Helen Clark

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Balmoral food-fight goes before consent hearing

By Chris Harrowell ⋅ May 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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The ongoing fight between a group of community activists in Mt Albert and a fast-food giant is scheduled to take another turn, with both sides planning to attend a hearing set down for June 8.
The eight-day resource consent hearing is the latest chapter in a conflict that began two years ago, when McDonald’s announced [...]

Labour’s universal allowance ignores whole generation of debt

By Journ-Admin ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

By Angela Beswick and Sarah Urlich
News that Labour will introduce a universal student allowance has been welcomed by students nationwide, but greeted with scepticism by others.
The universal student allowance will make more than 50,000 students aged between 18 and 23 better off by phasing out the parental income threshold. By the year 2012 the threshold will [...]

Editorial: The slogans, soundbites and serious stuff.

By James Murray ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
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So this election is all about trust, or is it about a brighter future?
Party slogans are the new detailed policy. “Vote for me” – say the Greens, lest we cast our vote for someone over the age of eight who owns their own shoes. The Act Party is this election’s A-Team as it has “the [...]

Greens’ Carapiet to Labour: Remember your friends

By Sally Conor ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
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The Green’s Mt Albert candidate hopes New Zealanders will give Labour the chance to govern for a fourth term, provided they build a strong coalition including his party.
Jon Carapiet is standing for Mt Albert for the third time this year–having won around five percent of the electorate vote in the past two elections–and thinks Labour [...]

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