An open letter to the Electoral Commission of NZ
Dear Electoral Commission of NZ.
politics
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I can smell the Uranium from here – the obscenity of ACC owning private prison just got worse
…laugh it up NZers, you’ve allowed a corrupt private corporation with appalling human rights to make money out of incarceration along with Government Departments and that corrupt corporation also make money out of nuclear weapons.
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Minto for Mayor in Christchurch
Today I’m announcing plans to stand as the KOA (Keep our Assets Canterbury) candidate for the Christchurch City Mayoralty.
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Despite golf games, signing away NZ sovereignty for TPPA + mass surveillance – Key doesn’t get his Obama visit
Spare a thought for poor old John Key.
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Excuse me Minister
I listened in disbelief to Lisa Owen interviewing Bill English on The Nation. Perhaps they believe their own spin?
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Strange Rumblings In Carterton: Reflections On Spending My Weekend Campaigning For Ron Mark
Over this weekend just gone, I was deployed alongside more than a dozen members of New Zealand First’s new, nascent youth wing into the Wairarapa electorate. The mission was simple: train and upskill a group of ardent young people in preparation for the necessary exigencies of what promises to be a thrilling 2017 campaign.
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Left parties should support a big drop in house prices
Labour and the Greens should not be scared to support economist Arthur Grimes’ call for policies to bring down Auckland house prices by 40%. We don’t need to support all his policy suggestions. But let’s recognise that a 40% drop would only bring the Auckland median house price (now around $820,000) down to what it was four years ago ($495,000). Why not aim for that?
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MEDIA WATCH: The Terrifying Radicalism of Matthew Hooton
WHAT DOES IT MEAN to be a radical in the 21st Century? Listening to RNZ’s “Nine To Noon” this morning, I realised it may mean subscribing to the views of Matthew Hooton.
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Why Judith Collins is the only one happy with Gower’s Poll and why she suspended Ngapari Nui’s voluntary work in Whanganui Prison
…Collins is blowing her dog whistle now for a reason.
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A short history for the media of Stephen Joyce losing his cool
…Joyce has played fast and loose with the rules since he entered Parliament. That he’s continuing it now should surprise no one.