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David Clark on Otago gas exploration – yeah, nah
Dunedin City Councillor Andrew Whiley has taken a swipe at Dunedin North MP David Clark about his lack of support for gas exploration and potential business and jobs for Dunedin. ODT reports: A Dunedin...
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Joyce squirming on Sky ‘free plus costs’
While the Sky City scam poses major problems for Key’s Government it is Steven Joyce who is squirming the most, beause he has driven the project and the deal. Vernon Small in Counting the cost of...
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Ministry of Bloody Insulting Extravagance
David Clark clashed with Steven Joyce clashed in Parliament over hair straighteners. That’s David Clark: And Steven Joyce: Hon STEVEN JOYCE : I would suggest to the member that in his case and mine,...
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Clark spraying Key
Yesterday the ODT had an editorial on Red Flag – Faith in process flagging. Labour MP David Clark posted a link to this on Facebook: That’s typical of how Labour seems to see the flag issue, but they...
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Labour’s Trade spokesperson?
Audrey Young asks (and answers) – who is Labour’s trade spokesperson? Before reading down, does anyone know or can you guess? Three guesses who Labour’s trade spokesman is … David Shearer? No, foreign...
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David Clark on the TPPA
Labour’s new trade spokesperson David Clark has been out of sight nationally on the Trans Pacific Partnership. Audrey Young in Labour leader gambles in opposing trade deal: Three guesses who Labour’s...
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Clark, Curran speak at anti-TPP event
Labour’s trade spokesperson David Clark and Dunedin’s other Labour MP Clare Curran followed up appearances at last night’s anti-TPPA meeting with speeches at a rally in the Octagon today. The ODT...
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Labour’s Mad McCarten Moment?
Did Labour have a mad McCarten moment this week when they decided to flock to embrace Jane Kelsey’s anti-trade tirade? Andrew Litttle has been sort of leading, sort of stumbling down a very risk road...
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Labour’s first TPPA question
Labour asked their first question of the year in Parliament yesterday. It was question 9, asked by David Clark, while both Andrew Little and John Key were not in Parliament (they never are on...
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TPPA timeframe change “an attack on democracy”
MPs considering submissions on the TPPA have had the available time slashed from a month to five days. This is bad process and appalling PR from the Government on a very contentious issue. The select...
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Clark on RM poll
The December Roy Morgan poll had National down 4.5to 45%, and Labour up 5.5 to 28%. These weren’t out of the ordinary movements but were predictably heralded by left wing blogs. The Daily Blog: LATEST...
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Quiet Labour reshuffle
Andrew Little has have reshuffled his caucus’s speaking roles after David Shearer’s resignation and Annette King’s stepping down as deputy. It seems that Jacinda Ardern’s elevation to deputy has not...
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More calls for mental health care inquiry
The Government seems to be digging it’s toes in after more calls for an inquiry into the state of mental health care in New Zealand. The People’s Mental Health Report has revved things up again The...
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Clark v Coleman on mental health funding
Labour’s health spokesperson David Clark versus Health Minister Jonathan Coleman in Question Time on Tuesday – this approach doesn’t help the mental health debate. Health, Minister—Statements on...
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Bad health in Parliament
The Minister of Health has a very demanding job, but that doesn’t excuse being an arrogant ass. It’s a serious issue. for many. A lot of people have good cause to have serious concerns about the...
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An Ashburton farmer on vitriol and inconsistency in the water debate
David Clark, an Ashburton farmer, on hatred, vitriol, water tax, and farming’s contribution to the rural based economy: It really saddens me to hear and read to the hatred and vitriol that been brought...
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The Nation: Coleman v Clark on health
There will be a debate this morning on The Nation on health spending, between the Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman, and Labour’s health spokesperson David Clark. These two have clashed a number of...
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Q+A: health debate – Coleman & Clark
On Q+A this morning: Who has the best policies for our health system? Watch our health debate – Political Editor Corin Dann with Labour’s Dr David Clark and National’s Dr Jonathan Coleman. Coleman and...
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis bill passes first reading, doesn’t pass the compassionate...
The Government Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill passed it’s first reading in Parliament yesterday, but it has failed to pass muster as a decent, compassionate bill. Minister of...
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Opposition spokesperson on health (and ex Minister of Health) Jonathan Coleman spoke on the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill in it’s first reading in Parliament yesterday. As an...
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