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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Daily review 19/07/2023
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Potholes damned potholes and National Party statistics
National underlined its complete lack of intellectual grunt and its fascination with passing anxieties as well as its intent to forget what it did by recently releasing a pothole policy.
Open mike 19/07/2023
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Daily review 18/07/2023
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Hoki Whenua Mai/Landback
The term landback appears to induce anxiety in some people, but whether one agrees with the details or not, there’s nothing in this Green Party policy to be afraid of.
Open mike 18/07/2023
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Daily review 17/07/2023
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Is Manasseh Sogovare Ungrateful, Greedy, or Just Playing Us All?
The Solomon Islands signed an agreement with China on law enforcement and security matters suggests that New Zealand should review the decades of support given to the Solomon Island Government.
Open mike 17/07/2023
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Open mike 16/07/2023
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Open mike 15/07/2023
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Daily review 14/07/2023
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Why a change of Government would be a bad thing – school lunches
Act has declared its class prejudice by advocating for the cancellation of the free lunch in schools programme even though the benefits are clear and recognised and the programme helps poor kids’ nutrition and education.
Open mike 14/07/2023
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Daily review 13/07/2023
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How Hipkins Can Still Win
Hipkins being himself is his election-winning attribute.
Open mike 13/07/2023
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Hipkins’ tax gamble
Chris Hipkins today stated that for any future Government he leads after the next election there will be no wealth or capital gains tax implemented. End of story.
Daily review 12/07/2023
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Open mike 12/07/2023
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Daily review 11/07/2023
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