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First sitting day of the year
It’s the first day back in Wellington for our MPs. Even though the new MP for Dunedin North, David Clark, hasn’t yet spoken in the house, he’s had his private member’s bill drawn. The Bill seeks to...
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MMP Review
The Electoral Commission have kicked off their review of the MMP voting system. They have a launched a very good website, where you can make a full electronic submission, or a quick 5 minute...
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Mojo Mathers vs Lockwood Smith
Stuff are reporting that Lockwood Smith has ruled that new, deaf, Green MP Mojo Mathers will have to fund the $30,000 cost for technology to allow her to participate in the house, out of her own office...
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Government malaise setting in
When your answer to every problem is a review, a white paper, an awareness campaign or a code of conduct. Shane Jones hits the nail on the head, as reported by TVNZ… Labour MP Shane Jones says iwi...
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Myth busting: we have too many MPs
The Herald on Sunday have used the current MMP Review to trot out the old argument that we have too many MPs. This was a line that Jordan Williams’ failed Vote for Change tried to use – claiming that...
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A thought for today
With Louisa Wall’s Marriage Equality bill set to face its first reading today, I thought I’d share this particularly brilliant video of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann explaining why this issue is so...
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