Daily Review 13/02/2017
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Watch Bill English lying through his teeth on housing
English is a less convincing liar than Key.
Panama Papers – Mossack Fonseca founders arrested
In the story that keeps rolling on, Mossack Fonseca founders arrested for money laundering.
First major party leader in 15 years to not speak at Big Gay Out
Open Mike 13/02/2017
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Greg O’Connor selected for Ōhāriu
The former Police Association president has been confirmed as a Labour’s candidate for Wellington’s Ōhāriu electorate.
Russia’s ‘traditional family values’
Constructive and positive ‘conservative’ organisations everywhere should be outraged at the way the use of ‘traditional family values’ gets corrupted, and they should be doing more to speak out against it.
Bloomberg warns world of New Zealand’s toxic trusts
Bloomberg magazine has highlighted how foreign trusts are damaging New Zealand’s reputation and are being used for criminal activity.
Open Mike 12/02/2017
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Deborah Russell for New Lynn
Senior Lecturer and tax law expert Deborah Russell has won the Labour selection for New Lynn – congratulations! You’re going to make a fantastic MP! Also Paul Eagle selected for Rongotai.
New Zealand Second?
Herald documentary: Under The Bridge
If you didn’t catch up with this in The Herald this week – Under The Bridge – you should take a look now. An excellent piece of long-form journalism.
Greenpeace on braided rivers and govt-funded pollution
Clean, green farming is much better for our rivers, our land and our international reputation.
Open Mike 11/02/2017
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Daily Review 10/02/2017
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Trump handed his own arse by appeals court
The stay on Trump’s Muslim Ban is upheld. He took it about as well as you would expect.
Heroes
All the “nobody” people.
Support party exposes National’s lie – government in disarray!
With this vicious infighting exposed the government is clearly in total disarray.
Key gives up on us, keeps International Democratic Union.
The Herald informs us that Key is going on the speaking circuit and will go back into finance (not that he ever left). Like John Howard before him, he also intends to carry on chairing the International Democratic Union of right-wing parties. Not a surprise.
Conservation matters
The government is stealing from us again so Forest and Bird are stepping up.
Open Mike 10/02/2017
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Prof John Quiggin – After Reform, What Comes Next?
University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin, author of Zombie Economics, will speak on this topic for the Fabian Society in Wellington on Monday 13th and Auckland Thursday 16th of this month. All welcome, details and registration inside. Will be interesting.
Daily Review 09/02/2017
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Poto Williams’ statement after meeting with Willie Jackson
“Reducing our shocking rates of sexual and domestic violence is something I am passionate about and I am proud to be Labour’s spokesperson on these issues. It’s one of the reasons I want to change the Government and I am totally focused on helping win this election for Labour.”
Help Save the Riverton Environment Centre
Down South good things have been happening, and now they need a hand to keep their building.
Michael Wood’s maiden statement
Having soundly thrashed National in the Mount Roskill by election, new MP Michael Wood made his maiden statement to Parliament yesterday.
Sad
Ad wonders how left wing Trump supporters are now feeling.
The dynamic of vindictive winners
If you can’t punish the Liberal power-holders in society directly, what do you do?
Rogue MP publicly disagrees with leader – party in disarray!
With these deep divisions exposed the party is clearly in total disarray.
Open Mike 09/02/2017
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Daily Review 08/02/2017
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29 lives lost. No justice for their families.
Solid Energy trucks have refused to cross the picket line at Pike River this morning after the families set up effigies of their dead men.
Salvation Army report – NZ “Off the Track”
“The absence of any meaningful progress in reducing child poverty rates over the past decade—and the lack of interest by Government in using welfare and income support programmes to do so—points to wilful indifference toward the long-term personal and social impacts of this avoidable harm.”
Medicinal Cannabis law reform
The Government is finally moving to adopt Labour policy and loosen requirements for the use of medicinal cannabis.
“We’ve got the vibe, they’ve got the shivers”
Green Party co-leader James Shaw’s 2017 Parliamentary Commencement Speech
Open Mike 08/02/2017
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