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Money comparatively well spent 27 Aug 2013 | 05:48 am
Stuff reports: The three contenders for the Labour leadership have confirmed taxpayers are stumping up for the cost of them flying around the country to pitch for votes. Labour MPs are also likely t...
Book report 23 Aug 2013 | 06:56 am
This is the longest, and therefore my favorite review of my book so far. I know how many of you deadbeats read this blog, and roughly how many books I’ve sold so yet again, here’s where you can buy an...
Very serious punditry 23 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Via Guyon Espiner’s twitter feed: I love the mental picture. Murray McCully stroking his chin. ‘Shane Jones would make an amazing leader of the Labour Party. Jones is the leader we really fear. The ...
Politics and the GCSB 22 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
I think the key point to take away from this Jon Johansson post on Public Address is that the GCSB and its involvement in the 5-eyes program is very important to New Zealand on a diplomatic level. Tha...
Better than any poll or focus group 21 Aug 2013 | 03:38 am
Google suggests results for the leaders of our two main parties:
Moneyscramble: round 2 20 Aug 2013 | 06:18 am
The very pragmatic, fiscally sensible government led by very serious experienced businessman John Key has announced it will extend interest free loans to investors in Meridian Energy for 40% of the sh...
The grand inquisitor 18 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
One of the odd aspects of contemporary New Zealand politics is that opposition policies are subject to extraordinary scrutiny – what are the details? how much will it cost? can we see the figures? whe...
All glory to the hypnotoad 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Russell Brown attributes John Key’s triumph debating the GCSB bill on Campbell Live as ‘a study in media training’. The sentiment seems to be widespread among the left, including with John Campbell. ...
The magic of jury duty 16 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am
I’d never been called for jury duty until this week. I always found it frustrating when friends and co-workers got selected and ducked out of it, getting their employers to write letters insisting the...
Something 14 Aug 2013 | 07:22 am
Via AAP: Political parties and community groups have tentatively welcomed the government’s proposed child abuse laws but concerns about slapping restraining orders on suspected abusers are preventing...
