Nandor Tanczos Archive

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    Act, copyright, remixes and mashups - by frog



    The Herald’s Chris Barton explores the copyrights issues surrounding Act’s attempted ‘mash-up’ of the Green party ad, suggesting that he wouldn’t support legal action for this kind of free speech. Remember, Act is the party that views property rights as sacrosanct. But putting aside Act’s hypocrisy, and moral and privacy concerns about using children in [...] read more
    November 6, 2008 12:10 pm - 5 Comments
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    Nandor blasts useless tagging legislation - by frog



    In his classic style, Nandor ripped into the House last night, telling those who support the tagging legislation that it is irresponsible to pass useless legislation just to send a message. He pointed out that everyone who spoke in favour of the legislation railed about the evils of tagging and its link to violence, while [...] read more
    June 20, 2008 11:43 am - 69 Comments
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    Nandor shepherds waste bill through Parliament - by frog



    Nandor gave his second reading speech on the Waste Minimisation Bill last night. It retains the financial driver of the original bill – the levy on waste going to landfill. It is a blunt attempt at a pigovian tax, to internalise environmental externalities. The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development suggested that it would [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 11:40 am - 37 Comments
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    Mike, Russel and Nandor - by frog



    I haven’t written about Mike, Russel and Nandor’s dance around that one chair in the debating chamber yet, and that’s partly because I’ve got a lot of respect for all three men. Obviously Nandor wants to move on and that’s a shame because he brings such an incredibly strong set of skills to the Green [...] read more
    June 5, 2008 9:27 am - 45 Comments
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    Hoodie Day - by frog



    The National Party might be complaining that Labour hijacked Hoodie Day but the photo in the Herald is all of Green MPs.  Ha ha. Photo Credit: New Zealand Herald read more
    May 30, 2008 4:10 pm - 45 Comments
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    Green Party Annual Conference - by frog



    I’m off to Auckland tomorrow for the Green Party’s annual meeting at Waipapa Marae.  So you probably won’t hear much from me tomorrow.  But hopefully I’ll find a computer from which I can report on the three major Conference speeches over the weekend (Nandor on Friday night, Jeanette on Saturday morning and Russel on Sunday [...] read more
    May 29, 2008 2:18 pm - 14 Comments
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    Nandor is staying until the election - by frog



    I don’t normally cut and paste entire media releases. But this one probably doesn’t need my speculation or comment: Tanczos to stay till election Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos will remain in Parliament till the 2008 election. “I had hoped that I might step down soon and allow Co-Leader Russel Norman to take my place [...] read more
    May 21, 2008 12:13 pm - 25 Comments
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    Going open source in Whangarei - by frog



    After my minor run in with Internet Explorer this morning it was good to come across this article in the Whangarei Northern Advocate where Nandor was advocating the use of open source software. “When I spoke about open source software in Parliament, there were blank faces all round,” he said… He said the State Services [...] read more
    May 20, 2008 12:08 pm - 25 Comments
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    Solidarity movement aims to send Zimbabwean arms back to China - by frog



    A few days ago Nandor reported on a shipment of arms that Zimbabwe was attempting to import from China but that had been blocked from unloading in South Africa because of a solidarity movement led by a South African dock workers’ union.  Well as the US and UK have also stepped in to apply pressure [...] read more
    April 24, 2008 8:40 am - No Comments

  • fresh news from the Cape - by Nandor Tanczos



    Well, I’m still in Cape Town. Don’t know if NZ media is reporting much about it, but Zimbabwe is still the big news here. A shipment of arms from China, ordered three days after the election, docked in Durban for overland transportation to Zimbabwe late last week. The Government said they had no legal grounds [...] read more
    April 22, 2008 4:47 am - 6 Comments
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    Hone’s tribute to Nandor - by frog



    Nandor hasn’t gone yet. In fact he’s still got some very important work yet to do.  I reckon his Waste Minimization Bill will be an incredibly important piece of legislation.  Nevertheless, Hone Harawira took time while he had it this afternoon to pay tribute to Nandor for his contribution to Parliament while he was still [...] read more
    April 2, 2008 8:08 pm - 12 Comments
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    The Herald joins the Nandor Fan Club - by frog



    It seems today’s Herald has decided Russel Norman has come of age when the editorial writer unleashed on him the type of vitriol normally reserved for Sue Bradford, or, ironically Nandor. The middle aged, middle class Herald attacks Russel, the youngest political party leader in New Zealand, for being middle aged.  It dismisses fighting global [...] read more
    January 28, 2008 10:06 am - 23 Comments