Preliminary results for the 2017 General Election | Media releases
MIL OSI – Source: Electoral Commission – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Preliminary results for the 2017 General Election | Media releases The Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 2017 General Election. Party PartyVotes %Votes ElectorateSeats ListSeats TotalSeats National Party 998,813 46.0 41 17 58 Labour Party 776,556 35.8 29 16 45 New Zealand […]
Read More →Analytic Brief: Influence Operations, Targeted Interventions and Intelligence Gathering: A Primer.
MIL Analysis+Reportage – EveningReport.NZ Analysis syndicated by 36th Parallel Assessments – Headline: Analytic Brief: Influence Operations, Targeted Interventions and Intelligence Gathering: A Primer. Source: http://logos.nationalinterest.in/2017/01/mind-map-russian-influence-campaign-us-2016-presidential-elections/ Revelations of Chinese influence operations in Australia and New Zealand, and the ongoing sequels to the Russian “interference” in the 2016 US election, have caused outcry and concern amongst policy-makers […]
Read More →Analysis by Keith Rankin – Correcting the Polls
MIL Analysis+Reportage – EveningReport.NZ Analysis by Keith Rankin – Correcting the Polls Watch the ‘Undecideds’. In the Scoop report of the most recent (16-19 Sep) Colmar Brunton political poll, we see the numbers adding up to 112.3%. This innumerate reporting – a result of Colmar Brunton’s own reporting method – represents one of the biggest […]
Read More →Migrant Flood Continues Even Though Country Can’t Cope
Source: New Zealand First – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Migrant Flood Continues Even Though Country Can’t Cope Housing, health services, and infrastructure will continue at bursting point with annual net migration in the August 2017 year reaching 73,500, says New Zealand First Leader and Northland Member of Parliament, Rt Hon Winston Peters. “The government deludes the […]
Read More →Collins must release new report on pipeline vulnerability
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Collins must release new report on pipeline vulnerability James Shaw MP on Friday, September 22, 2017 – 10:18 Judith Collins should release a new report, that had been due to come out this week, showing what the Government knew about the vulnerability of the fuel pipeline into Auckland, […]
Read More →Greens welcome cage-free commitment from Foodstuffs
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Greens welcome cage-free commitment from Foodstuffs Mojo Mathers MP on Thursday, September 21, 2017 – 15:23 The Green Party welcomes today’s announcement from Foodstuffs that they will switch to completely cage-free eggs by 2027 in their supermarkets nationwide, and is calling on all supermarkets, to follow suit. “To […]
Read More →Housing report earns Nats the red card
Source: New Zealand Labour Party – Headline: Housing report earns Nats the red card National’s failure to acknowledge and fix the housing crisis will be their legacy. Labour will tackle the housing crisis head-on, says Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford. “Their report card shows National has let Kiwis down when it comes to ensuring there […]
Read More →SPEECH: Auckland – A Waterfront Fit For The 21st Century
Source: New Zealand First – Press Release/Statement: Headline: SPEECH: Auckland – A Waterfront Fit For The 21st Century Excerpts from a public speechRally to Save the WaterfrontQuay Street, Auckland12pm, 21 September, 2017 Other cities making changes Major cities around the world have been redeveloping their waterfronts for decades – they have long since realised that […]
Read More →Court Case Catches National In Cover-Up Mode
Source: New Zealand First – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Court Case Catches National In Cover-Up Mode New Zealand First says National has been blindsided by ex-Fuji Xerox NZ executives being taken to Court in a massive fraud involving public contracts. “With papers filed in the High Court against former Fuji Xerox hot shots, New Zealand First […]
Read More →Sluggish growth reflects nine years of drift from National
Source: New Zealand Labour Party – Headline: Sluggish growth reflects nine years of drift from National Today’s GDP figures reflect an economy that the National Government has allowed to drift along on the basis of growing population rather than improving productivity and adding value, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “It is important to recognise […]
Read More →The New Way To Save The World.
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: The New Way To Save The World. ACT and the Green Party’s idea of putting a tax on carbon isn’t the best way to fix our emissions problem. Nor for that matter is a nitrogen tax the best way to solve our fresh water woes. Cap and […]
Read More →Dear Green Party – We Can’t Pay People With Your Values
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: Dear Green Party – We Can’t Pay People With Your Values On Backbenches last night Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman refused to be drawn on any details of the Green Party immigration policy. Their policy appears to be to talk about it in terms of values only, […]
Read More →SPEECH: Between The Red Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Source: New Zealand First – Press Release/Statement: Headline: SPEECH: Between The Red Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Public meeting Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road, Ashburton 1pm, 20th September, 2017 Thank you for this invitation to speak to you today and within a week of the National Party leader talking to you about your concerns […]
Read More →Last hour TPP negotiations should not bind the new incoming government
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Last hour TPP negotiations should not bind the new incoming government Barry Coates MP on Thursday, September 21, 2017 – 09:29 National’s last minute pitch to get the Trans Pacific Partnership 11 (TPP-11) agreement across the line just days before the general election should not bind the new […]
Read More →Māori Party supports LGBQTI community
Source: Maori Party – Headline: Māori Party supports LGBQTI community MEDIA STATEMENT 20 September, 2017 Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell Māori Party co-leaders Māori Party supports LGBQTI community Māori Party co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell say they are fully supportive of the LGBQTI community after the party was accused of […]
Read More →National’s campaign of deception an affront to democracy
Source: New Zealand Labour Party – Headline: National’s campaign of deception an affront to democracy Voters this week have a clear choice between Labour’s optimism and honesty, or rewarding National’s campaign of relentless lies, says Labour’s Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson. “Day after day National has been deliberately spreading lies about Labour, our intentions and what […]
Read More →National’s economy scorecard: D for drift
Source: New Zealand Labour Party – Headline: National’s economy scorecard: D for drift New Zealand’s economy is failing the very people it is supposed to uplift, characterised by stalled productivity, exports going backwards and a Government content to let it drift, says Leader of the Opposition Jacinda Ardern. “Voters have a clear choice in this […]
Read More →Why TOP is the best thing the NZ dairy industry could wish for
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: Why TOP is the best thing the NZ dairy industry could wish for The future for New Zealand dairy products remains providing ingredients to global markets. Consumer goods and the so-called “high value” those products offer remains a fanciful destination for our dairy industry as it is […]
Read More →We Have Plenty Of Affordable Housing
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: We Have Plenty Of Affordable Housing With all the talk of the housing crisis, here’s a few facts to bear in mind. According to the last census, we have an estimated 185,000 unoccupied dwellings – just over 10% of all houses. That is more empty houses as […]
Read More →Labour’s income tax would hurt Kiwi workers
Source: National Party – Headline: Labour’s income tax would hurt Kiwi workers The average Kiwi worker will be $1060 worse off a year if Labour is elected to government, National Party Finance spokesperson Steven Joyce says. “Labour would legislate to overturn the currently legislated tax threshold changes so they no longer come in on 1 April,” […]
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