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On that stupid coalition deal…
A possible National/Green coalition deal? Matthew Whitehead discusses why and why not from a Green perspective.
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Peters campaigned against the Nats – his party wants him to do the right thing
Peters campaigned hard against the Nats, and for a change in government (check out the speech and video). To keep faith with democracy and with his party members he has to go with Labour Green (check out the feedback and polls). If Peters goes the other way NZF will implode.
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No Right Turn: The only way is Winston
“Its not going to be a comfortable term. But it will probably be an exciting one.”
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Where to now for the Greens?
Some post election thoughts on what James Shaw said last night, what the post-election options are, and that given the Left got a possible reprieve not an outright win, what are we going to do next?
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Election night coverage
Some places for lefties to follow the counting and take part in the talking.
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van Beynen on the changing of the guard
Martin van Beynen has been touring the country: “I think Jacinda Ardern is going to win the election or at least get more of the party vote than National. And even if I am wrong about that, the ground has still shifted and what she represents is in the ascendant. If not this time, it will be the next.”
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Our Nation’s Stolen Generation Moment
Abuse of power, accountability, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, national, national/act government, Politics, poverty, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, tvA guest post by @invisiphilia on the recent Mahinarangi Forbes interview on the Hui on the abuse of children in foster care and why the Government is wrong in refusing to have a proper independent inquiry into what went wrong.
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Roy Morgan – shows the Nats have been targeting the wrong place
With the usual inane commentary from our aussie cousins, we get the final Roy Morgan poll. It shows Labour + Greens at 60 […]
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National intends to sell another strategic asset
National again intends to sell off publicly owned assets for its own ideological reasons. This time it’s Landcorp farms, thus depriving the government of another avenue for leading the way on environmental protection for farmers and climate change action.
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If you walked away from the Greens, it’s time to come back
Graham Cameron from First We Take Manhattan writes about the importance of voting Green this election in order to change the government and green the government.
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Speaking of mothers
There’s a direct relationship between how badly we treat mothers and how much we exalt neoliberalism.
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Review: Loading Docs
These three-minute documentaries focus on ‘diversity’, which is probably not a bad thing to ponder in the run up to an election.
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Political Statues
America is experiencing difficulties because of the celebration by the right of statutes of their racist heroes. Why does New Zealand not have this problem?
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Armstrong: The tide going out on National
John Armstrong writes on the tide going out on National, and the big swing towards Labour in Ohariu.
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Why Gareth Morgan’s sexist personality matters
It’s not just policy that is important. The fight of this election is over values and whether people matter too.
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Jacinda’s campaign launch speech
The text of Jacinda Ardern’s campaign speech delivered today.
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That 5% threshold and recent polling
Matthew Whitehead on MMP and the threshold, along with some commentary on the current polling situation.
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NRT: National resorts to racism on water
I/S at No Right Turn: ”
This isn’t a “Pandora’s box”. The model for an easy, full and final settlement to resolve this exists, and iwi are keen. What is lacking is goodwill from the government to sign it. And Finlayson knows all this – so he is actively trying to mislead the New Zealand public about it, trying to appeal to the racism of rednecks in order to protect the stolen “rights” of a privileged few”. -
The Greens: solidarity and resistance
Ahead of the Green Party’s election campaign relaunch this afternoon, let’s get a few things straight about who and what the Green Party is.
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Green Party campaign relaunch 1.30pm Sunday
The Green party resets its election campaign.
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It is National’s time for the brown trousers
If you want to know why the right is farting so much personal smoke, take a look at the poll trends 2011, 2014, 2017. It’s not a pretty picture for the Nats.
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So NZ Labour wanted the Headlines.
Well, now they have them. But…
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Caution: Taking polling at face value may induce political whiplash
With all the speculation about polls, it’s time to have a discussion about polling and the cold, hard facts around it. Is it good news for the left?
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Climate Change actions for the middle classes
It’s time to put our money and resources where our hearts and minds and values are.
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Raging at Metiria is not about the fraud – it’s that she sided with the lepers
Graham Cameron cuts through the obsession over fraud to the cultural values of the last 30 years and the fear beneath.
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National will distort MMP for its own benefit, again
Abuse of power, act, bill english, MMP, national, peter dunne, Politics, same old national, united futureWithout a cup of tea in sight National has announced that it will asking supporters to vote for Act leader David Seymour in Epsom and United Future leader Peter Dunne in Ohariu.
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The truth behind job numbers
Bruce Munro’s excellent piece in the ODT, looks in to the truth behind the Nats’ job numbers: “It does not take much digging in Statistics New Zealand’s latest Household Labour Force Survey to uncover a growing world of low-paid work, insufficient working hours, financial struggles and unfulfilled lives”.
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Election 2017: the battle lines are drawn
class, climate change, don brash, Donald Trump, election 2017, greens, Jeremy Corbyn, labour, making shit up, marama fox, Media, national, nz first, Politics, polls, same old national, Shane Jones, winston petersThe 2017 election campaign has been set alight by the Greens adopting brave policies that Jeremy Corbyn would be proud of and NZ First adopting policies that would meet with Donald Trump’s approval.
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National’s brighter future
The homeless crisis is getting that bad in Auckland that people are dying because they have nowhere to live.
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James Shaw Speech to the Green’s conference – Greening the Government
The text of James Shaw’s speech to the Greens Conference focussing on the Green’s policy response to Climate Change.
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Green perspectives on the Point England land appropriation
Modern Day Land Grab or Treaty Settlement?
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The Freshwater Rescue Plan
Conservation, disaster, Economy, election 2017, Environment, farming, Maori Issues, sustainability, waterSeven steps to reclaiming our lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers.
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Trying to wedge the Greens
The political right try it on every election year, in an attempt to sow a bit of discord. I expect this sort of obvious and clumsy wedge politics from Hooton and the like, but I was a bit surprised to see Duncan Garner having a go.
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Tax cuts and 1600 deaths per year
One of the nasty little fishhooks in the budget was the cutting of the home insulation scheme (Warm Up New Zealand). The scheme had a benefit-cost ratio of $6 for every $1 invested. Around 1,600 people die in NZ a year of cold-related factors. Hope the tax cuts are worth it eh?
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Green Party List announced
Climate change, human rights, indigenous rights, Māori and Pasifika, and fresh, young faces on the 2017 Green Party List.
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The Greens and voting on the Budget
Wondering about what the Greens are voting for? It might not be what you think.
