One of these things is not like the other IX
One of these things is not like the other, One of these things is not quite the same… Can you guess which one […]
Open mike 08/11/09
Topics of interest, announcements, general discussion. The usual rules apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Over to you…
Hide slammed for telling the truth on Key
Some pretty damning pieces on on Hide today from John Armstrong, Tracy Watkins, and Fran O’Sullivan. They compare him to Winston Peters and […]
We are New Zealand
Hattip: tumeke
Guilty until proven innocent
We are continuing our chilling progress towards a surveillance state. The Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 is another brick in the wall. Apparently […]
The Good Oil: Blast the Right
God knows you’ll never hear this sort of stuff from the transnational corporate duopolies that are our erstwhile msm, so many thanks to […]
Hone to leave Maori Party?
The Dom Post reports that Hone Harawira is considering leaving the Maori Party. Hone told the Dom this before Hone’s offensive email hit […]
Unbridled power
The government and the Police are spinning all the new security measures as a national security matter and a crack-down ONLY on the […]
Oh Dear. Buster Perky hits the canvass again
Hypocrisy is such a difficult tag to shake in NZ politics. After blowing $50,000 of tax payer money on a trip with his […]
Open mike 07/11/09
Topics of interest, announcements, general discussion. The usual rules apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Over to you…
OIA docs confirm English wrote propaganda ad script
Documents that the government was forced to release under the Official Information Act reveal that Bill English exercised extensive control and sign-off over […]
Act as we say, not as we do
Banks’ leadership takes battering
Fresh from pulling the pin (then blaming others) on a Queen’s Wharf redesign competition he himself conceived, led and championed, Remuera mayor John […]
Climate Change: Looney Tunes from Lord Monckton
Rob Salmond In attempting to cover for DPF’s embarrassing disaster of a post on climate change, in his comments section some prominent right wingers […]
Government MPs’ travel woes
Not content with living in a fantasy world, Rodney Hide had to spend taxpayer money to visit Disney World as well. OK, actually […]
A tale of two Johns
We were offered two very different views of John Key PM yesterday. The first by a pair of love-struck journalists. We’ll start with […]
Over-promise, under-deliver
If there’s been a motto of this government, it’s the one above. We’ve been promised the world – tax cuts, better public services, […]
The myth of upward mobility
Yesterday, we looked at what a vastly unfair and unequal system capitalism is. The control of the fruits of production by the few […]
Hide shoots the messenger
Hide says his comment that Key “doesn’t do anything” was “taken out of context” by the reporter. It’s a direct attack on van Beyan’s […]
Open mike 06/11/09
Topics of interest, announcements, general discussion. The usual rules apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Over to you…
Herald scathing of Tolley
The Herald was just about as damning as they get of National on Tuesday, with Claire Trevett’s piece on Anne Tolley. Of course, […]
Rodney Hide caught in a lie
Interesting comment from ‘gobsmacked’ on Rodney Hide’s statement that John Key “doesn’t do anything” and how he as a minister can ram pretty […]
Why National really hates proportional electoral systems
These data, taken from the Elections NZ site, show election results since National’s inception up until the last First Past the Post (FPP) […]
16,000 more jobs lost
The number of employed people fell from 2,170,000 to 2,154,000 in the three months to September*. There are 54,000 fewer people in jobs […]
Key is weak
Let me start by saying I understand that Key is loved for his laid-back common touch, I don’t think it makes for good […]
Is this as good as it gets?
Most of the wealth in New Zealand is owned by a tiny fraction of the people because our political/economic system makes it that […]
Chilling
The Search and Surveillance Bill is making its way though the bowels of the government law making process. This is a terrible law, […]
Key “doesn’t do anything” – Hide
It took a few cocktails to loosen Bill English’s tongue when he thought he was among friends. Rodney Hide just needed his coco […]
NZ’s capitalists dream of absolute power
From Stuff: “Richlister Alan Gibbs will host former National Party leader Don Brash and ACT founder Sir Roger Douglas to discuss what they […]
Open mike 05/11/09
Topics of interest, announcements, general discussion. The usual rules apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Over to you…
Maybe not very social, but definitely networking
And so my nomination for the 2009 Best Named Site Award goes to a fan club for our beloved Mayor of Whanganui Mr […]
New Generation Labour
From Phil Twyford over at Red Alert on pig farming. This is Red Alert’s first video blog. Twyford manages to impress me on […]
Key & English lose us $21mil in 3 months
Back in February, former currency speculator John Key and former Treasury adviser Bill English started talking about suspending contributions to the Cullen Fund, […]
Bomber’s War on News
If you didn’t take my last hint to keep watching this, here’s your chance to catch up. I think it’s genuinely good. It’s […]
Preserving your stake in NZ
As Marty G has pointed out Bill English is looking into killing the tax advantages for investing in housing. Good. But it’s not […]
Closed for tax evasion
I see the BNZ’s got itself a new PR campaign: On 4 November, most BNZ people will be working on projects around New […]