Archive for June, 2010

  • frog

    Thousands protest against the ECan coup - by frog



    It’s great to see the people of Canterbury fighting back in their thousands, and to see Green MPs Russel Norman and Kennedy Graham supporting them, to return to democratic regional governance. read more
    June 13, 2010 7:47 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Feminist Rapper Episode 1: A Lady Made That - by frog



    The title says it all! read more
    June 12, 2010 3:14 pm - 2 Comments
  • Kennedy Graham

    NZCID budget cut shows McCully’s poverty of spirit - by Kennedy Graham



    Last year Foreign Minister Murray McCully decided to roll stand-alone governmental Aid agency NZAID back into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This move met with vigorous opposition from Labour and the Greens. read more
    June 11, 2010 4:53 pm - 3 Comments
  • frog

    Auckland gets trams - by frog



    As TVNZ reports, last week the Auckland Regional Council announced that they’re bringing trams back to Auckland. I didn’t have a chance to comment at the time but this is significant news. If you’re familiar with our transport history you’ll know that back in the 1950s Auckland had an extremely high rate of public transport [...] read more
    June 11, 2010 2:33 pm - 39 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Have your say on the electoral finance legislation - by Metiria Turei



    Now’s the chance to have your say on the Electoral Finance legislation that is currently before the Select Committee. Submissions close on 17  June so get in quick! The legislation as it stands will allow third parties to spend as much as they like on election campaigns. This is unfair because it doesn’t provide a level playing [...] read more
    June 11, 2010 10:56 am - 4 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Bill English before Finance and Expenditure Cttee - by Russel Norman



    Bill appeared before Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning about Vote Finance and the government’s fiscal strategy. Bill says that he wants to cut NZ’s indebtedness. I agree with him that NZ has engaged in debt fuelled consumption over the last decade, but why did he increase govt borrowing to fund tax cuts in the Budget [...] read more
    June 10, 2010 12:00 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Last day to make a submission on MMP! - by frog



    Last day to make a submission on the MMP refeferendum bill, go on do it! The bill needs to set up spending caps to make sure the  referendum is a battle of ideas not money. Our submission guide If the online form on the parliamentary web site doesn’t work, then use our one instead. read more
    June 10, 2010 11:35 am - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Does contaminated water make you sick to your stomach? - by frog



    As you know, I am a frog of many talents, and one of the things I like to do in my down time is read specialist medical journals about inflammatory bowel diseases. No really. See, I know a number of people with Crohn’s Disease – a debilitating condition causing chronic inflammation of the intestine – [...] read more
    June 10, 2010 11:00 am - 12 Comments
  • frog

    Canterbury fights back for democracy and clean water - by frog



    It is great to see the people of Canterbury starting the fightback for regional democracy. If you live in Canterbury and care about democracy and water quality, put this in your diary: Our Water – Our Vote rally, Sunday 13 June, 3pm, Cathedral Square. read more
    June 10, 2010 8:54 am - 17 Comments
  • frog

    Podcast: How the Beautiful Game burns burns burns - by frog



    The Football World Cup is on our doorstep. In the world of sport, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. As the All Whites journey to South Africa to play amongst the great nations of football, I decided to find out if any of the Green MPs had a crazy mixed-up love relationship with the [...] read more
    June 10, 2010 8:02 am - 2 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Inside the welfare forum we were un-invited to - by Catherine Delahunty



    Today and tomorrow, the Welfare Working Group is hosting a forum on welfare issues to look at the big picture. It was advertised as open to the first 250 people who enrolled, and billed as bringing together “a diversity of opinions and experience”. Metiria and I immediately registered, along with one of our researchers, because [...] read more
    June 9, 2010 5:02 pm - 174 Comments
  • frog

    Visualising the BP oil disaster - by frog



    Use this handy tool to compare the size of the BP oil spill by placing an overlay on top of where you live: Needless to say, if a spill that spanned from the East Cape to Taranaki happened here, we would not cope well. Maritime New Zealand has just $12 million worth of oil spill [...] read more
    June 8, 2010 1:02 pm - 47 Comments
  • frog

    Photo – Burdock - by frog



    If you’ve ever had a bidibidi (piripiri) cling to your sock or a cleaver cleave to your trouser leg, you’ll understand why I avoid brushing against these babies! The ‘burr’ of the burdock is a wicked clinger and hooks on for the long term, requiring a session in the washing machine to rid your clothing [...] read more
    June 8, 2010 12:27 pm - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Afghanistan: now America’s longest war - by frog



    As of today, the war in Afghanistan has become America’s longest war. The cost is estimated to be over $1 trillion (including Iraq), and rising. read more
    June 8, 2010 11:22 am - 39 Comments
  • frog

    General debate, June 8, 2010 - by frog



    Morena tatou. The MPs have been away all weekend attending the Green Party AGM in Christchurch. We’ll have video of the Co-leader’s speeches up as soon as we can. Update: Technical issues with videos.  Read Metiria’s speech here and Russel’s speech here. read more
    June 8, 2010 8:51 am - 98 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Wellington looks to Washington over Gaza Line - by Keith Locke



    Watching Hillary Clinton on the box talking about Gaza I had an eerie feeling. Hadn’t I heard the same words from Murray McCully. They seemed to have the same script writer, who I suspected might be in Washington rather than Wellington. I checked and yes, Hillary had said ‘the situation in Gaza is unsustainable’, precisely [...] read more
    June 4, 2010 11:25 am - 124 Comments
  • frog

    MMP referendum bill – 6 days left to make a submission - by frog



    The fight to keep MMP is on. The bill to set up the MMP referendum is now at Select Committee. You have a chance to have your say by making a submission – do it now submissions close next week on Thursday 10 June. If you are keen to make a submission, check out our [...] read more
    June 4, 2010 11:05 am - 3 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Early Childhood Education cuts “create opportunity” - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday the Education Select Committee had one hour to question the Minister of Education Anne Tolley on the Budget Estimates for Education. The responses the Minister gave on the cuts to Early Childhood Education fit into the “black is really white” category. She said that the cuts to the centres were an opportunity for those [...] read more
    June 3, 2010 5:44 pm - 16 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Miss Universe contestants at Parliament - by Catherine Delahunty



    I missed Question Time yesterday as I had an important event to attend and it looks like I missed the highlight of the year: the crucial visit to Parliament by 13 Miss New Universe contestants. What a shame I wasn’t there to experience that particular embarrassment and humiliation. Apparently the presence of the contestants got [...] read more
    June 3, 2010 12:24 pm - 32 Comments
  • frog

    A message from Sarah Palin to you and me - by frog



    Sarah Palin never fails to warm the cockles of my heart. From her ever endearing wink to her seemingly clueless nature she always, always brings a smile to my face. read more
    June 3, 2010 10:13 am - 9 Comments
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