John Key and January 1
John Key’s just admitted the election campaign has already begun, adding further weight to the argument that electoral law needs updating to reflect […]
Ambition doesn’t cut it
Wow, so that’s John Key’s announcement: he’s ambitious. I know I said he’d be short on substance, but maybe that was giving him […]
Key’s special announcement
John Key has now been leader of the National Party for a year. But while his salesman’s smile and general novelty factor have […]
Counter-protester slaps down right-wing nutjobs
Just came across this video on YouTube from last week’s rally in Wellington against the Electoral Finance Bill. This clip has one of […]
Labor set to win in Australia
After 11 years of conservative rule, it looks like Kevin Rudd has led the Australian Labour Party to victory in Australia’s elections. All […]
Ramshackle PR fiasco
It’s a bit late, but a reader who was at yesterday’s anti-EFB march has mailed us through some pics from the rally. As […]
Libs’ dirty tricks in Oz
The husband of retiring Liberal MP Jackie Kelly and a state Liberal official have been caught distributing fake pamphlets in Western Sydney. The bogus […]
Giving thanks for turducken
We at The Standard would like to wish our US counterparts a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. Of course we’d hate to think that […]
Family fist
The Dom reports that “A father who spanked his eight-year-old son… for misbehaving… is one of the first to be convicted of assault […]
Just in: photo from David Farrar’s march
From Kiwiblog: Okay just got back from the march. Didn’t quite go as I envisioned. You see while I have promoted the march […]
Which was it David- anonymous donation or trust?
The Hysteria- with a capital H- over at Kiwiblog around the Electoral Finance Bill has been mystifying for many of us in blogland. […]
Roy Morgan poll
There’s a new new Roy Morgan poll out and it’s not good news for Labour. Gary Morgan says: “The recent plunge in support […]
Fozzie Bear: John Key’s secret fursona
From Boing Boing: Furries get no respect. Usually, when you hear about people who dress up like life-sized stuffed animals, it’s in the […]
Miro: free, opensource video platform
Miro – a free, opensource video platform has recently been released. It’s a piece of software that allows you to download, manage, and […]
Labour’s website: too smart for its own good?
Someone just sent me this blog readability test. It cl/aims to tell you what level of education is required to read your blog/website/myspace […]
Free Speech Coalition – defending their right to hide
The reason for National Party Kiwiblogger David Farrar’s obsession with megaphones is now clear. It’s about electioneering speech, and the logic goes like […]
Pascal’s Wager on climate change
Fortunately we have a government that’s prepared to act on climate change rather than gamble with the future. Nevertheless here’s an interesting take […]
Electoral Finance Bill changes welcomed
Stuff reports that “Key non-political critics have welcomed changes to the Government’s electoral finance reforms.” Both the Human Rights Commission and Coalition for […]
Electoral Finance – Apoplexy at Kiwiblog
Now we know why Kiwiblog wants the Electoral Finance Bill killed – it could cost Farrar money! Kiwiblog “has some significant advertising lined […]
Electoral Finance Bill back from committee
The Electoral Finance Bill is back from Select Committee and can be downloaded here [PDF, 500k]. It’s huge and will take a bit […]
More hypocrisy from National
It’s interesting to see National is attacking Peter Davis, the PM’s husband, over a letter he wrote to the NZ Herald about the […]
Granny’s blue woolly slippers
Granny’s campaign against the Electoral Finance Bill started with a bang and ended with a whimper. On Monday there was a banner headline […]
Fairfax poll
The Dom Post reports that: National’s support slid from 50 to 45 per cent in a Fairfax Media-Nielsen poll released today. Labour jumped […]
Party like it’s 1999
If we needed any more reason not to let National take us back to the 90s, I think this might be it. Via […]
Tell the panel Don & I am not a liar
Spotted yesterday in the Westin Hotel in Auckland’s Viaduct Basin by our orbiting surveillance satellite & Don Brash in a job interview line. […]
Pretend polling
Dodgy online polls seem to be becoming a staple of political reporting here in New Zealand. The story earlier this week on poll […]
Looking for: whatever he can get
In perhaps his strongest signal yet to potential coalition partners, John Key has set his Facebook ‘Looking for’ status to “Whatever I can […]
Lawson not bonkers
Esteemed Tory Brit-econ-pop-enviro-guru Nigel Lawson, Lord of Blaby, dad of Nigella, is not bonkers. Lord Blaby (Ed: shurely not? Wot? It is true?), […]
Prats in the Nats on China’s miners
How’s this for small-minded prejudice from National Party backbencher Kate Wilkinson in a press release today complaining about the $84,000 dollars for a […]
Headline of the Day
Paris Hilton doesn’t help drunk elephants I haven’t read the article yet, and I don’t think I will. With a headline like that […]
Granny gulled by National and Brethren spin
Granny Herald wants to run a campaign against the Electoral Finance Bill when it doesn’t understand the Electoral Act. Worse, because it doesn’t […]
Roundtable shirks science, embraces aristocrat
The Business Roundtable has invited Nigel Lawson, British Chancellor of the Exchequer under Thatcher, to speak to them on climate change. Inevitably, Lawson […]
Granny’s wail
Today the New Zealand Herald’s waning tantrum over the Electoral Finance Bill has been relegated to Page 5. Perhaps Granny has paused, had […]
Landslide sliding away
The Roy Morgan poll results have been included in the latest rolling poll from Molesworth and Featherston and shows that National – despite […]
Hollow man beachtowel
Make your National MP’s holiday season with one of these fantastic towels. Currently out of stock but don’t doubt for a minute that […]
Google Australia launches election tools
Google’s launched some great new online tools for the Australian election. Check out: www.google.com.au/election2007 where you’ll find Google maps called maplets, with electorate […]