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    Peters is our First Past the Post hangover - by frog



    There have been a few grumblings that the Winston Peters funding scandal is the fault of MMP. John Nichols argued in the Herald on Friday: Winston Peters’ value to both Labour and National has become abundantly clear. Both parties are pulling their punches over the donations allegations for fear of alienating him as an ally [...] read more
    August 4, 2008 3:30 pm - 5 Comments
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    A mood for change - by frog



    Ah, nothing says a mood for change better than Peter Dunne. read more
    July 23, 2008 2:10 pm - 9 Comments
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    A wire from Washington - by frog



    08wire is back at it’s condescending best, now not only presuming to tell the Green Party why we should go into coalition with Labour (because Helen Clark likes to say the word’s ‘sustainability’ and ‘carbon neutral’ on a regular basis) but also presuming to tell us what portfolios we can have after the election (synopsis [...] read more
    July 21, 2008 10:25 am - 18 Comments
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    Dunne’s step to the right should be worrying centrist voters. - by frog



    Gordon Campbell’s continuing series of interviews with party leaders continued yesterday with a fascinating analysis of “the Ken Barlow of New Zealand politics? Peter Dunne. The bit I found most interesting was his discussion on taxes. Note that Dunne is offering himself forward as “reality check? on an incoming National government to prevent it “har[ing] [...] read more
    June 17, 2008 8:36 am - 10 Comments
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    The Facebook campaign - by frog



    I’ve just been to have a look around Facebook this morning to see how the virtual campaign is going.  The NZ Politics application has the Greens in a close race (223 votes) leading National (219 votes) and Labour (215 votes).  Peter Dunne, who once referred to the Greens as luddites, and this month said we [...] read more
    June 16, 2008 8:58 am - 1 Comment
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    Peter Dunne promises to be transigent - by frog



    Peter Dunne’s media release yesterday deserves a serious deconstruction. First he starts with his triennial election strategy modus operandi – paint the Green Party as extremists that so that he can position himself as the reasonable compromise candidate that will keep the Greens out of power: New Zealand’s entire climate change strategy is at risk, [...] read more
    June 7, 2008 9:23 am - 13 Comments
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    Keith at the Rally for Tibet - by frog



    I hopped along to Frank Kitts park at noon today to support the Rally for Tibet. Keith Locke spoke passionately about the plight of Tibet and the lunacy of giving preferential trade status to a country with such a poor record in so many areas. Peter Dunne spoke as well, and I must confess the [...] read more
    April 5, 2008 2:28 pm - 53 Comments
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