Ardern didn’t refute all of Bennett’s claims
Jacinda Ardern sounded like she refuted claims made by Paula Bennett in Parliament on Wednesday, but she only refuted “some of those allegations” – which of course could mean that some of what Bennett...
View ArticleComplainant: Labour Party will have to address archaic power structure
Complainants want the Labour Party to address it’s archaic power structure, and hope that Jacinda Ardern can make it happen. Alison Mau: And while the party rows about how it’s going to achieve next...
View ArticleStatements by member of Labour panel and complainant at odds
Simon Mitchell, a lawyer and a member of the Labour Party Council, and one of the three members of the panel that investigated complaints of bullying, abusive behaviour and assaults, has put out a...
View ArticleArdern announces separate Party inquiry alongside QC complaints inquiry
Jacinda Ardern announced that the terms of reference for the Maria Dew inquiry into allegations made against a Labour staffer had been decided but would remain secret (at the request of complainants...
View ArticleLabour staffer ‘sexual assault’ report
As some predicted the report into the accusations against a Labour staffer who worked in Parliament has been released just prior to Christmas. And predictably the outcome has dismayed some people,...
View ArticleGreens slam Labour for ‘breaking core promise’ about welfare reform
The Greens have accused Labour of breaking a core promise to overhaul the welfare system, made in the Confidence and Supply Agreement between the New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of...
View Article‘Let’s keep moving’ and the Jacinda movement
The Labour Party are launching their election campaign this weekend. It’s no surprise to see it based on Jacinda Ardern – framed as ‘Jacinda and our movement’. But their ‘Lets keep moving’ campaign...
View ArticleOfficial Government website used for campaigning
There is supposed to be, or should be, a clear demarcation between Government operations and party promotions and campaigning. Ministers frequently push boundaries this with self promotion and party...
View ArticleSFO investigating Labour Party donations
The Serious Fraud Office announced today that they are investigating Labour Parry donations from 2017. SFO commences investigation in relation to Labour Party donations The Serious Fraud Office has...
View ArticleArdern not openly election ‘politicking’ (but slyly doing it anyway)
I think that through her ongoing Covid-19 PR Jacinda Ardern has obviously got one eye on the election, but she has claimed she ‘her mind hasn’t been focussed’ on the election. Henry Cooke (Stuff):...
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