Labour will lose Central Auckland (again) and the Greens should give Chloe Swarbrick her chance
The decision to run Mt Albert is a disastrous one for the Greens, they could redeem that by selecting Swarbrick for Auckland Central.
New Zealand Politics
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Andrew Little pours cold water all over Memorandum of Understanding – rules out electorate deals
It makes the Labour-Green desire to over throw the Government look less than convincing when they are happier to fight amongst themselves.
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Andrew Little is showing real leadership against Trump’s #MuslimBan – why can’t Bill English?
Considering what a far right Christian Bill English is, does our PM support banning Muslims?
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Joint State of the Nation – is this a Government in waiting? Really?
It was a smart move to hold a joint State of the Nation. It builds on the symbolism of the Memorandum of Understanding and creates the perception that there is unity and that the Greens and Labour are a Government in waiting.
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Dairy, Tourism and Housing – 3 sacred NZ cows in desperate need of slaughter
We have 3 scared cows in NZ that are in desperate need of slaughtering.
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Refugees vs Immigration
I believe we should double the refugee quota in NZ, not just because of Trump’s appalling decision to half America’s refugee intake, but because historically our intake has been weak and embarrassing.
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Why Peter Thiel was really allowed residency in NZ
You want to know the real reason Peter Thiel was allowed in NZ?
National security.
Thiel helps the 5 Eyes mass surveillance monster with his company Palantir.
I bet if the media ask official information requests about who the Minister spoke to in making their decision, one of the National Security agencies will have briefed the Minister. -
TWITTERWATCH: Julie Anne Genter showing that more respectful style of electioneering
Bewilderingly, here’s Julie Anne Genter putting the bash in Laila Harre’s recollection of how factions within the Greens leaked information to hurt Labour…
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BLOGWATCH: Can Labour hurry up and dump Greg Presland so The Standard can get some edge back?
The worst thing about the New Lynn candidate selection is the appalling toothlessness of that great liberal organ The Standard who have spinelessly been pulling their punches in criticising Labour because the mildly interesting Greg Presland is standing.
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After Aljazeera exclusive investigation into how Israeli Lobby Groups had infiltrated Labour – what about NZ?
A recently-aired documentary by Al Jazeera, ‘The Lobby’, reveals the Israeli Embassy’s furtive dealings with British parliamentarians and political parties. It took a Middle East news channel to expose the extraordinary lengths to which Israel and its supporters will go to bury the truth and control minds, when neither the British security services nor news media were onto it.