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Hard News: A welcome return - and pirates!

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  • John Farrell, in reply to Robert Urquhart,

    What has Will done?

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 499 posts Report

  • Islander,

    Which one?

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report

  • Dismal Soyanz,

    And just when you thought it was safe to be a pirate.... as Tony Abbot says "Shit happens".

    Wellington • Since Nov 2010 • 310 posts Report

  • Rich Lock, in reply to Dismal Soyanz,

    And just when you thought it was safe to be a pirate.... as Tony Abbot says "Shit happens".

    Ninjas 1, pirates 0.

    back in the mother countr… • Since Feb 2007 • 2728 posts Report

  • nzlemming, in reply to Rich Lock,

    Ninjas 1, pirates 0.

    Undoubtedly, the cops were ninja in disguise.

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report

  • linger,

    You know, that poster template is a seriously bad design FAIL.
    It is not at all clear whether voting for Labour is supposed to correspond to ticking both boxes, or only the last one.
    When a party’s PR machine can’t even get a two-option multiple choice question right, you gotta wonder what they’re being paid for.
    We’d be better off hacking National's earlier red/blue contrast design again (and the greater clarity of that design itself speaks volumes).

    Tokyo • Since Apr 2007 • 1944 posts Report

  • Islander, in reply to linger,

    er-ur-o dear- you are not wrong linger!

    I liked the playfulness that was going on but-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report

  • Rob Stowell,

    Yeah. The last two elections Labour has shown itself woefully, embarrassingly behind in advertising and campaign strategy. Unions (apart from Unite) also lack an effective media team.
    This worries me.
    Is it simply a lack of money? Probably a factor, but I'm not convinced. Good simple ideas can be effective without great cost. Clunkers in prime-time are inexcusable.
    What can one do? Any ideas?

    Whakaraupo • Since Nov 2006 • 2120 posts Report

  • linger,

    Whatever they're doing, they should be running it past ordinary punters for feedback before releasing it. That should at least remove the clunkers. The more worrying aspect is the complete lack of non-clunkers so far.

    Tokyo • Since Apr 2007 • 1944 posts Report

  • Kumara Republic, in reply to Rob Stowell,

    Yeah. The last two elections Labour has shown itself woefully, embarrassingly behind in advertising and campaign strategy. Unions (apart from Unite) also lack an effective media team.

    It coincided with the departure of Mike Munro to the private sector, for reasons unknown. Up till that point, things were handled pretty well.

    Brian Edwards has done it in the past, but he's semi-retired now. Conor Roberts is a young, effective campaigner, but he's likely got his hands full with the Greater Auckland thing. Any other names come to mind?

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report

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