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Shut up you dickhead
Chris Bishop has chosen to say loudly and publicly “what a load of crap” during a song celebrating Te Reo Maori performed during the Aotearoa Music Awards ceremony.
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Liam Hehir needs to relearn his civics
Generally I like reading Liam Hehir over at the The Blue Review. He is usually interesting despite his position. However he asserted that “Parliament Must Rule Itself”. Of course parliament must control itself. But rule itself – no! Voters do that. Parliamentary rules are mainly there to keep a low profile to voters looking at their poor performance. Right now that is inside the privileges committee.
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The Government blinks
Faced with the threat of an impassioned filibuster against the Priviliges Committee extreme recommendations the Government yesterday abruptly stopped debate on the committee report by voting to adjourn the debate.
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Waitangi Tribunal wants halt to Regulatory Standards Bill introduction
The Waitangi Tribunal’s interim judgment on the Regulatory Standards Bill strongly suggests the Government has been playing games with it.
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The Green Budget
An economy for the people, by the people.
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We’ve Lost Australia
New Zealand was once in a sustained Australasian partnership. Now, with New Zealand tracking further and further into policy extremes, Australia – and our children – are leaving New Zealand behind.
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It’s Time — To Fight.
Pay Equity Amendment Bill passes through all stages under urgency late last night, destroying decades of progress and putting men and women alike back.
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National wants to make voting harder
Abuse of power, elections, electoral systems, human rights, national, paul goldsmith, Politics, same old nationalNational’s recent announcement that it will take away voting rights from all prisoners may be nothing more than a distraction from its real intent, screwing the electoral scrum by making it harder to vote for some of us.
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Blind Spots When Playing for Big Stakes
How the Greens Are Setting Candidates Up to Fail
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National yet again wants to take away prisoner voting rights
Despite the prospect of it being struck down by the Courts being very high the Government has announced a plan to reintroduce a prisoner voting ban.
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The Fall of Saigon 1975. Fifty years of repeating what was forgotten.
“The only lesson we learn from history is that we do not learn the lessons of history.” It’s about time we changed that.
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Aotearoa take a bow
act, david seymour, Maori Issues, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, treaty settlements, uncategorizedThe Justice Select Committee has returned Act’s odious Treaty Principles Bill to Parliament. And in its report it has noted that the overwhelming majority of submitters opposed the bill.
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What Tamatha Paul Really Said
Chlöe Swarbrick, Christopher Luxon, crime, david seymour, greens, law, law and "order", mark mitchell, media abuse, national, national/act government, police, same old nationalTamatha Paul’s comments on policing have been criticised by Luxon as “insane” but a closer look at what she really said shows how much her comments have been taken out of context.
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Winston’s war on wokeness
chris hipkins, climate change, economy, employment, Environment, labour, Living Wage, Media, media abuse, national, nz first, science, unemployment, wages, winston peters, workers' rightsIn what looked like an early election campaign launch Winston Peters has done his old man shaking his fist at the sky tirade against everything woke.
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Cuts to Disability Services Are Part of a Class War
act, activism, benefits, Christopher Luxon, class, class war, Coalition NZ, coalition of chaos, david seymour, Debt, debt / deficit, disability, economy, health, housing, human rights, inequality, national, national/act government, nicola willis, Politics, poverty, Privatisation, public services, tax, treasury, welfareOver the last year, the Coalition has unleashed a series of cuts which have been devastating for the disabled community. These cuts are part of a class war — and it’s time to organise and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan.
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Is NZ as Stable as Luxon Claims?
act, assets, Austerity, benefits, Brexit, business, capitalism, Christopher Luxon, class, class war, climate change, Coalition NZ, david seymour, don brash, Economy, economy, Europe, inequality, infrastructure, International, john key, national, nicola willis, nz first, overseas investment, Politics, privatisation, Privatisation, Public Private Partnerships, public services, simeon brown, uk politics, welfare, winston petersBy pursuing cuts, selling off assets to multinationals, enabling ACT’s attacks on the Treaty and cutting back on climate commitments, Luxon is guaranteeing that NZ will not be stable for long, writes Elliot Crossan.
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Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity?
act, assets, capitalism, Christopher Luxon, Coalition NZ, david seymour, Donald Trump, Economy, health, inequality, national, overseas investment, Politics, poverty, Privatisation, privatisation, public services, simeon brown, us politicsAs the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan.
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3 Things To Know About This Government – 8 Things We Should All Do Now
This is an excerpt from a longer article: What Can We Do Again?
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NZ Fabian Society event: Brian Easton on Transforming New Zealand
“Why is the Left failing?”
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State of the Nation – dire
Remember National’s promise to get us back on track? Salvation Army’s latest state of the nation report suggests that for ordinary people things are getting much worse.
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The latest polls suggest a change in Government
Two recent polls both predict a one term National Government.
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Kieran McAnulty is underrated: How Chris Bishop Got Away with Blowing Up Kāinga Ora & State Housing Momentum
Kieran McAnulty’s points are fair and important – so why is media ignoring most of them? Also – Labour delivered 14,000 homes in government – so why is Chris Bishop blowing that trajectory up?
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Leadership D.O.A.
act, blogs, Christopher Luxon, climate change, coalition of chaos, david seymour, humour, leadership, Maori Issues, Mining, Minister for Photo-ops, national, national/act government, Politics, spinAs we approach the half-time oranges for his government, I thought I’d give Mr Luxon some feedback and a few suggestions on how he might turn things around – if becoming a real leader interests him.
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Standing for Auckland
auckland supercity, blogs, campaigning, elections, labour, leadership, Left, local body elections, local government, Politics, sexism, sustainabilityCan Kerrin Leoni pave the way as Tamaki Makaurau’s first wāhine Māori Mayor? Open to all today from Nick’s Kōrero…
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Keep on Digging
accountability, australian politics, blogs, Christopher Luxon, climate change, Culture wars, energy, Environment, immigration, Media, national, nz first, Politics, racism, racism, Ricardo Menendez, Satire, Shane Jones, winston petersThe latest outbursts and brain farts from the great Kumara of the North…
Open to all today in Nick’s Kōrero – Shane Jones calls climate change ‘woke’ and says, ‘Send the Mexicans home’.
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Later Stuart
Stuart Nash has suggested that Labour is losing support for not sticking to its values. But his suggested policy solution would have Labour resemble National lite, not deepest red Labour.
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New Zealand’s worst leadership speech since 2008
The PM’s ‘State of the Nation’ speech about the New Zealand economy titled “economic growth the key to better days ahead” was a bag of words with no plan.
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Selling NZ off to the highest foreign bidder. Is it still NZ First?
act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, Donald Trump, national, national/act government, nz first, same old national, winston petersFor a year, Luxon and Seymour have been prepping the Overseas Investment Act to sell NZ off to wealthy foreigners. But who is running the show? Libertarian interests of course. And Winston Peters might find the money good enough to fold.
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The World has too many Oligarchs
In his final speech Joe Biden has warned the world about the dangers posed by Oligarchs supporting the right into democratic power. He is right.
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Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal
The government has replaced half of the Waitangi Tribunal, removing three of NZ’s most highly regarded experts in mātauranga Maori.
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Labour’s Long-Sightedness and the Opposition’s Opprobrious Omniabsence
New Zealand is sleepwalking to an unmitigated constitutional, societal, and environmental disaster under the smokescreen of culture wars.
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2024 in review
casey costello, chris hipkins, Christopher Luxon, climate change, david seymour, health and safety, karen chhour, Maori Issues, maori party, nicola willis, politicans, science, Shane Jones, Shane Reti, simeon brown, uncategorizedIt is that time of year when during the brief hiatus of civilisation known as the holidays we get the time to reflect on what has happened over the past 12 months.
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Wage theft – now that is a real crime
act, australian politics, Economy, employment, International, law, mark mitchell, national, nz first, Social issues, workers' rightsIn Australia, the Fair Work Act is enhanced to provide for jail time and large fines for individuals and companies who deliberately indulged in wage theft. It is a Federal act with investigative powers. Our members ‘Theft by Employers’ bill looks pathetic by comparison. But worth passing in its 3rd reading. It would be a “real tough on crime” act – not weak like Mark Mitchell’s tee-shirt snatch.
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Luxon & Willis Double Down on Ferries Debacle
Government sneakily shifts the numbers on the cancelled Kiwirail i-Rex project from $3b to $4b as Luxon and Willis defend their plan for a plan.
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Atlas Network in New Zealand
The similarities between the Atlas Network modus operandi and our government’s policies appear strident and unsettling.
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Luxon Takes A Beating
act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, Economy, health, jobs, maori party, national/act government, pollsFive recent polls show that Kiwis are tired of the Coalition government, but will the trendline hold?
