Archive for August, 2011

  • Keith Locke

    Parliament condemns killings in Syria - by Keith Locke



    Yesterday I moved a motion in Parliament on Syria, which was passed unanimously. It read: “That this House condemn the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Hama and other Syrian cities and call upon the Syrian Government to enter into a serious national dialogue to chart a transition to democratic government.” New Zealand now joins the [...] read more
    August 4, 2011 4:54 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    John Key scared to debate - by frog



    Russel questions John Key on why he will go on lightweight shows like the Letterman show and the Tony Veitch show,  but refuses to go on Morning Report , Campbell Live or particpate in an all-party leaders debate where he could face tough questions.  read more
    August 3, 2011 5:06 pm - 14 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Gender pay discrimination - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday’s Herald poll said 65% of women believed that there was discrimination against them at work simply because of their gender. The Employers and Manufacturers Federation (whose former CEO was Alasdair Thompson) have come up with a brilliant solution which no women would ever have considered. They say women should apply for high income jobs! [...] read more
    August 3, 2011 1:57 pm - 6 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Misuse of parliamentary procedure to change Misuse of Drugs Act - by Kevin Hague



    Today Parliament debated a proposal from Peter Dunne to change the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill to allow him to ban any substance that might cause harm, essentially by decree. The original bill — which went through the health select committee in November last year — was flawed to begin with. The original bill was [...] read more
    August 3, 2011 9:19 am - 10 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Water pollution and debunking the Yale study - by Russel Norman



    The Government is once again under attack for its lack of effective action to clean up waterways. The Cawthron Institute released a report stating that the Government’s National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management combined with the subsidies for new irrigation, and hence new cows and pollution, will mean our rivers won’t be cleaned up in the [...] read more
    August 2, 2011 10:31 pm - 42 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Labour’s adoption approach underwhelming at best - by Kevin Hague



    Labour MP (and perhaps crucially candidate for Auckland Central) Jacinda Ardern announced last week that she will seek to introduce a Member’s Bill to require the Law Commission to update its previous advice on adoption law and draft a bill to overhaul the current law in this light. Readers may well have heard me talk previously [...] read more
    August 2, 2011 8:18 pm - 12 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Round up of transport news - by Gareth Hughes



    I’ve been whipping around the country a lot lately visiting students at Orientation. So I haven’t had a chance to post much. But here’s a bit of a round up of the big transport stories of the last few weeks and my reaction. More funds for rail upgrades in Wellington. The government has announced an [...] read more
    August 2, 2011 6:59 pm - 10 Comments
  • frog

    What is to be Dunne? - by frog



    Stuff, 2 August 2011: Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne yesterday announced a 12-month ban on 43 legal highs, which will be in force by the end of the week. NZ Medical Journal, 25 November 2005: Mr Dunne has described the efforts in New Zealand to prevent the sale of tobacco to underage children as ‘fascist’, [...] read more
    August 2, 2011 10:42 am - 10 Comments
  • frog

    General debate, August 1, 2011 - by frog



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    August 1, 2011 7:41 am - 21 Comments
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