Open mike 23/09/2023
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Daily review 22/09/2023
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Open mike 22/09/2023
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Daily review 21/09/2023
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TVNZ concludes that Luxon’s pants may have been on fire
Fact checking by TVNZ has determined that much of what Christopher Luxon said in the recent leader’s debate was not true.
There is no recession in New Zealand
The growth figures are up and National operatives will be in despair. Not only did the economy grow considerably faster than anticipated in the last quarter at 0.9% but the previous quarter’s figure has been resolved from -0.1% to 0%.
NZ Election: National’s tax policy
A year ago this month, the Liz Truss/Kwasi Kwarteng mini-budget destroyed once and for all the myth that the Tories are better at managing the economy. The New Zealand National Party could not even wait until they were in government to prove the same applies to them.
Open mike 21/09/2023
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Daily review 20/09/2023
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Seymour’s bad faith Treaty policy
ACT’s proposal to put the potential meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi up for popular vote in a referendum is absurd dog whistling of the worst sort.
Understanding the New Zealand General Election 2023: Historical trends and perspectives.
From the outside, the New Zealand 2023 General Election seems both lacklustre and slightly strange. The Labour Government, having won a huge majority in 2020 is now fighting for its political life. Yet National, the main centre-right opposition party is still on average polling significantly worse now than they were when it lost power in 2017.
Open mike 20/09/2023
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The great debate
Who will win tonight’s debate? Will Christopher Luxon release his foreigner land purchase tax calculations spreadsheet? Will Chris Hipkins talk about sausage rolls?
Stay tuned …
Daily review 19/09/2023
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Open mike 19/09/2023
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Daily review 18/09/2023
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Cookers of the world unite
Ryan Hamilton, National’s Hamilton East candidate, has had social media released suggesting that he is against flouridation of water, opposed covid mandates and thinks that covid death numbers were inflated, is vehemently opposed to cycleways and thinks that poor people only drink Raro.
Labour’s Women’s Manifesto
“A re-elected Labour Government will continue its proud tradition of advancing women’s health, employment, and legal rights Spokesperson for Women Jan Tinetti said.”
Open mike 18/09/2023
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Open mike 17/09/2023
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My Way or the Huawei
I like my Huawei phone. I’m looking forward to the new Mate 60Pro. It’s launch means the US-led sanctions aiming to crush Huawei, with New Zealand as a fast follower, have completely failed to set back Chinese technology.
Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights
“Worker’s rights are under threat this election as Christopher Luxon and David Seymour eye up a smorgasbord of cuts,” Labour Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety Carmel Sepuloni said.
“Only a Labour government will safeguard fair pay agreements, where applications are currently progressing to improve pay and conditions for bus drivers, hospitality staff, early childhood teachers, port workers, cleaners and security guards.”
Green Party confirms plan for five weeks annual leave
“Everyone should be able to spend quality time with their whānau and friends”
Where are National’s costings?
Despite repeated analysis that its policies do not add up National is refusing to release the costings behind its policies.
Open mike 16/09/2023
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Daily review 15/09/2023
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Open mike 15/09/2023
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Last night’s ASB Finance Debate (updated)
Jack Tame hosts the debate between Labour’s Finance Minister and Finance Spokespersons from the Greens, NZ First, National and Act.
Daily review 14/09/2023
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National’s enormous tax hole problem
Independent economists have calculated that there is a half a billion dollar hole in National’s foreigner land purchase tax policy.
Open mike 14/09/2023
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Daily review 13/09/2023
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Predatory delay on climate action by Fonterra, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers
A damning report from Russel Norman on how the agricultural industry blocked climate action for the past two decades.
National is devastated as PREFU is better than expected
National has reached new levels of excessive hyperbole in response to the PREFU release which was better than expected.
Open mike 13/09/2023
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Daily review 12/09/2023
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