NZ politics

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• How they voted

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Grant Robertson blogs those who voted for letting communities decide, and those who voted against. The breakdown by party was: National 49-9 Labour 1-43 (incl Anderton) Green 0-9 Maori 3-1 (1 not vote) ACT 5-0 United Future 1-0 Total 59-62 The only good thing about the bill being defeated is it means the ...
  11 hours ago

• Transtasman Predictions

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Transtasman puts its tongue in its cheek for its 2010 projections. Extracts: Despite the recession, Phil Goff ’s poll ratings decline further. He has a long lunch with Ian Wishart and criticises the dominance of scheming, childless “front bums” in the Labour Party. After two weeks of internal muttering ...
  11 hours ago

• More short takes

  
  AmeriNZ — Authority: 422
  Here a few more short comments on recent events: Will New Zealand get more electricity shocks? The National Party-led Government has announced what it calls “reforms” of the electricity sector to deal with skyrocketing prices. I’m sceptical: The last time National was in power, then-minister Max Bradford ...
  11 hours ago

• Blog Bits

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Andrew Campbell (unionist who gives left viewpoint on Nine to Noon Politics) has done a guest post n The Standard decrying Labour for backing Goff’s speech. Whale Oil is not happy with the Dr of Laws degree from Otago University to Michael Cullen. I just hope this doesn’t mean Chris Finlayson will now make ...
  12 hours ago

• ACC changes not working for victims of sexual violence

  
  The Hand Mirror — Authority: 567
  From the Herald yesterday:Psychotherapists and counsellors say tight new rules for claiming ACC subsidies for sexual abuse counselling have become "a rapists charter".The national associations of psychotherapists, counsellors and social workers have released anonymous details of 54 cases showing longer delays and more ...
  13 hours ago

• Dim-Post MP Rankings

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Danyl at Dim-Post does his own rankings . Superb. Extracts: Nick Smith: 8/10. Environment Minister has done excellent work crafting an Emissions Trading Scheme that doesn’t handicap decent, struggling Kiwi businesses like The DimPost’s parent company Lanthanide, Nitrogen Tetrafloride & Heavy Metals ...
  13 hours ago

• I like the sound of the new US Ambassador

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Colin Espiner reports on the new US Ambassador. I like what I hear: America’s new ambassador loves New Zealand already because it has most of his favourite vices. David Huebner held a press conference at his new home in Lower Hutt shortly after his arrival in Wellington yesterday, and immediately established ...
  14 hours ago

• A battle too important to concede

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Stuff reports : The Government has intensified a developing standoff with teacher unions. After The Dominion Post revealed yesterday early plans by the primary teachers union to strike over the national standards policy, Education Minister Anne Tolley hit back, telling Parliament she was “disappointed” by ...
  15 hours ago

• iPredict Column

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  BUY OF THE WEEK OBAMA.DISAP.1MAR pays out $1 if at 1 March 2010, President Obama has a net negative approval rating, according to Real Clear Politics . His rating has fallen from +12% in September to +5% in November and now sits at just +4%. The price has gone up from 22c in early November to 34c over the ...
  16 hours ago

• Wellington refuses to let communities decide

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Todd McClay’s private members bill was as unthreatening as you can get. It didn’t repeal all those nonsense shop trading hour laws, as I would advocate. It didn’t affect a single public holiday. It did not affect Good Friday. It only affected Easter Sunday (not a public holiday) and merely said that rather than ...
  17 hours ago

• White Middle-class Women can’t say? – Jadis

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  OK, so I’m not really meant to be posting.  I am meant to be a guest poster when David is on a holiday or some other excursion however we all know that he posts even more on holiday so what is the point in obeying his rules. First of all, I had better declare that I am a white middle class woman.  Apparently Jan ...
  1 day ago

• Voting now open in Kiwiblog Awards

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Voting is now open in the 2009 Kiwiblog Awards in the following categories: MP of the Year Labour MP of the Year National MP of the Year Minor Party MP of the Year Press Gallery Journalist of the Year Public Servant of the Year You can vote in all six polls in the left sidebar. Multiple voting will be deleted ...
  1 day ago

• ACTA

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  I’m getting nervous on the copyright front. I was pleased the Government suspended the introduction of the “guilt upon accusation” S92A. I was also pleased with their proposed policy replacement , that came out on 7 August. Didn’t agree with everything in it, but it was a lot better than the law passed by ...
  1 day ago

• Blog Bits

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  Blaise Drinkwater looks at the battles on the left between those who see class warfare and identity politics as most important. As examples of what Blaise is looking at, read Chris Trotter on “ The Kommissariat ” and No Right Turn in response with “Dolchstossegende”. Bryce Edwards reviews a decade in ...
  1 day ago

• Herald on anti-smacking law

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  The NZ Herald editorial : The Prime Minister’s appointment of child psychologist Nigel Latta to lead a review of the smacking law was an inspired one. Dr Latta, a noted defender of smacking, has undertaken the work with an open mind and has come to conclusions that should answer the concerns of 87 per cent of ...
  1 day ago

• Pundits on Goff

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  John Armstrong writes : Phil Goff emerged from Labour’s caucus meeting yesterday claiming his MPs were unanimous in their backing of both the tone and content of his now-infamous “nationhood” speech. There is no reason to doubt him. Short of doing what is currently the unthinkable – toppling him – the ...
  1 day ago

• 2009 Temperature

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  The Herald reports : This year is likely to be among the 10 hottest years on record, early figures from the World Meteorological Organisation indicate. As delegates gathered in Copenhagen for the second day of world climate negotiations, the WMO said average global temperatures from January to October placed ...
  1 day ago

• Dom Post on Climate Change

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  The Dom Post editorial : Last night, NZ time, representatives of 192 countries gathered in the Danish capital of Copenhagen for the start of a two-week conference devoted to global warming. Depending on your point of view, the conference represents either a last chance for humanity to save the planet from a ...
  2 days ago

• Back on top

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  10/10 in this week’s Dom Post quiz (one lucky guess though) and done in under 30 seconds. Last week’s 8/15 is fading as a bad memory. Tags: Dominion Post , NZ Politics
  2 days ago

• Thank God

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 625
  The Herald reports : The International Rugby Board (IRB) has agreed to a joint bid by New Zealand broadcasters to screen 2011 Rugby World Cup games. Would have been a nightmare if they had not. I suspect there was some high level diplomacy. We’ve probably agreed to give the IRB Directors rights of first ...
  2 days ago

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