The Hollow Men stage play
Close Up last night did a quick preview of the stage adaptation of Nicky Hager’s The Hollow Men. I’ll write a review as […]
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The knives are out
A reliable Wellington source tells me he had the pleasure of dining at a table next to Bill English and family a few […]
My gran decides she quite likes the gold card
Garth George weighs in on the gold card today in the Herald. While the debate rages about the merits of Winston’s senior card […]
Happy Suffrage Day!
Another of New Zealand’s proud firsts: we were the first to give women the vote in national elections. Clearly as a society we’ve […]
Happy 70th, No 12 Fife Lane, Miramar
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Labour Government’s first state house by Michael Joseph Savage. The aim in 1937 […]
Will this man do anything, for any party, anytime?
National’s ad campaign in 2005 was assisted by the creative wit of John Ansell a self-described “wordplaying loon”. Nicky Hager’s ‘The Hollow Men […]
PC still going mad, it would appear
One of John Key’s first rebranding exercises after he took over the National Party was to dump Wayne Mapp from his position as […]
“Ban water?” asks Jacqui Dean
In her defense, I don’t remember there being a chemistry component to Play School.
Has DPF lost his mojo?
I dropped into the National Party’s Kiwiblog again last week and I must say it looks like party insider David Farrar may well […]
The view from the back of the National class….
Last night’s debate on the Youth Minimum Wage Bill was (as noted earlier) a triumph for progressive politics and for young people. It […]
National and climate change
Greenpeace seems strangely surprised at John Key’s statement that George Bush and John Howard are “going in the right direction” on climate change […]
What else have the Nats got to hide?
The Herald ran an article yesterday detailing the Nat’s refusal to support legislation that would strengthen the Auditor-General’s powers to investigate MP’s lists […]
True blue genius
The depth of National’s talent is a constant source of amusement. Jackie Blue, allegedly one of National’s slightly-brighter-than-average young things (speaking of, has […]
National fights for its right to outspend others?
I was having a look at David Farrar’s National Party blog this morning and I came across an interesting comment from one of […]
Family-friendly facade
Yet another policy inoculation today from the Nats, this time on paid parental leave. Judith Collins is now “generally not against it” and […]
Behind the veneer
Russell Brown writes in Hard News: “It was always odds-on that Judith Collins MP would top her previous efforts at public nastiness – […]
Why does John Key want to sell Air NZ?
This morning Air New Zealand announced an annual profit of $268 million. The New Zealand public owns 80% of the national carrier, which […]
Same old National Party
As the National Party concentrated on its own political health with yet another policy u-turn inoculation, this time on the need for an […]
Farrar, you’re a disgrace
Well surprise, surprise, National Party blogger David Farrar has joined in the disgraceful right-wing smear campaign currently being conducted against AUT’s curriculum leader […]
One law for the National Party
John can’t seem to get his story straight (again). Since he claims to support the concept of ‘one law for all’ let’s start […]
Phones in prisons
Contrary to what the National Party would have us believe, restricting inmates’ use of phones in prisons has always been a bit of […]