat MP. Key has been so dominant for so long that they have become invisible. The only ones we ever hear about are the ones who screw up. But now, for a one glorious week, Nat MPs are somewhat…
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One day on and the repercussions of John Key's resignation are already being felt. You get the feeling that the reverberations are deep and I suspect that National's caucus is a seething backstabbing mess of ambition as various MPs jockey for position and backbench MPs…
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Key is has long craved a "historic" 4th term. From 2014 - John Key keen for fourth term as PM Prime Minister John Key says he would be "quite keen" for a fourth term as Prime Minister, but he's afraid that saying so will "jinx"…
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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. 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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With John Key's resignation only hours old the question will be who will take over as National leader? The timing is interesting. Nominations for Helensville's candidate slot are no doubt open and Key had a limited time to indicate what he will do. I thought…
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John Key has announced that he will be standing down as Prime Minister from December 12, 2016. May the National Caucus civil war begin ...
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John Key has this really infuriating habit of talking all around an issue, offering a number of contradictory predictions and then claiming he was right when one of those predictions actually occurs. A quick trip down memory lane about his comments concerning the Mt Roskill by-election…
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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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Just a little bit of humour. (For those unfamiliar with the image here's the full effect.) https://twitter.com/AndrewLittleMP/status/804805244286746624
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This recent article in the Herald really made me think about the mainstream media and its values. The article was superficially apolitical but it celebrated lots of very staunch National people and rich people and people why are really pretty or who throw really good parties. The…
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Bernard Hickey is essential reading. Particularly so as one of the precious few commentators who is prepared to call Key on his bullshit, as he does today in The Herald: Bernard Hickey: Show us the money, John So which Treasury forecasts should we rely on,…
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The following is a Guest Post from Robert Guyton and is part of a series appearing over 12 Sundays. Other parts can be seen here. Robert is a sustainability pioneer who along with his family grows the oldest food forest in NZ. A long time organic gardener, permaculturist and heritage orchardist,…
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Update: As of 11am not a single story on Mt Roskill appears on the online front pages of either The Herald or Stuff. What a surprise! The Mt Roskill by election was a huge win for Michael Wood, for Andrew Little, and for Labour. Here's…
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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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An editorial in The Press almost nails the failed state housing sell-off: Editorial: state house sales a failed scheme The Government's sell-off of state housing has not exactly been a runaway success so far. A plan to "diversify" community housing ownership by ensuring at least…
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Notice a lot of opinion pieces (etc) putting the boot in to Labour lately? Duncan Garner's effort yesterday was a confused mess. Apparently it is a bad thing that the caucus is unified and there is no leadership challenge. Anyway, the piece has been discussed…
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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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Mt Roskill by election results should start to trickle in at about 8 or so. The already voted result which should come through at 8:15 pm.
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The father of the youngest victim of Pike River was barred from visiting his son's grave, on his son's birthday - just one day before the Pike River anniversary. Today he tried again. From Checkpoint tonight: https://youtu.be/cv1H6Yi_jBs
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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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Military institutions have to live in the real world. They are full of practical people. They assess risk. The military assessment of climate change then, should carry some weight: Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says military Unchecked global warming is greatest threat to…
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According some Legget guy that no one has ever heard of, Labour is moving "too far to the left". Andrew Little responds: https://twitter.com/NewshubPolitics/status/804192749897465856 The kind of unguarded human moment that we seldom see from our politicians. And before the debate starts, I think it's perfectly…
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