Why isn’t there a graduation ceremony for mothers?
Surely the huge achievement that is raising a child deserves the same acknowledgement afforded to university graduates.
New Zealand Politics
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Some Rhymes For The Times
Merry Christmas everyone
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Memorandum of Understanding up in flames as Green ambition sinks Mt Albert byelection – why Gareth Morgan must run
Oh for the love of Christ, the Greens have torn up the Memorandum of Understanding and are running in the Mt Albert by-election.
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New Zealand Political Awards 2016
2016 was the year of Fake News. It saw neoliberal globalisation rejected by major liberal democracies with the Brexit vote and win of Donald Trump. Science and facts were thrown out with the bathwater and the baby as voters who have been failed by the promise of free market globalisation turned on every elite they could hurt.
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Playing Sergeant Pepper – The B-Side
In the interests of fairness and balance I thought it only proper to include a retrospective squiz at the parties and groups who ended up on the debit side of the political ledger of 15 years ago.
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LATEST POLL SHOCK: National plummet to 45% Labour-Green jump to 43%
National have suffered a shock drop of 4.5% and Labour-Greens have jumped up 5.5% in the latest Roy Morgan Poll…
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Just when you couldn’t despise Auckland Transport or Corrections anymore than you currently do
Just when you couldn’t despise Auckland Transport or Corrections or anymore than you currently do, look at these obscenities to good taste and decency.
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Bill English – the smug, casual arrogance of the wealthy
With the smug, casual arrogance of the wealthy English said there was no need to change policy settings and the government’s approach was working for New Zealanders. English claimed National’s so-called “social investment” policies would deliver better outcomes for struggling families while on housing he said the real problem was local councils failing to make enough land available for urban development and the government was addressing the issue.
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GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Why we urgently need rail to the Airport
Deliberately excluding route protection for future rail to the airport is one of the most irresponsible planning decisions I have witnessed during my time in Auckland local government.
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Questions the media should immediately ask the new Corrections Minister
While the media suddenly care about prisons, let’s ask Louise three simple questions…