Open mike 02/08/2023
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Open mike 01/08/2023
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Daily review 31/07/2023
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Labours’ party list
Arrived in the email. Here is the full list of your 2023 Labour Candidates:
National’s latest policy: MOAR ROADS
National’s latest policy announcement shows that it has an unmistakable fetish for tar seal.
Open mike 31/07/2023
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A letter to Chris Hipkins
My 2c on what I think Chris Hipkins needs to do to win this year’s election.
Should We Worry About Green and Maori Party Taxes?
We need to recognise our risk to the capital flight risk of the 1%, but also recognise the benefit to the 99% of us.
Open mike 30/07/2023
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Open mike 29/07/2023
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Daily review 28/07/2023
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Should Labour take GST off fresh food?
National’s Nicola Willis has claimed that Labour will soon announce policy to take GST off fresh fruit and vegetables.
Open mike 28/07/2023
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Daily review 27/07/2023
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Moderation notes in election year
Some guidelines about current moderation.
Open mike 27/07/2023
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Greens: Labour must deliver on No New Mines
“The Green Party is disappointed tonight that the Government has voted down Eugenie Sage’s members’ bill to stop new mining on conservation land. The time is now for a government that takes conservation seriously.”
Daily review 26/07/2023
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Open mike 26/07/2023
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Daily review 25/07/2023
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Politics is indeed a blood sport
But should it be? Without acknowledging in any way its role in politicising Kiritapu Allan’s issues National has stated that politics is a blood sport.
Future Green Wins Will Be Hard
It does not mean they are not worth trying; it means they will be fights against entrenched power.
Open mike 25/07/2023
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Daily review 24/07/2023
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Allan fired
This does not help.
The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on
“No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”
With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.
Open mike 24/07/2023
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Open mike 23/07/2023
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Year of the Long Grind 2
There will be no respite for any of us this year and National has no cure for it.
Laura norda rides again
This week Labour has announced toughening up of the law dealing with 12 and 13 year olds and National has been playing politics with the shooting incident after earlier saying it was not a day to play politics.
Open mike 22/07/2023
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Daily review 21/07/2023
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Open mike 21/07/2023
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Daily review 20/07/2023
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Roger Douglas thinks Act has lost its way
Roger Douglas, who as Finance Minister under the fourth Labour Government caused major harm and the founder of the Act Party, has publicly declared that he has lost faith in the Act party and is now a swing voter.
Open mike 20/07/2023
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