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Tau Henare auditioning for Speaker?
Nationa list MP Tau Henare announced via Twitter recently that he’d like to be considered for Lockwood Smith’s role as Parliament’s Speaker. Felix Marwick (Newstalk ZB) collated and posted audio of...
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Marae Investigates Shane Jones – another handout Hone?
Yesterday Shane Jones was interviewed on Marae Investigates. The interview was in Maori, translated subtitles used here in English. He ws first asked about rising like Lazarus back to Labour’s front...
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Cunliffe and the Labour blokes
Different columns on Labour, one from Rachel Smalley claiming David Cunliffe is trying to attract the female vote, and another by Duncan Garner on Labour blokes disregarding party interests and trying...
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Rino Tirikatene on Twitter
A number of MPs have got into trouble with Twitter. Last term NZ First MP Asenati Lole-Taylor earned a reputation for tweeting gaffe after gaffe. She was dumped down the list by her party. Yesterday...
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“Abuse the hell out of them!”
Clare Trevett suggests that Labour should Be careful what you wish for After five years as the Invisible Man’s doppelganger, Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene has finally broken out. The trigger was the...
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Tough for Turei in Te Tai Tonga
After resigning as Green co-leader and withdrawing from the party list Metiria Turei’s only chance of staying in Parliament was in winning the Te Tai Tonga electorate. This is the first time as a Green...
View ArticleDifferent views on the Iranian non-handshakes
There are contrasting views on the Iranian handshake incident this week at NZ Herald. Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s no-shake ‘ballsy’ and deserves respect Two men deserve to be singled out for...
View ArticleFour new members’ bills drawn
Now the new Government has settled in the National Opposition is dominating members’ bills. This isn’t surprising as they dominate the number of MPs who can submit bills. RNZ: Saliva testing bill drawn...
View ArticleMaori seats should be ‘entrenched’ or scrapped?
Last week a bill seeking to ‘entrench’ the Māori seats in Parliament was drawn from the members’ ballot last week. Are the Māori seats an important part of our democracy, or outdated and unnecessary...
View ArticlePeters pulls rank and blows off two Labour Māori MP initiatives
Winston Peters sounds like he is acting Prime Minister already, throwing cold water on two initiatives being promoted by Labour MPs, a bill to protect Māori seats, and aims to make Te Reo compulsory in...
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