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A mess
The forced release of substance of National’s KiwiSaver policy is a mess. It comes at a time when Labour have got some momentum from the budget, and National needs to be error free. I said a few weeks...
View ArticleBusiness NZ Conference Part VI
This is on workplace issues. Panelists: Trevor Mallard (Lab) Sue Bradford (Greens) Kate Wilkinson (National) Peter Brown (NZ First) Questions What changes to KiwiSaver and why? What changes to ACC and...
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The Upper South Island Seats
The birthplace of Labour, West Coast-Tasman went to National on the party vote by 11%. In 2005 the had a 3% margin. Damien O’Connor had a 1,500 majority and lost to Chris Auchinvole by 1,000 votes....
View ArticleRich on Food Safety
Former National MP Katherine Rich is now Chief Executive of the Food and Grocery Council. She writes: If any government decides to mass-medicate every bread-buying New Zealander with a certain...
View ArticleThe Folic Acid controversy
Kate Wilkinson got a pretty tough grilling on Q&A yesterday as she was in the unenvious position of saying she thinks the compulsory medicating of bread with folic acid was wrong, yet she would not...
View ArticleSST declares victory on folic acid debate
According to the Sunday Star-Times, Cabinet tomorrow will throw out Labour’s decision to introduce mandatory addition of folic acid to bread: THE BUN-FIGHT is over. Bakers will not be forced by law to...
View ArticleArmstrong on Folic Acid
John Armstrong writes: The political furore over putting folic acid in bread is not confined to arguing the scientific merits of putting folic acid in bread. It is about much more than that. It is an...
View ArticleNo mandatory folic acid in bread
No surprise, but the Government has confirmed there will be no mandatory addition of folic acid into bread – at least for the next three years. Today, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson said mandatory...
View ArticleConstructive work on holidays
The SST report: WORKERS WILL be allowed to swap one week of their holidays for cash from next year. The government will introduce legislation early in 2010, despite opposition from unions who see it as...
View ArticleA small shuffle
John Key has announced: Steven Joyce becomes Tertiary Education Minister, allowing Anne Tolley to fully focus her efforts on the Education portfolio, and in particular the implementation of the...
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Caption Contest
The photo is from The Press, and for those who can’t recognise him from that view, yes that is the PM (and Kate Wilkinson). Captions below please – as always they should be funny and not nasty....
View ArticleCosgrove trailing by 18%
The Press reports: Waimakariri Labour MP Clayton Cosgrove faces a crushing defeat as a new poll shows his National rival, Kate Wilkinson, has opened up a huge lead in the seat. A Fairfax Media-Research...
View ArticleHow dare National not reappoint Labour appointees
Danya Levy at Stuff reports: Government cronyism is being blamed for delays in Employment Relations Authority investigations, caused by a 76 per cent turn over of its members in two years. … The...
View ArticleThe vulnerable campaign
NZ Herald reports: A Dunedin-based cleaning company has taken its campaign online saying part of the Employment Relations Act is failing businesses – the site called “vulnerable minister” targets...
View ArticleTyson not coming
Kate Wilkinson has announced: Mike Tyson’s visa has been cancelled by Associate Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson today. Ms Wilkinson says the original decision to grant a Special Direction to Mr...
View ArticlePike River Report and Wilkinson resigns
Just heard that Kate Wilkinson has resigned as Minister of Labour as the “right and honourable thing to do” as it happened on her watch. Indeed an honourable call. The report is here, NBR has a good...
View ArticleTwo more National MPs retire
Waimakariri MP Kate Wilkinson and Ohariu based List MP Katrina Shanks have both announced today they will retire from Parliament at the next election. Kate deserves our thanks for taking Waimakariri...
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Valedictories
Some extracts from the valedictories delivered yesterday: Dr CAM CALDER (National): Six years ago when I came into Parliament, some queried why: “Why has he come in? Does Parliament need yet another...
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A mess
The forced release of substance of National’s KiwiSaver policy is a mess. It comes at a time when Labour have got some momentum from the budget, and National needs to be error free. I said a few weeks...
View ArticleBusiness NZ Conference Part VI
This is on workplace issues. Panelists: Trevor Mallard (Lab) Sue Bradford (Greens) Kate Wilkinson (National) Peter Brown (NZ First) Questions What changes to KiwiSaver and why? What changes to ACC and...
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