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Some gentle advice for Labour peeps 27 Aug 2013 | 03:08 pm
Some gentle advice for Labour peeps by IrishBill The contest for the leadership of the Labour party heralds a new era of democracy for the Labour party, and for New Zealand, and people are quite righ...
Is high-fiving schoolgirls a parliamentary purpose? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:21 pm
Is high-fiving schoolgirls a parliamentary purpose? by Michael Valley So, it’s all drama drama today as the intrepid Patrick Gower discovers that Labour’s leadership candidates are using their parlia...
Safety Video Needed For Air NZ Staff 27 Aug 2013 | 11:02 am
Safety Video Needed For Air NZ Staff by Helen Kelly I have been reading through the submissions released to date on the Employment Relations Act Amendment Bill. Air New Zealand take the prize for mo...
Smell the fear 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
Smell the fear by karol John Key claims he doesn’t care who becomes the next parliamentary Labour leader, while trying to drive a wedge between candidates. NZ Herald today Prime Minister John Key ...
War on the poor: flexible super 27 Aug 2013 | 03:20 am
War on the poor: flexible super by karol While much of the MSM is focusing on the very important and energising Labour leadership election, the Key-Dunne government has slipped out a discussion paper...
The least popular weasel wins 27 Aug 2013 | 02:55 am
The least popular weasel wins by lprent In the odd moments that I have to view and write about politics outside NZ at present, I happened upon a Wall Street Journal article this morning about the ele...
The union vote 27 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
The union vote by Eddie The Right has been doing a massive amount of speculation on the Labour leadership race (sure, the Left would do the same if National ever let its members choose it’s leader, b...
Open mike 27/08/2013 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
Open mike 27/08/2013 by notices and features Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in th...
David Cunliffe enters the leadership race 26 Aug 2013 | 07:41 am
David Cunliffe enters the leadership race by mickysavage And then there were three. David Cunliffe has announced that he is also entering the race to become Labour’s next leader. His speech can be ...
The momentum of expectation…. 26 Aug 2013 | 05:20 am
The momentum of expectation…. by karol Grant Robertson seemed to grab the early attention by announcing he is standing for the Labour leadership first. However, Cunliffe seems to be taking a more c...
