Archive for February, 2010

  • frog

    General debate, February 16, 2010 - by frog



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    February 16, 2010 7:03 am - 32 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Iranian protests - by Keith Locke



    Iran has shown once again how authoritarian governments are scared for the internet. The regime has just announced it is cutting off access to Google’s email services. read more
    February 15, 2010 4:58 pm - 4 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Beneficiary bashing back in fashion - by Catherine Delahunty



    The Government smokescreen for inaction on the rising unemployment figures is to raise the spectre of benefit fraud. I had a look at the Ministry of Social Development statistics and found this is not a growing problem. read more
    February 15, 2010 2:41 pm - 36 Comments
  • frog

    Afghanistan v United States of America - by frog



    This is not the War of Terror! It is a friendly sport competition played last Thursday between Afghanistan and the United States of America. Afghanistan won! read more
    February 14, 2010 7:53 pm - 8 Comments
  • frog

    Kids 1, Bashers 0 - by frog



    If there were ever a court case that justifies the Green Party initiated amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act, it is this one. read more
    February 13, 2010 7:58 pm - 133 Comments
  • frog

    An extraordinary blogroll consensus for drug law reform - by frog



    This is really quite remarkable. Since the Law Commission released its discussion paper on drug law reform yesterday, an extraordinary consensus across the political blogging spectrum has developed. read more
    February 12, 2010 10:03 pm - 29 Comments
  • Sue Kedgley

    Wellingtonians won’t fall for Dunne’s Super city plans - by Sue Kedgley



    Wellingtonians are far too intelligent to fall for Peter Dunne’s ‘we must follow Auckland and become a super-city’ line. read more
    February 12, 2010 3:26 pm - 13 Comments
  • frog

    Sexy coal on sexy oil - by frog



    Isn’t Gerry Brownlee such a wonderfully clever Minister of Energy and Resources to be able to increase our oil production a thousandfold? read more
    February 12, 2010 2:40 pm - 24 Comments
  • frog

    Drug law reform: It’s not that simple, Simon - by frog



    The Greens support the harm minimisation approach to our drug laws proposed by the Law Commission. But Justice Minister Simon Power’s response to the Commission’s report on drug policy and legislation is to back the hypocrisy and stupidity of the current drug laws. read more
    February 12, 2010 12:48 pm - 38 Comments
  • David Clendon

    What will stopping prisoners voting achieve? - by David Clendon



    On Wednesday, Paul Quinn’s Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill was pulled from the member’s bill ballot. read more
    February 12, 2010 11:43 am - 18 Comments
  • frog

    General Debate, 11th Feb 2010 - by frog



    Jeepers, 2010. Where did the decade go? read more
    February 11, 2010 5:07 pm - 94 Comments
  • frog

    Why just youth, Kate? - by frog



    Roger Douglas and Kate Wilkinson speculated in Parliament yesterday on the reintroduction of youth rates. Following their reasoning, there would also be a discriminatory lower rate of minimum wage for Māori, and for New Zealanders of Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnicity. There’s a term for that, and it’s not a nice one. read more
    February 11, 2010 3:11 pm - 68 Comments
  • David Clendon

    John Key takes a swipe at the Tertiary sector - by David Clendon



    The Prime Minister took a swipe at the “increasingly urgent problems in our tertiary education sector” in his statement this week. According to John Key, “there are a large number of tertiary programmes, particularly below degree-level, that have drop-out rates as high as 50 percent, and … some of these programmes fail to properly equip [...] read more
    February 11, 2010 1:30 pm - 4 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Stop National stealing the Waitakeres - by David Clendon



    I put out a press release yesterday highlighting a well-hidden clause in the third Auckland Council Bill which aims to nationalize Waitakere Regional Park. On Page 163 of the Bill is a clause which would repeal Section 77(1) of the Local Government Act. This means that the Waitakeres would no longer belong to Auckland Regional [...] read more
    February 11, 2010 12:24 pm - 6 Comments
  • frog

    Submit to save the Stratford to Okahukura Rail Line - by frog



    Kiwirail is considering closing the Stratford to Okahukura Rail Line because of damage to the tracks after a derailment last year. Kiwirail has told the media they are asking for submissions from the public before making a decision. Although, in practice, I can’t see any mention of the submission process on their website… Anyway, if [...] read more
    February 10, 2010 5:36 pm - 15 Comments
  • frog

    Here’s how you can watch Jeanette’s valedictory speech live - by frog



    For those who can’t make it to Parliament House, Jeanette Fitzsimons’ last speech is viewable on line in several ways. Look here to choose your preference. Tune in from 5:30 pm today to ensure you don’t miss a word. Yes, the sad day has come, but we’ll see her off in good style! read more
    February 10, 2010 3:17 pm - 24 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    New Conservation Minister off to a bad start with DOC review - by Kevin Hague



    The Press this morning carried the news that new Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson has ordered a review into the advocacy role of her department. The story is not online for some reason, so I’ve reproduced the first few paragraphs below: Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson has ordered an investigation into her department’s advocacy role – a [...] read more
    February 9, 2010 2:38 pm - 60 Comments
  • frog

    A map of global risks and their connections - by frog



    Some economists have come up with a map of global risks. The size of the circle is the likelihood of the risk, while the thickness of the connection indicates the degree to which the risk relates to others. The thickness of the border indicates the cost of the risk. The colours are categories. Most of [...] read more
    February 9, 2010 12:28 pm - 16 Comments
  • frog

    Podcast: Green Summer Holidays - by frog



    This week, the parties are gearing up for the political year, and the MPs are back from their summer holidays. We speak to Green MPs about how they spent their holidays, and discover that they have been relaxing, trying new things, and of course indulging in some old-school political activism. This week’s podcast features the [...] read more
    February 9, 2010 9:45 am - No Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Waitangi Day 2010 - by Catherine Delahunty



    The Greens had a stall this year and we flew the Green, Confederation of Chiefs and the tino rangatiratanga flags. Many people signed our petition to save our treasured places from mining and had conversations with us about myriad issues from sewage to constitutional change. Our Co-Leaders plus David Clendon and I attended the events. read more
    February 8, 2010 2:08 pm - 27 Comments
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