Style over substance: no real answers
In a continuation of Key’s “style over substance” policy approach, his consultants have found him a new buzzword – “infrastructure”. “Australia’s been more […]
Nats ruin the party
Well I might be drawing a long bow there but last night’s press gallery party was the worst I’ve ever been to and […]
ODT on the Electoral Finance Bill
Here’s an article from the ODT. It’s by Simon Cunliffe, “a senior Otago Daily Times journalist”. I’m loathe to reprint it in full […]
Bush absent at Bali conference
Al Gore has just accepted his Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy for action on climate change. In his speech he’s lauded Kevin Rudd’s […]
Classic Winston
Winston Peters just stood up in the house. Everyone expected he was going to announce he’d paid back the $160k. Instead, he announced […]
What is the price of believing?
Oprah is a global brand, so when she went public with her campaign to support Barack Obama it was part of our news […]
Republican AdStravanganza
Talking Points Memo have put together a great compilation of Republican presidential candidates’ campaign ads stripped back to nothing but key lines. It’s […]
Argentina gets first elected female president
We’ve been writing about Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark (btw – yesterday was the 8th anniversary of signing Ministerial warrants for the first […]
Xmas trees & when all that glitters
It was once a matter of personal preference. Now it’s part of the sustainability story. Do you prefer the uniform shape, colour, ease […]
Dole figures at 28-year low
From the Beehive site: Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson said that in December 1999, when Labour came to power, there were 161,000 people […]
Greencabs – Toyota Prius taxi fleet
There’s a new taxi fleet servicing Wellington and (in three days time) Auckland. The vehicles are all Toyota Prius hybrids and the company, […]
Rap battle: Howard vs Rudd
Somehow I missed this when it was originally posted. In case you did too…
Petty politicking and the Xinyao tragedy
Reuters reports that the death toll from China’s Xinyao mine tragedy has now surpassed the 100 mark after 50 rescue workers were sent […]
KiwiSaver enrolments pass 300,000
I wonder if the Nats still want to bin it? Remember it was only last May that John Key told Morning Report “Oh, […]
A decade since Shipley
How remiss of us! Our pals over at Kiwiblogblog have just pointed out that we’ve just missed the 10 year anniversary since Jenny […]
Herald censors criticism
From frogblog: The New Zealand Herald has censored part of a 200 word article that the Greens were asked to submit on campaign […]
Key pledges to sack prison and parole staff
I’ve just listened to John Key’s interview on Radio Dunedin last week: powered by ODEO “I also think we need to get a […]
2007 Trans-Tasman MP rankings
So DPF’s given his predictable take on this year’s Trans-Tasman MP rankings (PDF – 150K). Now averages are one thing but more interesting […]
A chat and a cuppa
From Scoop: “Clark first in Rudd queue” Kevin Rudd has pledged to broaden relations with New Zealand after a flying visit by Helen […]
Weekend selection meetings
Two more electorates have confirmed Labour candidates. Rimutaka was on Saturday – Chris Hipkins was selected. Christchurch Central was today – Brendon Burns […]
Key Karaoke
Check out this fantastic karaoke clip from Ali Ikram on Sunrise this morning. Lyrics below: I know this song might sound like “Clocks” […]
John’s dead seal
Um, why does John Key have a picture of a dead seal on his flickr page?
From the archives: who said it?
In my work as a constituent MP, I have often been emotionally shocked at the dilemmas that some constituents get trapped in. However, […]
Do your part for sustainability
The PM has launched a new website, sustainability.govt.nz challenging citizens to commit to doing one thing to help contribute to a “sustainable nation”.
Ever wonder why people call John Key “slippery”?
Here he is being interviewed by Paul Henry on Breakfast earlier today. Key tries to slip out of answering a direct question not […]
Big Brother bringing in National’s cash?
John Hales, the secretive Australian world leader of the Exclusive Brethren (known as the Elect Vessel), met the elect faithful in Christchurch yesterday. […]
Australia ends 10-year Kyoto exile
From the Guardian: “Australia yesterday joined the fold of rich countries committed to tackling climate change by signing the Kyoto agreement to limit […]
National filibustering EFB
So it’s official: National is filibustering the Electoral Finance Bill. This really is childish, and it’s directly at odds with what Bill English […]
Personal responsibility
It seems John Key’s lack of judgment isn’t restricted to matters of policy. Twice in the last few days he’s made nasty digs […]
Candidate match game
This is very cool. USA Today’s put together a candidate match game to help voters work out which US presidential hopefuls best share […]
PopSci award winner: printed solar cells
Popular Science has recently announced its “Grand Award Winner” in the “Green” category: PowerSheet solar cells. ‘Imagine a solar panel without the panel. […]
Gap roughly unchanged in Morgan poll
From RoyMorgan.com: In the second half of November support for the New Zealand Labour Government was up 1% to 35% while support for […]
Huckabee and Obama lead Iowa
USA Today reports that Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama are the leaders for their respective parties in Iowa with the caucuses now only […]
Anti-EFB crusader calls for armed revolution
If you thought the Nazi flags and ‘Heil Helen’ signs at Saturday’s march against the Electoral Finance Bill were distasteful, take a look […]
National’s spin doesn’t stack up
National’s attempt to spin its way out of John Key’s DVD debacle doesn’t stack up. Here’s the official line: National’s campaign manager Jo […]
Rules of the game
Just had a read of Colin Espiner’s latest opinion piece. He certainly doesn’t pull any punches. Here’s what he has to say about […]