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MMP Mark II*
Deep stuff, elections, electoral commission, electoral systems, Maori seats, MMP, Parliament, political alternatives, political parties, Politics, uncategorizedWhat beats MMP? Open-list proportional representation with a low threshold would be a good option.
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The future of Capitalism
2019 has been a remarkable year for those wanting social, economic, and environmental renewal. The level of protest remains high, the idealism as […]
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Listening to left wing dissent
What stands out for me are the voices of the people who are saying actually, there were solid reasons for abandoning Labour, this is why I did. There’s something important here about really listening to dissent and being willing to engage with views that don’t make sense in the context of our own personal ideologies.
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Disarming New Zealand
what are the connections between armed police patrols, gendered violence, and a gun lobby protest outside a school?
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Protecting democracy
We need to normalise a political culture based on real relationships, where people can work through their beliefs and thinking about how they want society to be without being constantly bombarded with information and processes that are deeply anti-human.
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Submissions to upgrade Ihumātao Ōtuataua Stonefields heritage listing
Pania Newton and the Protect Ihumātao Team are asking New Zealanders to submit to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga using this process. Submissions close 4pm Friday.
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People vs Oil: activists are occupying the OMV support vessel
“That feeling when you’re so fkn over @omv fuelling the #climatecrisis and risking the lives of millions of people that you board their oil rig support vessel to delay their drilling operations” -
National’s solution to poverty – make people even poorer
National MP Jo Hayes has advocated for the reduction of poverty levels by making poor people even poorer.
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Remembering the 5th of November and Parihaka
“For Taranaki Māori, 5 November 1881 is known as ‘Te Rā o te Pāhua’ or ‘The Day of Plunder’.”
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National attacks Labour for not cleaning up National’s mental health crisis quickly enough
National has complained that the Government is not fixing up the problems with the Mental Health system created by National quickly enough.
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Te Whare Pounamu – Are Children Really Safe?
Abuse of power, child abuse, child welfare, culture, domestic violence, Ethics, Media, news, Social issues, violence against womenHow seriously do Women’s Refuge, the Ministry of Social Development and Te Whare Pounamu management take child abuse concerns? This requires greater scrutiny.
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Te Whare Pounamu #1
When an organisation that exists to help abused people, itself abuses people, I suspect many people will have a lot to say. Here’s my initial take.
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Fertile land is priceless
As Labour moves to protect prime food growing land around our cities, we should be having a wider discussion about food security in New Zealand.
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Arnhem Land and Ihumātao
A Recent High Court decision in Australia suggests that protection of indigenous land rights may be better than we think.
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Can the Greens rise like the liberal democrats?
climate change, Environment, farming, greens, james shaw, sustainability, uk politics, uncategorizedOnly 6 months ago the UK Liberal Democrat party was at a real low, with their leader resigning and the polls about 7%: same as the last five years. Fast forward five months from that and they are ready to become a major opposition party of opposition. Can the Greens do the same?
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The unbelievable lightness of Simon Bridges
jacinda ardern, labour, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit upSimon Bridges has insulted women and Tokelauans at the same time with a thinly veiled attack on Jacinda Ardern.
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Ihumātao
The background to the Ihumatao dispute is complex and problematic and resolving it may require the Government to review issues relating to privately held land and treaty claims.
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A Good Week for Conservation
Three big, bold moves for conserving nature and expanding our awareness of it were announced inn the last week. All of them led by Minister Eugenie Sage.
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Religion and the threshold
national, political alternatives, political parties, Politics, same old national, Social issues, uncategorizedIt has been pretty boring watching the coverage of religious conservatives trying to present a meaningful political presence for the next election. Haven’t the NZ Herald’s puff piece journalists ever read about the history of religious parties in this “no religion” state? They’re fractional parties incapable of getting to 5% without assistance, and they don’t grow the vote for the right.
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The hard change of forestry
climate change, Conservation, Economy, employment, Environment, ETS, farming, farming, global warming, health and safety, nz first, Politics, quality of life, Shane Jones, sustainability, unemployment, workers' rightsForestry is forcing an important tilting point between mitigating climate change and land use, and it’s going to affect the viability of some North Island towns.
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Kiwi Cultural Cringe is Alive and Well
Christchurch Attack, climate change, colonialism, culture, Deep stuff, Economy, Environment, exports, heritage, identity, jacinda ardern, leadership, overseas investment, tourism, tradeNew Zealand is too small for high-achievers and star-performers and does not offer enough challenges and rewards.
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Nat MP Nuk Karako Quits
Nat List MP Nuk Karako has unexpectedly announced his retirement, effective next month.
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The Green Party on the Mosque murders
Recent criticism of Marama Davidson and Golriz Ghahraman over their drawing links between racism and the Mosque murders is misplaced.
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WTF Free Speech coalition?
censorship, Christchurch Attack, Deep stuff, don brash, internet, interweb, Politics, Propaganda, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upThe Free Speech coalition has attacked the Chief Censor’s decision to rule the Christchurch Mosque killer’s manifesto as objectionable as an attack on free speech. But the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has characterised the Censor’s decision as being entirely conventional.
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The tax debate – Dogwhistle time
capital gains, grant robertson, jacinda ardern, labour, making shit up, national, nick smith, nz first, racism, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, tax, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, winston peters, you couldn't make this shit upNational has resorted to race baiting in its attempt to denigrate the Tax Working Group’s proposed capital gains tax.
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The Green’s electoral law reform petition
Deep stuff, democracy under attack, democratic participation, electoral systems, greens, labour, making shit up, Media, MMP, national, Politics, referendum, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitifulThe Green Party’s launching of a petition to seek changes to the electoral system has met with some Trumpian style rhetoric from the right.
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Tamihere has some strange friends
auckland supercity, Dirty Politics, john tamihere, local body elections, local government, supercity, taxpayers unionJohn Tamihere has been endorsed by Jordan Williams for Auckland’s mayoralty. And his campaign has commissioned the Taxpayers Union to do a cost cutting exercise.
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The Tax Working Group proposals
The Tax Party working group’s recommendations have been released.
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Pollwatch: 11/02/2019
act, Amy Adams, greens, labour, maori party, national, new conservatives, Nikki Kaye, nz first, polls, Simon BridgesKia ora koutou readers, and welcome back to the first Pollwatch of 2019, and as our official Worst News™ will tell you, (okay, […]
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Ardern’s state of the nation speech
The text of Jacinda Ardern’s speech delivered this morning.
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Should teaching about the Treaty of Waitangi be compulsory?
It was sure refreshing to see the current head of the National Party saying on Waitangi Day that teaching of New Zealand history should be compulsory in the New Zealand curriculum.
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Mr Brash goes to Waitangi
Don Brash is heading to Waitangi to tell local iwi that treaty settlements will not make them personally rich.
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Auckland’s yellow jacket protest
Some observations on yesterday’s yellow jacket protest in Auckland. Basically it was pretty mundane but continued vigilance is important.
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Stuff is now an official mouthpiece of the National Party
Andrew Little, journalism, Media, national, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorizedMark Mitchell is an early contender for most stupid utterance by a politician this year. And Stuff has packaged up his utterance and uncritically made it a headline.
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Peters to Pence on the Pacific – a return to colonialism?
China, colonialism, defence, Free Trade, jacinda ardern, Japan, military, pasifika, trade, us politics, winston petersWinston Peters went to Washington last December to see US VP Mike Pence and invited the US to engage more in the South-West Pacific without informing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Patrick Smellie described this apparent oversight as “deeply worrying.” Even more worrying is what Peters said when he was there.
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David Seymour can’t handle criticism
act, child welfare, david seymour, education, schools, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upACT MP David Seymour has lashed out on Facebook at Dianne Khan apparently for successfully fact checking him.
