There’s understatement and then there’s no statement and this weak response is actually beneath our egalitarian tradition as a country.
The decision to run Mt Albert is a disastrous one for the Greens, they could redeem that by selecting Swarbrick for Auckland Central.
It makes the Labour-Green desire to over throw the Government look less than convincing when they are happier to fight amongst themselves.
Considering what a far right Christian Bill English is, does our PM support banning Muslims?
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.
We have 3 scared cows in NZ that are in desperate need of slaughtering.
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.
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.
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…
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.