Category: Politics
Political Kombat The Arts: Christopher Finlayson
Chris Finlayson, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (and some other things not relevant to this):
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Jacinda Ardern, Labour Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage:
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Questioning Colin
Recently we’ve played host to the musings of some of New Zealand’s most prominent politicians. While this is all fine and dandy to have MPs pontificate about their thoughts, we also want to challenge them and make them front up for their beliefs and policies.
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Winston Peters: Loves Buzzfeed, made a list.
By Rt Hon Winston Peters, usual disclaimer. We don’t endorse.
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David Cunliffe: Them’s fighting words
Disclaimer: In no way do we endorse any of the things said here. Once again it’s just us providing a platform to MPs to say what they like. David Cunliffe responds with his own tongue in cheek blog post to a post by Judith Collins.
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Tau Henare: Culture – all the good stuff
National Party MP Tau Henare writes on what he feels Maori Culture is, and how it can help society as a whole. Once more not an endorsement (though we really like this piece):
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The Edge of Reason: Kicking the Tyres
A few weeks back, I attended the Karori Normal School Gala, at which I bought a copy of the most recent VUP post-election book Kicking the Tyres: The New Zealand General Election and Electoral Referendum of 2011 edited by Jon Johansson and Stephen Levine.
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The Edge of Reason: NZ’s Prison Rate, we’re number 6!
Al Jazeera recently aired a documentary on Maori in prisons as part of 101 East, its weekly Asian affair programme. It included the oft-repeated claim that New Zealand has “the second highest imprisonment rate in the western world”,
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Peter Dunne: It’s my party and I’ll agglomerate if I want to
United Future leader Peter Dunne writes on the perils of a two-party system and why we must cheer on our minor party friends.
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Metiria Turei: Our own will rightly hold us to account
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has submitted the below as a guest blog. We didn’t ask for any specific topic so it was fair game.
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Ain’t no party like a black is white, up is down, wrong is right tea party
Some of you may share my frustration at what’s going on in the US. I’m hugely disturbed that the country that serves as the anchor for the world economy can be brought to its knees by a handful of loons.
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The Edge of Reason: Exit through the Gift Shop
Radio New Zealand has a story online about John Banks being committed for trial on a charge of filing a false election return.
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Judith Collins: Dance of the Desperates
By Hon Judith Collins I grew up Labour – in the days of Norm Kirk and the more forgettable Bill Rowling. I knew David Lange – having chosen to intern in his Mangere Electorate Office while at Law School.
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It’s been a lot of fun: Why I’m worried about National
“One option is the Government says: ‘Thanks very much, it’s been a lot of fun. If you don’t want to take the offer, that’s where it’s at‘.”
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Bring it back: Labour Party
Boy. Things are getting serious. As an American living in Australia, I feel arrogant enough to tell you the NZ Labour Party is over. Finito. Long gone are the Frasers and Kirks and Clarks.
Read MoreDemocrats should not fight fire with fire
By Simon Jenkins First the horror. The attacks on the World Trade Centre and Washington yesterday before a horrified world were the most vivid display of terror that I can recall. The heart of darkness had come to the heart of light and wreaked havoc. New York is a city I love. It is bond-brother of London and cultural capital of a nation that has entered the new millennium as master of the world. That made it a natural target of envy and hatred. Those who question America’s frequent global interventions in the cause of democracy do so always from a position of respect. Leadership demands a price. When that…
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