Posts by Hilary Stace
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David Shearer spoke to a packed public meeting in Khandallah, Wellington, at the time of the Gaza crisis in September 2014. He was very impressive. He is obviously more at home resolving international conflicts than dealing with local politics.
I remember many years ago when he first stood on the Labour list, at Helen Clark's request I think. He was overseas and came home only for some last minute campaigning. At that time people either had never heard of him, or wondered why someone with such an international reputation wanted to be a backbench MP in NZ.
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Thank you Aunt Daisy for this post. This seems to have been happening below the radar even of those who are regular users of the archives. There was a brief news item on Morning Report this morning
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/319984/worries-as-historic-video,-audio-on-the-move
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The National Party and friends assumed that the revelations from Dirty Politics would quietly go away after the 2014 election. Some of us knew they wouldn't. As Nicky Hagar says, the verified information is still out there for anyone who cares to track down the book. Look at this thread. Almost 500,000 views and still going.
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Reverberations of Dirty Politics continues now that Judith Collins is standing as leader of the National Party. Interview with Nicky Hager on Morning Report today.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201826737/collins-a-risky-choice-as-pm-nicky-hagerIncidentally, in public talks following the publication of his book in 2014, he predicted that John Key would walk away from NZ politics before too long (and be soon forgotten).
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Shocked (although I shouldn't be by now) to hear that primary schools receive NO resourcing or materials for school music. Apparently nothing since 2010. Yet we have this proud history of encouraging and supporting the arts and creativity. So sad.
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Access: Help needed! Deciphering the…, in reply to Sacha,
I can't get in via that link but I often see printed copies of NZ Doctor and it has some good articles and writers. I have also caught up with the TV pieces on Funded Family Care last weekend. Mike Wesley Smith's piece on the Nation last Saturday was excellent and shows the skill he brings from his legal background. I look forward to his future investigations. The item on Sunday about one family was also good but not as explanatory of the context.
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Access: Some aspects of New Zealand’s…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
I didn't get an invitation to the launch. Rosemary, did you?
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News today that NATIONAL STANDARDS HAVE FAILED!
Radio New Zealand reports that NZ kids are not improving in international league tables, are instead slipping in relation to other countries, and the gap between the highest achievers and the 'tail' has grown since the National Standards regime began.
Please can we have an apology from the Government for this failed experiment. I would hope for some strong media condemnation of the National Government and its education ministers - but don't expect it.
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Hard News: #eqnz: Okay?, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Vaguely. There were also large 'democracy is under attack' banners throughout the term of the last Labour-led government on a certain building in a prominent location.
Will be fascinating to see what the inquiry uncovers.
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The post earthquake situation is showing up the power of the large private building owners. A name I recognise was one who opposed the election of new mayor Justin Lester, with a monster attack banner on one of his buildings.