Sue Bradford Archive

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    Manufacturing in New Zealand - by frog



    Agaisnt the odds manufacturers are doing some great things in New Zealand.  They often get written off as part of a dying industry but the reality is that manufacturing provides jobs for about 250,000 New Zealanders, and is at the core of our ability to self sufficiently provide for ourselves, give us the type of [...] read more
    May 12, 2008 11:23 am - 41 Comments
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    Government takes an online gamble - by frog



    Last week the Minister of Internal Affairs let the Lotteries Commission introduce online gaming for Lotto products. Online gambling is a highly addictive form of gambling which targets people while they are alone and isolated from their communities. As a safety precaution the Minister has limited the amount that someone can spend on online gambling [...] read more
    April 3, 2008 8:53 am - 38 Comments
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    Sky City’s 2005 investment - by frog



    And, segueing along on the topic of electoral donations, that link I made in the last post to declared donations in 2005 is all old and well pored over by now. However, it is interesting to note that Sky City donated $12,000 to United Future, $60,000 to National, $60,000 to Labour, $12,000 to Jim Anderton [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 1:04 pm - 2 Comments
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    Outrageous; teenage mothers stay home to care for children - by frog



    National’s Judith Collins used the weekend to talk about this year’s favourite electorally marginal group of people; young people.  Specifically this week we as country are moving on from taggers (who I note have made their thoughts clear on government’s latest anti-tagger policy down in Timaru) and switching focus to that regular talkback show stalwart, [...] read more
    February 25, 2008 11:26 am - 27 Comments
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    Bunnings workers turn down pizza for pay - by frog



    The Standard has a good summary of the Bunnings employment dispute that we covered a couple of months ago. Bunnings workers, who belong to the National Distribution Union, and their boss have been negotiating now for nearly a year. Sue Bradford hosted the workers at the Beehive this afternoon and is calling for a prompt [...] read more
    February 21, 2008 4:55 pm - 31 Comments
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    Farmers’ markets - by frog



    Today and tomorrow many thousands of New Zealanders will be visiting their local farmers markets around the country, neatly skirting around New Zealand’s supermarket duopoly, and trading directly with the people who grow their food. Radio New Zealand’s Country Life currently has an interesting podcast documentary on the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, which is giving small [...] read more
    January 26, 2008 8:37 am - 17 Comments
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    Politicians of the Year - by frog



    There is an interesting theme coming through in many of the newspapers and magazines’ annual Politician of the Year awards. North and South’s Guyon Espiner gives Sue Bradford, ‘who achieved more from the backbenches than most ministers do from the front’, Backbencher of the Year. He then gave Russel Norman, ‘who couples and easy and [...] read more
    December 18, 2007 3:13 pm - 21 Comments
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