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Wealthier areas of Auckland traditionally have a much higher voter turnout than other parts of Auckland benefiting C&R (National Party aligned candidates) in the Entrust Election. The daily voting document returns as at 19 October showed the Remuera area at 11.5% compared to the area around Manukau at just over 6%. Fortunately there is still time to vote. There are important community issues at stake.
Please let your networks know that there is still time to vote – voting documents need to be in the post box ASAP to arrive in time for election day on Friday 25 October.
I came to the conclusion that if we lowered the standard in school and only expected our kids to behave to the level of maturity of our MPs then school would be a heck of a lot easier for our special kids. In the mere hour I was there multiple MPs left the chambers for short times ….. we expect 6 year olds to go to the toilet in break times so surely the people discussing issues that impact real lives could do likewise!
The best answer gets an iceblock. The brainiest answer gets the wrapper.
Corrections only gave me an hours notice of the AVL High Court callover at 9.30am today where Justice Lang would hear arguments from myself and the Crown on timetabling of disclosures and the Hearing on the “double bunking at Waikeria” case
Creepy McCreep Pants aka Jami-Lee Ross leaves parliament today. So I’ve knocked up a quick wee video to say goodbye.
Bye!
Capitalism is on its last legs and can only survive by making us, the vast majority of working people the world over, pay for it by giving up our livelihoods and our lives. For that reason, we have to get over our magical thinking that capitalism can be saved from itself, and fight for survival socialism.
It was a privilege to go to Penny Bright’s funeral this afternoon, there was a lot of great kōrero.
Justice Anne Hinton was a fearless advocate for womens’ rights in matrimonial property cases during her career as a QC,…
Now that the charter schools have transitioned into mainstream as character or state integrated schools, I want to explain why I supported them and helped build one on my marae, Ngā Whare Waatea.