Horizon poll shows 10% shift from Nat to Labour
Take it with a bag of salt, but it certainly isn’t bad news for Labour.
Shameful poverty – why we must elect a Labour led government
Two excellent but very disturbing pieces in The Herald yesterday. This crisis in poverty, housing and health is a national disgrace. It is why we desperately need to elect a Labour led government in September.
Rachel Smalley stop telling lies about Labour
I know I shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, but this piece by Rachel Smalley is full of lies about Labour. We deserve better journalism than this.
Open Mike 31/08/2017
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Daily Review 30/08/2017
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Scottish Labour. On the Cusp?
Liberals depart and Liberals tank.
Is Justice Binnie vindicated by the Teina Pora decision?
What we can learn about Collins, Adams and the national Cabinet from Teina Pora’s Judicial review win.
“All I can do … is tell the Truth”
“Our integrity and our role as Ministers in holding confidential information is absolutely pivotal to our role” Bennett 2017
Vote for NZ Labour if…
- You want a TPP Agreement.
Dear Winston.
How many of these did you receive over your 7 years of over-payments?
Mike Hosking feels used and wants to take a shower
Mike Hosking is decrying National’s cynical election campaign and release of its paid parental leave policy and claims that it is nothing more than a corrupt retail exchange.
Real video from National’s campaign launch
The Standard has received real video from National’s campaign launch
How to vote from anywhere
The Greens have produced a video on what you need to do to vote internationally.
No one can have any confidence in a Nat NZF coalition
Peters is enraged by the presumed Nat hit on him over super. Earlier he was calling on Bill English to resign over the Barclay scandal. Given these conflicts, no one can have any confidence in a post-election Nat NZF coalition. They hate each other.
English coverup of Barclay scandal gets worse
New documents released under the OIA show that Bill English fought hide his involvement with the Todd Barclay scandal from media and the public. Coverups and lies, English is unfit for office.
Open Mike 30/08/2017
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Public Event in Christchurch
Thursday August 31 Cardboard Cathedral at 7pm Meteria Turei speaks about the importance of addressing poverty, for all of us. See you […]
Daily Review 29/08/2017
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Caption competition
National announces free house for everyone!
Effective 2020. Terms & Conditions apply. House may or may not resemble the one pictured. Must prove you voted National in Election […]
National does u turn on paid parental leave
National has announced a policy of increasing paid parental leave after complaining last year that it was unaffordable.
Labour announce affordable tertiary education
As the Nats stand exposed in another apparent dirty politics hit, Labour gets on with the job of winning the election. Jacinda Ardern today announced new policy: Making tertiary education and training affordable for all.
Tourism and Conservation Fund policy from Labour
Labour has announced a Tourism and Infrastructure fund policy which will raise funds for conservation and infrastructure.
National is telling fibs on housing
During the weekend one of National’s rising stars Amy Adams debates housing with Labour’s Phil Twyford. Adams was supremely confident but the data she relied on appears to have problems …
National’s political hit job on Winston Peters
The hit job that has just been performed on Winston Peters is a sign of how desperate National is to divert attention from Jacindamania. But I suspect the attempt will backfire.
Review: Loading Docs
These three-minute documentaries focus on ‘diversity’, which is probably not a bad thing to ponder in the run up to an election.
Open Mike 29/08/2017
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Daily Review 28/08/2017
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Blue Dragons
Mark Jennings: ‘A hundred or so young Chinese wearing blue T-shirts with “Blue dragons” written on the front marched in to the stadium in a highly-organised fashion. I randomly asked two of them why they had come. They seemed to find the question confusing but told me they were overseas students.’
WINZ and Super Scandals
Here’s the scandal.
Bomber Bradbury wins privacy complaint against Police
Bomber Bradbury has succeeded in getting the Privacy Commissioner to rule that Police accessing his bank records without a search warrant was illegal.
Labour’s Christchurch policy
More new policy from Labour yesterday on Christchurch. Giving locals a say in the decision making process – what a radical new idea!
Peters in super trouble
Newsroom and Newshub have broken a story about Winston Peters receiving, for the last 7 years, a single person’s super payment that he was not entitled to because he was living with an (undeclared) other person. Peters denies this but has already payed back the excess from an “innocent mistake”.
Open Mike 28/08/2017
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Nats double down on failed national standards policy
The centerpiece of National’s campaign launch was an education package that doubles down on the demonstrably failed national standards policy. Out of ideas.
Middle East Changes
If there is a change of Government what should Labour do about requests for military assistance in the Middle East?