• Keith Locke

    Goff and Cullen come out for a republic - by Keith Locke



    It was good to see Labour leader Phil Goff come out in the Herald on Sunday for starting the move to a republic. According to Phil the “succession of the monarchy is the time to have a head of state who is a New Zealander”.  This echoed the view of former deputy PM [...] read more
    September 6, 2010 10:22 am - 5 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Young people inspire others to believe change is possible - by Kevin Hague



    One of the events I really wanted to take part in last year was a festival called “A Day at the Beach”. It was the idea of a couple of young West Coasters, Louis Brown and Guy Ryan. Louis would walk 350km (to represent 350 ppm Carbon in the atmosphere) down the [...] read more
    September 5, 2010 11:00 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    General debate, September 5, 2010 - by frog



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    September 5, 2010 7:10 am - 38 Comments
  • frog

    Any Glenn Beck fans in the house? - by frog



    According to Glenn Beck, universities are re-education camps and more dangerous than terrorist groups. Really. read more
    September 4, 2010 8:40 am - 14 Comments
  • frog

    Christchurch rocked by mag 7.4 earthquake - by frog



    The details are sketchy as the sun has just come up, but there are reports of widespread damage, the airport is closed and the civil defense folk have activated the national response centre. I’ve already heard from one Green party member downtown, whose doing alright. The Press has finally put out something worth [...] read more
    September 4, 2010 7:37 am - 38 Comments
  • frog

    MEUG complains $145m free money isn’t enough - by frog



    The Major Electricity Users Group (MEUG) is complaing that the $145 million cash dollars of taxpayer money that Nick Smith’s ETS will give them between now and the end of 2012 is simply not enough free money. read more
    September 3, 2010 2:23 pm - 13 Comments
  • frog

    Another day, another oil platform explosion - by frog



    Another oil platform off the Louisiana coast has experienced an explosion and fire. Fortunately, no lives were lost and earlier reports of a mile long slick have been recanted. read more
    September 3, 2010 11:27 am - 8 Comments
  • frog

    Williamson and English running racial interference on foreign investment - by frog



    Yesterday, Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson claimed that opposition to foreign investment is more about racism than overseas ownership. He needs to have a word to his colleague, Finance Minister Bill English, who last month seemed to be pandering to the supposed racism Williamson criticises. Williamson and English seem to be both running racial interference, albeit from opposite sides of the field, for continued slack regulation on foreign investment. read more
    September 3, 2010 9:44 am - 16 Comments
  • frog

    Bill McKibben on David Letterman: Put Solar on the White House on 10/10 - by frog



    I’ll let Bill McKibben from 350.org tell you all about it. I’m a third of the way through his new book, eaarth, and I recommend it to anyone concerned about where we’re going to be as a species in just a few decades. Climate change is now, not the problem of the [...] read more
    September 2, 2010 11:39 am - 26 Comments
  • frog

    General debate, September 2, 2010 - by frog



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    September 2, 2010 9:08 am - 45 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Taking a bet with gambling - by Kevin Hague



    It’s ironic that on a day that is supposed to be about not gambling Sky City choses to eschew all responsibility for problem gambling. Their release this morning, entitled “The issue isn’t gambling, it’s PROBLEM gambling” (note the capitalisation of PROBLEM) is a slap in the face to all the people who [...] read more
    September 1, 2010 1:57 pm - 32 Comments
  • frog

    Kiwi bach goes to Washington - by frog



    With all the inertia of a slow moving freight train, New Zealand’s entry into the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathalon is gaining momentum, and should arrive on the mall in Washinton DC by September next year. read more
    September 1, 2010 10:49 am - 16 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Who lives in the real world? - by Catherine Delahunty



    I must admit, I did a double-take this morning when I read John Key’s comment that Secondary teachers’ plans to strike next month shows “how disconnected they are from the real world”. Who would you say is more connected to the “real world”? The thousands of teachers at the coalface of our secondary [...] read more
    August 31, 2010 4:00 pm - 41 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    The 90’s: Nirvana, The X Files & attacking workers rights - by Gareth Hughes



    This is my latest article for Auckland University’s Craccum magazine: On the spectre of bourgeois opposition to the advancement of the glorious workers advancement struggle. I probably showed my age in a previous article talking about an old TV show Voltron, but this week I’d like to touch on some other pursuits of the [...] read more
    August 31, 2010 11:28 am - 14 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Valuing our teachers properly - by Catherine Delahunty



    The media tends to pitch a teachers’ strike as an attack on students – who will no doubt be thrilled to have a day off school should the planned secondary schools strike go ahead. However, the real issue is the Government’s hostility towards teachers, who are calling for improved wages and conditions. read more
    August 30, 2010 3:18 pm - 84 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Make a submission in support of fairness at work - by Keith Locke



    Parliament’s Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee has allowed only a very short timeframe for people to make submissions on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2).  Submissions close on 13 September. If it is passed in its current form, this Bill will: extend the fire at will provisions [...] read more
    August 30, 2010 1:52 pm - 5 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Case for wider probe of ACC entitlement-cutting culture now even stronger - by Kevin Hague



    ACC’s use of Dr. Felicity Goodyear-Smith to advise on sexual abuse claims can only have resulted from catastrophic systems failure or a sick culture. New Zealanders need to know which, and Minister Smith must take steps to thoroughly investigate so the problems can be fixed read more
    August 30, 2010 10:58 am - 11 Comments
  • frog

    General debate, August 30, 2010 - by frog



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    August 30, 2010 9:46 am - 85 Comments
  • frog

    Puhoi: This town is coming like a ghost town - by frog



    Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s uneconomic Puhoi-Wellsford Holiday Highway is facing some unanticipated difficulties – from Speaker of the House and the National MP whom Joyce hopes to succeed as the MP for the Rodney electorate,  Lockwood Smith. “No off-ramp for Puhoi”, read the innocuous headline on a brief story buried in [the NZ [...] read more
    August 29, 2010 6:54 am - 19 Comments
  • frog

    Key Government hides from the truth about oil - by frog



    Make your submission on the draft Energy Strategy by 5pm on 2 September read more
    August 29, 2010 6:47 am - 76 Comments
  • frog

    Russel Norman on Back Benches (ETS special) - by frog



    The pub was packed last Wednesday evening, with a solid Green contingent supporting Russel! You briefly can see our table at the end of Chapter 2 when Wilber won a book about something or other. You can watch the show at http://tvnz.co.nz/back-benches/s2010-e26-emissions-trading-special-video-3736153 I think Russel did really well – as usual there was a [...] read more
    August 28, 2010 11:28 am - 27 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    When will we have real police culture change? - by Catherine Delahunty



    In 2007, the Herald named Louise Nicholas New Zealander of the Year for her brave exposure of police violence against women. However, as I blogged a couple of weeks ago, female victims of “police misconduct” like Louise have been told they will not be compensated. This week they also witnessed the edifying sight of [...] read more
    August 27, 2010 1:05 pm - 158 Comments
  • frog

    It must be time for a Tolley thread - by frog



    I’m busy for a lot of today, but it must be time for a thread about one of the most incompetent Ministers ever. So, I’ll borrow stuff. What’s your view on the competence of OUR CHILDREN’S Minister of Education? read more
    August 27, 2010 7:32 am - 35 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Wainuiototo (New Chums) Beach: Paradise subdivided? - by Catherine Delahunty



    Wainuiototo or New Chums beach on the coastal Hauraki/Coromandel is ranked in the top 20 wild beaches in the world. The land adjacent to this gorgeous silent place has withstood several development attempts thus far. The latest attempt is by developers from Queenstown, who know all about making real estate suitable for [...] read more
    August 26, 2010 5:36 pm - 44 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Last chance to get Dominion Road bus/cycle way - by David Clendon



    Just a reminder that the last day for submissions on the redesign of Dominion Road is this Sunday, 29th of August. I’ve commented on this issue before so will be brief.  Auckland City Council is planning to redesign Dominion Road, one of the busier roads in central Auckland. Their plans for redesign currently involve [...] read more
    August 26, 2010 4:13 pm - 5 Comments
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