Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30
Labour leadership contender Grant Robertson will be joining us here at The Standard live on Sunday around 7:30pm for a chat.
The future of work, income
Automation is changing everything – faster than we think…
The exciting sexy selloff of our State housing
Paula Bennett thinks that selling off much of the country’s housing stock is exciting and sexy and that the market and a group of charities will be able to resolve the country’s housing issues.
EEO Commissioner blasts employment law changes
Workers have lost the statutory right to meal breaks and smokos. Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner Jackie Blue – who happens to be an ex Nat MP – pulls no punches in setting out the consequences.
Open mike 01/11/2014
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Labour leadership events this weekend
Meet the candidates.
NRT: Long past time
How long has it been since homosexuality as a crime was removed from the the law books? It passed into law on the 8th of August 1986. The government is finally considering wiping past convictions under the strange previous laws. It is an action that is more than 18 years overdue.
Weekend social 31/10/2014
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no […]
No wonder Key wouldn’t say who Rawshark was!
Another contender for John Key to confirm or deny the identity of…
“As authorities close in, I think it’s time to admit I’ve been harbouring Rawshark for 5 months now.”
Leadership carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!
Last night I attended the Dunedin meeting of the Labour leadership traveling roadshow. Carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!
Open mike 31/10/2014
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Time for a real Police Tribunal?
Yesterday the “Independent” Police Conduct Authority released its report into the conduct of Police during the 2012 mass arrest of students at the “Blockade the Budget” protest. In the “About the Authority” section near the bottom the document claims that the IPCA is similar to a court
Lowly science
I’m sure it’s true, but…
Meet the Candidates.
For those interested, a pre-hustings catch up with Labour Party leader contenders in Dunedin today.
Key’s “high ethical standards”
Key’s “high ethical standards” were on display in Parliament again yesterday. So many questions. (And a bonus note – apparently Key knows the identity of Rawshark.)
Nanaia Mahuta – live Q&A
A statement from Nanaia Mahuta concerning the Labour Leadership contest. She should be available to answer questions this afternoon between 2 pm and 3 pm.
Leadership Election: Candidates Start Painting Themselves Into Corners
InsideOut has a look at the current state of the labour leadership campaigns. Predictably they plump down on the side of a particular candidate. But they do point to various issues with all of the campaigns.
Open mike 30/10/2014
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Meet Nanaia and Andrew in West Auckland this weekend
Labour West are hosting an event this weekend where you can meet two of the Labour leadership candidates.
Roast busters – not prosecuted?
Dairy Workers back Andrew Little
The Dairy Workers Union has officially endorsed Andrew Little’s bid for the Labour leadership.
ImperatorFish: There appears to be an off button
Scott wonders how we can get around the wonder of whether John Key is currently Prime Minister
There is no child poverty in New Zealand
A recently published UNICEF report on levels of child poverty amongst developed economies suggests that despite our rockstar economy and our brighter future child poverty levels in New Zealand have stagnated since 2008 while in Australia meaningful changes have been made.
Bat Bean Beam: Dirty journalism
Giovanni Tiso on Bat Bean Beam is pulling at the threads of the connections between National’s dirty politics and journalism.
Distractify
While shepherding through horrendous housing changes and removing workers’ rights – and hiding from Dirty Politics – John Key needs a big “look over there!”
Open mike 29/10/2014
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Slater sued
Radio NZ has a post up “Tribunal hears blogger privacy case”. A prosecution of Cameron Slater under the Privacy Act for breaching Matthew Blomfields privacy. I suspect that over the next 3-4 days Slater will ponce around acting out courtroom fantasies that have little to do with the law. And will probably get hammered. Good. (Updated)
NRT: Cronyism in Christchurch II
Back in August, National announced they were handing a $284 million contract to build a new convention centre in Christchurch to a consortium which included the Speaker’s brother. From the outside, it looks like cronyism, if not outright corruption…
Emmerson – The bloodsucker’s treat
Questions for the candidates
The live Q&A sessions have been great, but we would like to put some written questions to each of the Labour leadership candidates, so that more detailed answers can be compared. Suggestions please…
National losing the middle?
In its first term, National was very careful to be incremental – Key hung to the middle, chipping away carefully at workers’ rights […]
Open mike 28/10/2014
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All Things Being Equal…
Assuming that all four contenders for leadership of Labour are equally worthy, there is a defining factor that ought to be considered…vulnerability to attack.
Save our tea breaks
Labour hopes to collect signatures for this petition over Labour Weekend…
Labour day – thank a unionist
Today is a day to celebrate the rights hard won by workers and unions, past and present. There’s a reason it’s called “Labour Day” not “Free Market Day”…
Open mike 27/10/2014
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