Sunday, August 2, 2009. For example, and Matthew Hooton gave stirring rendition on Nine to Noon on National Radio during last week. Look at the figure, from the official report here.

Thursday, June 10, 2010. Was runner up and No Right Turn. Were awarded joint third place.

Long-serving and much-admired Member for Eketahuna North. Labour did a U-turn on a capital gains tax so it could take pot-shots when we Nats changed direction. Not too long ago he was disputing an OECD report which said the growing gap between rich and poor in New Zealand is leading to lower overall economic growth.

Also fewer candidates on this side of the river have significant online presences so my estimations of their policy are heavily based on environmental. Which means that this post has an environmental focus with very little discussion of social or economic issues, which is unfortunate but the best I can manage given the information too hand. Top marks from Generation Zero.

Brian Edwards and Judy Callingham offer professional and effective media training for people in both the private and public sectors. On February 28th, 2018. Well we were spared the icy Amy Adams, and the feisty Paula Bennett remains as Deputy Leader of the National Party.

The Cartel provides agencies and clients with premium advertising opportunities in the digital frontier.

New Zealand Politics from a Comparative Perspective. What Good is MMP Anyway? November 11, 2009. This is the next in several posts on MMP and the debate around whether it should be retained or done away with in the referenda to take place over the next few years. But does this logic hold? 2 Consensual systems like MMP are associated with less political violence like riots.

In no uncertain terms shall today go down as anything other than the death of democracy in New Zealand. Personally this is one of the most depressing days ever. Commodore Rodney Hydemarama and Nick Smith have fucked the people of Canterbury, they have treated democracy with complete and utter contempt, and thus have fucked the people of NZ.

News and views from a centrist perspective. Topics of interest include strengthening a sense of community, protecting the environment and upholding human dignity. Well in the Pacific region charities like Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are helping women in Timor Leste to develop their own businesses and to receive training in marketing and business planning so that they have greater economic empowerment.

The view from a quiet country road in Appleby. Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The thing is that if New Zealanders want an example of how National Standards and Charter schools will fail our kids they need look no further than Government funded tertiary education. Monday, November 28, 2011.