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Greens join call for referendum
The Greens have joined Labour and an array of groups calling for Aucklanders to get a referendum on the supercity. Great stuff. Sue […]
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Dom hits rock bottom, starts digging
Ray White, the renowned philosopher from Greytown, had a letter published by the Dominion Post on Monday wherein he says “I think it is […]
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Has National changed its policy on the super-city?
Yesterday I pointed out that the Local Government Act requires referenda on boundary changes such as are envisaged for Auckland. To not do […]
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Some cold day in hell
Observant msm spectators may have noticed this gem from TV1 news last night: ‘A radical shake-up of the controversial Seabed and Foreshore Act […]
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The Atlases shrug, ‘I dunno’
In the Dom yesterday, Hollow man star Richard Long was full of praise for the Key’s PR team, who managed the Jobs Summit. […]
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Beneath the headlines – complete sentences
The issue of parole has long been controversial. We’ve also seen one of the core underpinings of our justice system become a manipulated […]
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Love’s Labour’s lost
There were few Valentine’s Day sentiments for Labour in John Armstrong’s column today: It is difficult to put a finger on it, but […]
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Culpae poenae par esto
I just want to second Tane’s comments regarding the sentence for the killer of Pihema Cameron. A 12 year old Maori child acts as […]
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Institutional racism
Bruce Emery’s sentence of just four years and three months on a reduced charge of manslaughter for chasing 15 year old Pihema Cameron […]
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The praiseworthy and the pitiful
Lockwood Smith managing of Question Time. B. Lockwood has made a commendable effort to get ministers to answer questions and cut down on […]
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The Standard wager
Today, Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson will be presenting a paper to her Cabinet colleagues regarding the minimum wage. The Department of Labour recommended […]
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Identity Politics
In 2007 Te Ata Tino Toa applied to Tranzit New Zealand to have the Maori Sovereignty flag flown on the Auckland Harbour Bridge […]
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The praiseworthy and the pitiful
Last year, we had The Standard Week as a regular feature on a Friday. We might resurrect that if there is popular demand but, […]
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Thank God somebody’s awake at Granny Herald
Surprise, surprise, it’s Garth George. “The economic situation is without a doubt the most urgent of predicaments to be dealt with, but so […]
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Impressions of the House
First question time – the teams square off. Let the games commence. So what was the vibe? Well both sides kept getting their […]
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Garth McVicar – racist
Here’s a quiz. Can you name the one killing that has seen Sensible Sentencing’s barking mad Garth McVicar support the killer and argue, in […]
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The Standard Week: 5-12 December
National/ACT won the election, fair enough. They won the right to govern and attempt to pass their laws. What they did not win […]
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Tough law for tough times
Against the backdrop of tough new employment laws there’re predictions that “35,000 jobs could be lost in the construction sector.” No wonder that there […]
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Will Hone keep his oath?
Yesterday, the MPs were sworn in. After the section ‘pledge true allegiance to Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors, according to […]
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Courting the ethnic vote
I’ve just watched the first part of the Address in Reply debate which included maiden speeches by two new National Party MPs – […]
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Kia kaha
The Greens have joined in opposing National’s “Fire at Will” Bill which they say puts “jobs and democracy at stake”. They’re calling on […]
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Labour’s lessons
54,982 votes, 2.3% of the total. That was difference in the election. If Labour had lost 55,000 fewer votes to National (it lost […]
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Goff announces shadow cabinet
Labour leader Phil Goff has announced his shadow cabinet. As announced already Cunliffe takes finance, Clark takes foreign affairs, Hughes and Chadwick are […]
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Cabinet announced
National’s cabinet has been announced. No major surprises, though Maurice Williamson has been dumped outside cabinet and unpopular newcomer Steven Joyce has taken […]
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Gordon Campbell: new Labour leadership
As we’ve come to expect, a thought provoking piece from Gordon Campbell, who says …the public may one day come to rue the […]
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A change to what? Part II
A few months ago I asked National supporters who comment here what they wanted to see in terms of hard policy from National. […]
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Election Night Live Blogging: The Live Post
If the existence or nature of this post confuses you hopefully you will find the answer over here. 7.01pm Ok here we go! […]
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Making the decision
act, election 2008, greens, helen clark, john key, labour, maori party, national, progressives, united futureHave you still not decided who you’ll vote for? The final poll shows the race between a National/ACT/United Future or a Labour/Green/Progressive/Maori government […]
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The fundamental question
The fundamental question of politics is how the wealth of society should be divided among the members of society. We live in a […]
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Where are the polls?
I know, they’re inaccurate and out of date. And it’s only three days until the only poll that counts. But I’m curious! It’s […]
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Here be dragons
So, we can all make up dumb pictures and say ‘beware of many-headed monsters’. Let’s, instead, ask if National’s attack makes sense. First, […]
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The Standard Week: 17-24 October
National’s MPs might be considering spending the next two weeks in bed, dreaming of victory. Because it seems every day they go out, […]
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Right questions, wrong answer
Colin James has a column in today’s Herald in which he lays out the difference between perception and reality in New Zealand politics. […]
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Fact checkin’ – Sunday addition
From Agenda Rawdon Christie: Maori make up 7.7% of unemployed compared to 3.9% of the rest of the population. Incompetent: The unemployment rate […]
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The Standard Week: 10-17 October
The polls are closing, National dropped 7% and 4% in the Roy Morgan and TV3 polls, respectively, as the full impact of Key’s […]
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Pita falls for the lines – but not for long
I have some sympathy for Dr PIta Sharples over the fallout of Mr Key’s promises. He’s clearly been left high and dry by […]
