Yes, A Constitution
We are mature enough to have our own leader. Own our own shit.
Late Game Bench
Last minutes of this parliamentary term and all teams are subbing out.
Kerekere quits Greens
Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election.
Open mike 06/05/2023
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Daily review 05/05/2023
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Open mike 05/05/2023
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The Future of the Monarchy
Support for the monarchy is largely based on sentimentality. Democracies are not enhanced by feudal relics performing old-fashioned ceremonies and living in castles. These quaint traditions and displays are all rather nice, and for the most part fairly benign and harmless in themselves. But to pretend that they are in any way relevant to the modern world is absurd.
Daily review 04/05/2023
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How Labour Does Less And Still Wins
Prime Minister Hipkins has put Labour on course to win a third term. Here’s how.
Open mike 04/05/2023
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Daily review 03/05/2023
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Meka Whaitiri is moving to the Maori Party
Meka Whaitiri has quit Labour and confirmed that she will stand for the Maori Party in this year’s election. She intends to stay on as an MP and sit with the Maori Party.
Fuel efficient cars and National’s tacky little culture war
Recent days have provided a further example of why Aotearoa’s response to climate change has been compromised by politics.
Open mike 03/05/2023
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Daily review 02/05/2023
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Open mike 02/05/2023
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Daily review 01/05/2023
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National keeps making shit up
National has been caught out misrepresenting official data by claiming that 19,000 nurses had left public health when they knew that the figure includes transfers between health boards and the number of employed nurses actually increased by 4,108.
Open mike 01/05/2023
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National’s weird tenancy policy announcement
This week Chris Bishop announced National’s landlord policy and made the extraordinary claim that making evictions of tenants easier was a progressive pro tenant policy.
Open mike 30/04/2023
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
Open mike 29/04/2023
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Daily review 28/04/2023
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Where Is New Zealand Extremism Going?
I’ve worked my way through two books recently, both on extremist sects, one about New Zealand groups and one about those in the United States of America. It’s startling.
Poor Regulation Is Burning This Government Down
This government has within its power the ability to alter the crippling cost of living increases we now face. If they don’t do the political job they can do with prices, they will lose power at the election.
Open mike 28/04/2023
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Daily review 27/04/2023
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Why a Capital Gains tax is necessary
With the release by David Parker of a report showing that the wealthiest New Zealanders pay tax at much less than half the rate of other Kiwis is it time to again debate the virtue of a comprehensive Capital Gains Tax.
Open mike 27/04/2023
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Daily review 26/04/2023
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Open mike 26/04/2023
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Open mike 25/04/2023
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Taihoa on AUKUS Pillar 2
Andrew Little says our government is willing to “explore” participating in AUKUS Pillar 2, but “foreign or local voices would not be a factor.” Our leaders will decide he says. I say “taihoa.”
Daily review 24/04/2023
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Debate of the Day: should farms be regulated to centre climate action and nature?
In election year, National’s farming regulations bonfire flies in the face of climate action and ecological restoration.