Today’s second audioblog (mp3, 1.3MB, 11.23mins) is a wide-ranging interview with Rod. Speaking from Christchurch, Rod discusses various issues that have arisen on the campaign trail today, including attacks on the Greens from National.
Today’s audioblog (mp3, 0.6MB, 4.55mins) is Sue K talking about the Greens’ health policy, which was released today. I talked to her about renaming the Ministry of Health, tackling the root causes of ill health, and helping prevent people from having adverse reactions to the medicines they’re taking.
It’s becoming very clear that New Zealanders face a stark choice on September 17 when it comes to the sense of national identity they want projected by their government. Don Brash and Jeanette have had a bit of a duel on this subject today.
Don started with a speech in Tauranga, in which he said:
We stand […]
The “Brash propelled into the National leadership by the Business-Roundtable” email furore has just turned a further degree uglier. Gerry Brownlee fronted National’s race policies on Campbell Live last night because Dr Brash didn’t want to face questioning over the emails. He has now said that Labour was behind the leaks. Steve Maharey has shot […]
Radio NZ’s various leaders’ debates are now online. The Brash-Clark debate is here. The third parties’ debate is here. The economics spokespeople’s debate is here.
In the finance debate, there was an exchange between Kim Hill, Michael Cullen and Rod which was quite revealing about the state of play between Labour and the Greens (in stark […]
So, National only has one prospective coalition partner left: United. At face value, National started the campaign with four options, but three of them are no longer options:
Maori Party: It has ruled out supporting a National-led Government because of Don Brash’s divisive and assimilationist race policies.
NZ First: It will not sign up to National’s “bottom […]
Yesterday, I wrote that Brash’s Orewa speech “did more to damage our social cohesion and race relations than any other in many years, more dangerous than any of Winston Peters’ anti-Asian mutterings because this was a man who could be our Prime Minister.” I stand by that description.
Curiously, those who seek to defend Brash […]
When the numbers are really big, be very suspicious of them. I was rather blown away when I heard Labour and National agents claiming in the media that millions of people had logged on to their student loan and tax calculators. Last week, Tau Henare and Laila Harre were invited on to Linda Clark’s Radio […]