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On this day when Don Brash tries to revive his ugly Maori-baiting, I thought it might be valuable to revisit his original Orewa speech. It’s a speech that was so successful in boosting National’s popularity that the party still has a link to it from its front page more than 18 months after it was […]

Today’s audioblog (mp3, 1.4MB, 6.02mins) is Metiria talking about Don Brash’s latest foray into the race debate. Enjoy.

If the environment could vote, which party’s box would it tick? Well, environmental organisations up and down the country have got together and rated all the parties’ policies for their Vote for the Environment campaign. Launched this morning by the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand (ECO), Forest & Bird and Greenpeace, the campaign […]

So, National is today returning to its old stomping ground of race. While this is predictable, it is nevertheless very sad. I, and I suspect a sizeable chunk of the National caucus, long for a day when both major parties seeking to lead a government spurn the politics of racial divisiveness. As Jeanette has just […]

Britain’s Guardian had it about right when it said in an editorial on Saturday:
It comes as a surprise to learn that some there still think women are unsuited to the rough and tumble of political life. And it is even more of a surprise that this idea should come from the leader of New Zealand’s […]